It is a legal responsibility of every employer to provide a safe and health workplace for every employee, contractor and visitor as specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.

In 2007, 162 Australians died in workplace accidents and over 150,000 lodged WorkCover claims. The cost of this death and injury was estimated at over $30 billion, aside from the immeasurable impact on affected individuals, families and the wider community. The Act specifies workplace safety laws and describes the duties of both employers and employees to help create safer and healthier workplaces. In principle, the Act states that:

• Any person who manages, owns or controls workplaces is responsible for eliminating or reducing risks as far as practicable.
• All people should be given the highest level of protection against risks to their health and safety.
• Employers and self employed persons should be proactive and take reasonably practicable measures to ensure health and safety.
• Employers and employees should exchange information and ideas about risks to health and safety and measures that can be taken to eliminate or reduce risks.

Effective management of Occupational Health and Safety requires the systematic identification, assessment and control of risks associated with workplace hazards. beworksafe™ is an easy to use online management system designed to help organisations comply with OHS legislation, reduce workplace hazards, help decrease WorkCover claims and help provide safe and healthy workplaces.