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Development
of effective
workplace solutions
for AWA members
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kms solutions
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The AWA have begun preliminary discussions with a company that can deliver services and systems
to monitor and maintain compliance to support business objectives, determine proper legal and
ethical behaviour and alert management to dangers of non-compliance to minimise legal and financial
exposure.
Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Industry Relations (IR) compliance can be an absolute minefield for
businesses. The discussions between Klient Management Solutions (KMS) and the AWA will hopefully
bring an effective solution for AWA members.
Maureen Kyne
is the Managing
KMS have agreed to write relevant and important WHS updates for the Windows magazine and will
be conducting a workshop at Fenestration Australia 2013 in Canberra. This article is a reminder of the
Director of KMS.
If you require
further assistance
please call on
1300 136 146 or
visit on www.
kmsolutions.com.au
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There is the old saying, ‘there are two things
certain in this world, death and taxes,’ but owning
a business in the 21st century adds one more to this
saying, ‘safety compliance’.
The adoption of the WHS Act commenced on 1
January 2012 in Queensland, New South Wales
and the Australian Capital Territory while the
Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania
implemented the WHS laws on 1 January this year.
Victoria and Western Australia have deferred the
commencement and are working through a range
of processes to settle on a date for implementation.
The most significant shake-up to the WHS laws is that
business owners and managers will be personally
liable for the health and safety of their workers. This
places an obligation on senior management and
directors to exercise due diligence to ensure their
company complies with its various obligations.
The laws apply to any person conducting a
business, no matter how small or large. The level of
safety varies from business to business - depending
on the tasks undertaken, so an office environment
will have far less safety issues