{"id":18516,"date":"2023-07-01T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hourglobal.com\/?p=18516"},"modified":"2023-08-08T02:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T02:58:43","slug":"height-safety-standards-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hourglobal.com\/height-safety-standards-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Above All: Exploring Height Safety Standards In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Overview:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you running any kind of commercial establishment in Australia then make sure that your business will meet the standards and height safety regulations in the Country. It will become more patient when your employees in the business will have to work as their highest part of the daily job activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Employer in the company will be responsible for making sure of the safety and regulations of the employees. Especially the workers who work at heights. Any kind of Lackadaisical or negligence will make some legal trouble for you. Your workplace of yours will not safe for your workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workers will not expose their health issues and safety risk when they work and here comes the role of the health and safety Act 2011 which is important. Your worker of the company will meet the act of WHS 2011 and if you get fail then you invite the troubles for firm and yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does WHS Act 2011 State?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WHS Act is known as Work Health and safety which strongly emphasize the employees that are working in the workplace. Therefore, all the firms and factories will make sure that their employees fulfill the requirement of the WHS act. They meet the guidelines which are under this act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In simple words, the act states that it is the legal agreement of the manager, firm, and any entrepreneur to make sure that their employees feel safe and have a conducive work environment. The employees are not exposing their health and safety issues that will impact their day-to-day work and their work profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHS Guidelines: A perspective:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a disturbing fact that there are multiple workers that got injured and died when they are working on the heights. Unfortunately, in Australia working at heights is the number one reason behind injury and death. The report states that 122 workers died between 2015-2019 because of accidental slips and falls during work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here few points that WHS wants you to ensure for your worker’s safety and well-being:<\/p>\n\n\n\n