15Involvement of members of the workforce

15 Involvement of members of the workforce

(1) The operator of a facility must demonstrate to the Safety Authority, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Safety Authority, that:

(a) in the development or revision of the Safety Case in relation to the facility, there has been effective consultation with, and participation of, members of the workforce; and

(b) the Safety Case provides adequately for effective consultation with, and the effective participation of, the members of the workforce, so that they are able to arrive at informed opinions about the risks and hazards to which they may be exposed on the facility.

(2) A demonstration for the purposes of subregulation (1) must be supported by adequate documentation.

(3) In this regulation:

members of the workforce includes members of the workforce who are:

(a) identifiable before the Safety Case is developed; and

(b) working, or likely to be working, on the relevant facility.

Note Part 2 of Schedule 7 of the Act sets out the broad consultative provisions that apply, including provisions for the establishment of designated workgroups, the election of health and safety representatives and the establishment of OHS committees. The arrangements under these consultative provisions should be used for consultation with members of the workforce about the development, preparation and revision of the safety case.