Consultation means asking for and considering employees’ views when making decisions. Consultation is important during major workplace change. This means any change to the business that will affect employees in a significant way, for example different working hours, duties, work locations or redundancies.
What are the benefits of consulting with workers about health and safety issues?
Healthier working environments and increased productivity. Opportunities for learning through sharing of information, concepts and ideas. Reduced injury and disease for employees. Less risk of increased workers compensation as less accidents occur.
Why are consultative activities important?
WHS consultative activities help identify possible workplace hazards, assess the risks of employees and eliminates risks. Decisions are made according to the adequacy of the facilities to provide safety and health to workers.
What is consultation in health and safety?
Consultation involves you not only giving information to your employees but also listening to them and taking account of what they say before making any health and safety decisions. The law does not state when you must consult, or for how long, but does say it must be ‘in good time’.
What is the meaning of consultative?
: of, relating to, or intended for consultation : advisory a consultative committee a consultative document.
Why is it important to have health and safety consultation at work?
Consultation is a legal requirement and an essential part of managing health and safety risks. A safe workplace is more easily achieved when everyone involved in the work communicates with each other to identify hazards and risks, talks about any health and safety concerns and works together to find solutions.
What do employers need to know about consultation?
Employers should be aware they might have additional consultation duties with employees who have health, safety and welfare issues in the workplace. These consultation requirements fall under state or territory work health and safety laws.
Why are communication and consultation important to safety?
Consultation is the process by which management must discuss the development of systems, policies, practices and issues of mutual concern with workers or their representatives. It involves seeking acceptable solutions to problems through a genuine exchange of views and information.
What does it mean to have consultation with HSR?
Consultation means giving employees and HSRs the chance to shape health and safety decisions and actions taken by their employer. Telling people about decisions afterwards isn’t consultation. When consulting with an HSR about health and safety matters, employers must:
