Workplace Health & Safety
All Commonwealth parliamentary participants, including parliamentarians and MOP(S) Act employees, have a duty to take reasonable care that their behaviour does not affect their own health and safety, or that of other persons.
Workplace health and safety areas
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Learn how to report workplace and work-related incidents and hazards. Some work-related incidents are notifiable under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and must be reported to Comcare immediately.
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CPW offices must complete annual Emergency Response Management (ERM) audits.
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There are four WHS roles within each parliamentarian’s Commonwealth-funded office; WHS Site Officer, First Aid Officer, Emergency Officer, Deputy Emergency Officer. For roles and responsibilities for each WHS role see related resources.
Related resources
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Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 parliamentarians, the PWSS and Finance share the responsibility for eliminating or minimising WHS hazards and risks. All workers, including parliamentarians and MOP(S) Act employees, have a duty to take reasonable care that their behaviour does not affect their own health and safety, or that of other persons.
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Learn how to report workplace and work-related incidents and hazards. Some work-related incidents are notifiable under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and must be reported to Comcare immediately.
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PWSS is committed to supporting ill or injured MOP(S) Act employees through tailored support. Information on the early intervention program.
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The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Committee facilitates consultation between PWSS, Finance, and MOP(S) Act employees on a broad range of work health and safety issues, including developing work health and safety policies.
Factsheet
This factsheet has been designed to outline wellbeing strategies and the PWSS support services available to people who work in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.
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A variety of mental health resources are available to people who work in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.
Factsheet
This factsheet outlines how to report an incident and explains what incident support services are available to people in Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces.
Factsheet
This factsheet outlines stress management tips and what PWSS support services are available to access for Commonwealth parliamentary workplace employees.
Factsheet
This factsheet has been designed to provide people who work in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces information regarding the role of a support person and how it may be used in their employment.
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Support contacts available to staff of Parliamentarians or anyone employeed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act) Including EAP, Before Blue, PWSS Academy
Factsheet
This factsheet has been designed to provide information relevant to Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act) staff regarding workplace bullying, how to report workplace bullying, and PWSS support services available to ensure safe and respectful Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces.
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Parliamentarians and MOP(S) Act have access to Before Blue an early intention mental health coaching program in partnership with Comcare.
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Current MOP(S) Act employees and parliamentarians, and their immediate family and household members, have access to free, professional and confidential counselling through an Employee Assistance Program. If you are not a MOP(S) Act employee or a parliamentarian, you are unable to access this service. Please seek advice from your employer about whether they provide an EAP service.
Course
The Safe and Respectful Workplaces training course is run by PWSS Academy. It addresses issues relating to sexual harassment, sexual assault and workplace bullying and is in response to recommendations made by the Review of the Parliamentary Workplace: Responding to Serious Incidents.
Factsheet
This factsheet provides Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act) staff with information on the right to disconnect. It outlines legislation and its relevance in the context of employment in a Commonwealth parliamentary office.