Health and Safety Management Arrangements
Employers are required to develop written Health and Safety Management Arrangements (HSMAs) in consultation with their employees under the OHS Act. HSMAs need to be completed by 15 September 2008.
HSMAs are one of the main ways in which employers can demonstrate their commitment to meeting their duty of care under the OHS Act.
Developing your HSMA
The following resources will help you when developing your HSMA:
- A guide to developing HSMAs - provides guidance on consultation arrangements, a summary of the mandatory requirements for HSMAs and suggestions for additional elements
- OHS Workplace Consultative Arrangements [pdf] - a guide to Commonwealth legislative provisions
- Outcomes from the HSMA workshop - feedback collected from the 2007 Customer Seminars
Page last updated:July 22, 2008