Applying the Due Diligence Duty

What you’ll learn...

What an officers' due diligence duties are under the HSW Act and their importance in ensuring a safe workplace and strong health and safety culture. 

An officer can be...

• A business owner or director of a PCBU that is a company.
• A partner in a PCBU that is a partnership (in limited partnerships, only general partners are officers).
• A person in any other entity who holds a position similar to a company director (such as a board member or CEO).
• Paid or voluntary.

All officers must exercise due diligence to make sure that the organisation (PCBU) complies with its health and safety duties. The extent of an officer’s due diligence depends on the size of the organisation, and on the type of its operations (including the level of risk).

After, you’ll be able to...

• Understand essential health and safety concepts and their meanings in relation to due diligence.
• Be familiar with the key health and safety duties of the HSW Act.
• Understand the core elements of a health and safety system.
• Describe, identify and assess hazards and risks.
• Understand how hazards and risks are managed.
• Understand how leadership can improve safety culture and performance.
• Develop a plan to meet your Due Diligence Duties.

Duration:  3 hours 30 minutes

Level: Intermediate

Delivery: Face to face (in class)

Course Costs:

Member (Standard) $560 + GST

Non-member (Standard) $695 + GST