Work Health and Safety (Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces) Code of Practice 2015
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Consulting workers
Consultation involves sharing of information, giving workers a reasonable opportunity to express views and taking those views into account before making decisions on health and safety matters.
Section 47: The WHS Act requires that you consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, with workers who carry out work for you who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a work
health and safety matter
Section 48: If the workers are represented by a health and safety representative, the consultation must involve that representative.
You must consult your workers and their health and safety representatives at every step of the risk management process. By drawing on their experience, knowledge and ideas, you are more likely to identify fall hazards and develop effective control measures.