In Australia, Safe Work Australia and Workplace Health and Safety Act (WHS) authorities in each state or territory have various responsibilities for applying WHS regulation. As a business owner no matter your business is a hospital, child care, IT or retail shops, you must encounter the WHS obligations defined in the acts and regulations in your state your territory based on its specific needs. You may face penalties if you do not meet them.
In Australian Regulations, a reference including of the words “Australian Standard” or the letters “AS” followed in either case by a number or a number accompanied by a reference to a calendar year is a reference to the standard so numbered published by or on behalf of Standards Australia. Below standards are being used by Hashtag Safe Work to make your workplace compliance.
