WHS Act definition

WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) and includes subordinate legislation made under that Act including regulations and approved codes of practice as well as any amendment, re-enactment or replacement of such Act ; and
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) or the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012 (NT), where applicable. WHS EPH means Workplace Health and Safety Entry Permit Holders under the WHS Act. Workplace Impairment Policy and Procedures means the Workplace Impairment Policy and Procedures found in APPENDIX 4.
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) and includes subordinate legislation made under that Act including regulations and approved codes of practice as well as any amendment, re-enactment or replacement of such Act.Work Health and Safety PlanPrior to commencing to provide any Services at a site the Consultant must prepare and submit to the Principal a work health and safety plan (‘WHS Plan’).The WHS Plan must be consistent with any Site Safety Rules.General obligations of ConsultantThe Consultant must:develop, maintain and implement the WHS Management Plan;carry out the Services safely and in a manner that does not put the health and safety of persons at risk;in carrying out the Services, ensure that its employees, sub-consultants and agents comply with the WHS Plan, the WHS Act, Australian Standards and the requirements of any government or statutory authority or utility service provider in so far as they are applicable to the Services;ensure that if any statutory requirement requires that:a person be authorised or licensed to carry out any Services, that person is so authorised or licensed, and complies with any conditions of such authorisation or licence;a person has prescribed qualifications or experience, or if not, is to be supervised by a person who has prescribed qualifications or experience, that person has the required qualifications or experience or is so supervised; ora workplace, Plant or Substance (or design), or work (or class of work) be authorised or licensed, that workplace, Plant or Substance, or work is so authorised or licensed;not direct or allow a person to carry out Services, or use Plant or a Substance at a workplace unless the authorisation, licensing, prescribed qualifications or experience required by any statutory requirement or clause 15.2(c) are met; andif requested by the Principal’s Representative, produce evidence of any approvals including any authorisations, licences, prescribed qualifications or experience, or any other information relevant to work health and safety (as the case may be) to the satisfaction of the Principal’s Representative before the Consultant or any sub-consultant commences any Services.Consultant’s Obligations to Inform

Examples of WHS Act in a sentence

  • In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subject matter of the code.

  • Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons: No poison schedule number allocated International Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Schedules of Toxic Chemicals and Precursors: Not applicableProhibition/Licensing Requirements : There is no applicable prohibition, authorisation and restricted use requirements, including for carcino- gens referred to in Schedule 10 of the model WHS Act and Regula- tions.

  • The health and safety duties require duty holders to consider all risks associated with work, not only those for which regulations and codes of practice exist.Codes of practice are admissible in court proceedings under the WHS Act and Regulations.

  • Following an approved code of practice will assist the duty holder to achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act and WHS Regulations, in relation to the subject matter of the code of practice.

  • In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subjectmatter of the code.


More Definitions of WHS Act

WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth).
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) and any corresponding WHS law within the meaning of section 4 of the WHS Act.
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) and includes subordinate legislation made under that Act including regulations and approved codes of practice as well as any amendment, re-enactment or replacement of such Act. 2.15.1 Work Health and Safety PlanPrior to commencing to provide any Services at a site the Consultant must prepare and submit to the Principal a work health and safety plan (‘WHS Plan’). The WHS Plan must be consistent with any Site Safety Rules. 2.15.2 General obligations of ConsultantThe Consultant must:
WHS Act means the principal work health and safety Act in the State or Territory in which the Project is situated, and, if any work under Plant Hire Contract is being carried out in a different State or Territory to the location of the Project, the Act in that State or Territory. For clarity, the term WHS Act may include two or more Acts.
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld).
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW).
WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Xxx 0000 (NSW).