Training and supervision

One aspect of ensuring that employees can carry out work safely is making sure that employees have adequate knowledge, experience and training to carry out the tasks they do safely.

Under the Act, employers must do everything that is reasonably practicable to make sure that all employees who do work either:

• have knowledge and experience of relevant similar workplaces, work, equipment, or substances; or
• are supervised by a person who has that knowledge or experience.

In addition, employers must make sure that employees are adequately trained in using the types of objects, substances and protective clothing and equipment that the employees are or may be required to work with.

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• Definition of all practicable steps
• Training for health and safety representatives
• Fact sheet: Taking all practicable steps pdf file [size: 30k]