SpletThe person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU – the new term that includes employers) has a primary duty of care to ensure workers and others are not exposed to a risk to their health and safety. A primary duty of care is owed by a PCBU when it: directs or influences work carried out by a worker. engages or causes to engage a worker ... SpletEmployer and business obligations. Employers or businesses, or anyone who falls under the definition of a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ (a PCBU), has legal obligations under work health and safety laws. A ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ is a broad term used throughout work health and safety legislation to ...
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Splet09. feb. 2024 · Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is the term given to a person conducting a business or undertaking alone or with others, whether or not for … SpletThis fact sheet outlines the meaning of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), worker and officer under work health and safety laws. Under the work health and safety (WHS) laws, effective from 1 January 2012, the term 'employers' was replaced by 'persons conducting a business or undertaking ' (PCBU) and 'employees' was replaced by ... can tire manning crossing
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Splet23. mar. 2024 · Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2024 a worker is any person who carries out work for a PCBU, including work as an employee, contractor, subcontractor, … SpletThe harmonised legislation requires every construction project (with a value of $250,000 or more) to have a principal contractor. The harmonised legislation provides that the person conducting a business or undertaking ( PCBU) that commissions the construction project is the principal contractor for that project unless the PCBU: engages another ... Splet23. mar. 2024 · Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is the term given to a person conducting a business or undertaking alone or with others, whether or not for … bridal wreath falls saguaro national park