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You are the manager of an independent courier company in Victoria, Australia. A colleague of yours has proposed a business case to expand the courier company to New South Wales, Australia.
He knows very little about the WHS laws and regulations that apply to the logistics industry whilst working with packaging, production and transporting.
You intend to put the information he needs in a written document so he can start the implementation of the business expansion.
Instructions:
-Go to: https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au then Your Industry, Logistics / Warehousing. Scroll down a little way to find Logistics / Goods and Services
-Use the information given on the Safe Work NSW site, and also the information given in the learning material for this unit to complete the project questions.
-Answers must bewith no copying and pasting
-Source material may be quoted with proper attribution
-The Safe Work NSW web site is an excellent source of information about WHS laws, regulations, and codes of practice, and of guidance for how to apply them in the workplace.In your report:
-Describe the main features of, and differences between, the health and safety legislation, regulations, codes of practice and standards in NSW compared with Victoria as they apply to the PCBU (your colleague).
-Explain what the duties and obligations of the PCBU are, officers, and workers, according to the legislation.
-What are the duties, rights and obligations of contractors as specified in health and safety legislation and reflected in policy and procedures?
-What are the duties, rights and obligations of workers and persons conducting a business in NSW or undertaking as specified in health and safety legislation?
-What types of resources might a safety officer use to find information about situations in which an organisation uses contractors? Provide at least three examples. (, it asks "What types of resources might a safety officer use to find information about situations in which an organisation uses contractors"