What is the difference between OH&S Acts and Regulations?An OH&S Act sets out requirements to ensure that workplaces are safe and healthy. Regulations explain the duties to be enforced in order to control the risks associated with workplace hazards.
The main responsibility employers have for workplace health and safety is to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees by eliminating or minimizing risks and hazards and informing all staff and visitors of OH&S procedures.
A health & safety representative (HSR) is an employee who has been elected to represent a workplace's health and safety interests using procedures outlined in OH&S Acts and Regulations.
HSRs liais with employees, employers and inspectors about health and safety matters, can help carry out inspections, advise of hazards and risks and be involved in meetings, reports and consultations relating to OH&S in their workplace.
The HRS for the department where I'm studying is
The role of a workplace inspector is to enforce health and safety Acts and Regulations by inspecting and investigating workplaces and taking appropriate action (within their boundaries as Workplace Inspectors) regarding their findings.
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