S & R - Worker Consultation

Worker consultation is an important part of maintaining health and safety in the workplace.

• True

• False

Benefits of consultation include:

• Removal of hazards from the workplace.

• Not complying with legal requirements.

• Increasing the incident of workplace accidents

• All of the Above

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 states that consultation with staff in a workplace is a legal requirement.

• True

• False

Worker participation in conducting hazard identification and risk assessment significantly DECREASES decision making about health & safety issues in the workplace.

• True

• False

Reasonably practicable means:

• Employees should consult with employers based on what is possible in the circumstances.

• Employers should consult with employees based on what is possible in the circumstances.

• Employers only need to consult employees in small workplaces.

• All of the Above

All decisions in a workplace about work health and safety need to be unanimous amongst employees.

• True

• False

Effective consultation in a workplace involves:

• giving an opportunity to ask questions & suggest solutions to WHS issues.

• providing employees with the outcome of discussions in a timely manner.

• allowing employees to raise their concerns & have their concerns listened to & taken seriously.

• All of the Above

Staff may not always be forthcoming when it comes to participating in WHS consultation in the workplace.

• True

• False

You can encourage workers to participate in consultation through:

• valuing their participation

• asking questions

• sharing information & keeping people informed

• All of the Above

A benefit of worker consultation for a business or organization includes:

• increasing the number of sick days used by employees

• increasing equipment breakage

• creating a less productive, cooperative & collaborative workplace

• complying with a legal requirement