Work Health & Safety
Workplace matters can consume enormous sums of money, time and energy. Our proven processes can help limit the rise and escalation of issues, foster an agreeable resolution, or pursue sensitive litigation actions where necessary.
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Workplace accidents and safety incidents can have a significant impact on a business’s ability to continue to function. It can harm productivity as well as staff morale, and lead to potential liability for penalties for your company, or even penalties and imprisonment for company directors and officers. Having robust systems in place to ensure a safe and healthy workplace can mean the difference between a thriving business or a closed business.
At Chamberlains we assist corporations with everything from compliance and risk management to serious workplace incident management, investigations and regulatory prosecutions. Work health and safety does not only concern physical hazards, and as holistic workplace lawyers, we are also experts at addressing mental health risks caused by alleged bullying, harassment, discrimination, or mismanagement.
Chamberlains has extensive experience in acting for employers in the agriculture, health, mining, manufacturing, infrastructure, maritime and electrical supply sectors.
Process - what happens next?
Initial case evaluation
After an initial briefing of your matter, we will provide you with a preliminary quote.
Consultation
We look into all aspects of your matter and suggest the most viable path for you.
Case Management
The Chamberlains team will work tirelessly to reach the best possible outcome for you.
Services
Chamberlains offers the following specific Work Health & Safety legal services:
- Incident Management & Safety Regulator Investigations
- 24 hour, 7 days a week access to our legal advisors
- Serious incident management strategies
- Establishment of legal professional privilege to protect incriminating information
- ICAM (Incident Cause Analysis Method) investigations
- Improvement and prohibition notice review and appeals
- Responses to formal notices for documents and information
- Regulator interview preparation and representation
- Review of regulator investigations and provision of submissions on findings
- Enforceable undertaking development and submissions
- Coronial inquests
- Prosecution representation at pleas and hearings
- Access to a database of world leading engineering and risk experts
- Access to a recognised and respected WHS specialist counsel
- Post matter debriefing and systems review
WHS Management System Reviews
- Compliance audits on existing systems
- Advice on due diligence approach and systems
- Risk management reviews
- Developing and implementing risk minimisation strategies
- Assistance in drafting bespoke and compliant policies and procedures
- Off the shelf compliance products for SMEs
- Disaster management/ serious incident plan development
- Risk register development, review and maintenance
Work Health & Safety Training
- In-house training for all personnel on WHS
- Officer/management coaching and training programs on due diligence requirements
- Serious incident and disaster management training
- Dealing with regulator investigations training
- Mock incident response program
General Workplace Matters
Maintaining a stable, productive, and safe workplace can mean the difference between success and failure for a business. Commercial objectives, performance, and reputation can depend upon successful management of employment, industrial relations and health & safety issues.
Our team advises and represents both private and public sector clients in all aspects of the employment relationship under federal and state employment, industrial relations, and health & safety legislation and regimes. When we partner with you, we become part of your team for the long term. We take time to understand your workplace environment, your industry issues, your business strategies, and we deliver legal services in line with your business and commercial objectives.
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Contact us.
P +61 2 9264 9111
E hello@chamberlains.com.au