Commencing on 1 January 2012, the new Work, Health and Safety legislation placed proactive obligations on councils to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work.
Representing councils' views on workplace health and safety to peak industry bodies such as WorkCover NSW and Safe Work Australia.
Local Government NSW, WorkCover, StateCover and CouncilSafe joined forces to present a number of Work Health and Safety (WHS) briefings across NSW, February to March 2015.
Aimed at general and senior managers, these four-hour briefings addressed key WHS issues faced by councils.