As the day draws closer for the implementation of new health and safety legislation in South Australia, the more we understand how this can impact on individual businesses and industry sectors as a whole. The adage ‘the devil is in the detail’ is quite apt when discussing this new legislation.

At the outset it was generally held that the new Work, Health and Safety (WHS) legislation would not be a significant change to existing OHS laws, and consequently would not impact significantly on industry or businesses. This was a good tactic by the Australian Government to allay fears, overcome the long held parochialism of the States and gain acceptance by Australian industry that harmonised WHS legislation was a good thing for the Australian economy.

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