Safe Work Australia is undertaking a best practice review of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and model WHS Regulations to consider best practice approaches in the context of strengthening and maintaining harmonisation of WHS laws.
As part of the review Safe Work Australia, in consultation with the ACTU, has released a worker and HSR survey to learn more about how WHS laws are experienced in practice and what is happening on the ground. The survey has been designed to make it accessible and ensure that Safe Work Australia can gather the information they need from you – what is working well, what is confusing, and where improvements could be made to WHS laws.
If you have experience of the lack of consultation, manager support around workplace health and safety, health and safety committees, and how your employers support HSRs, we encourage you to participate in this survey.
Your feedback will help shape future improvements to consultation, representation, and participation in Australia’s WHS laws. If you are an HSR, there's a short additional section specific to that role.
The survey will be open until 30 November and the information that you share will not be published on Safe Work Australia's website.
Complete the survey here: SWA | Best practice review | Worker and HSR survey