Instructions Background: It is essential that the Officers of an organisation have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities under occupational health and safety legislation. The responsibilities of the company Officers are described by “due diligence”. Without effective due diligence an organisation may not provide the resources or leadership required to manage risk effectively.

Safe Work Australia have provided a “Frequently Asked Questions” web page which describes their expectations for due diligence

 

1. Review the Safe Work Australia website for Officers (see reference below)

2. Review the six due diligence expectations detailed in “What must an officer do to exercise due diligence?”

3. Develop at least one question for each of the six responsibilities which you could ask a company Officer to determine whether their organisation has adequately responded to this requirement. Create a simple form with your question and a place to write down an answer.

4. Review “Who is an officer under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act?” and associated information (see reference below).

5. Identify a person who is or could be a Company Officer, and ask them if you could ask some questions about “due diligence”.

6. Ask the questions about due diligence to a Company Officer, and carefully record their answers. In response to their answer, ask what they think they need to do to comply, or, how they went about doing what they did to comply.

 

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