occupational health & safety
The occupational health and safety team at gadens melbourne has a wealth of experience in a range of areas including:
- advice in relation to coronial inquests, prosecutions and disputes;
- advice on risk minimisation, including current Commonwealth and State legislative requirements;
- the review and development of workplace safety policies, systems and procedures;
- provision of workplace training;
- advice regarding self-insurance and premium disputes;
- general risk assessment and risk management;
- advice regarding workplace improvement notices and prohibition notices; and
- advice on the Model Work Health and Safety Act and its implications including the requirement for due diligence systems.
industry experience
- acting for a party in a coronial inquest arising from a railway construction accident;
- implementing occupational health & safety guidelines into licensed venues;
- acting for a party in a prosecution arising from a workplace incident in a poultry plant;
- acting for individuals and companies in relation to a workcover disputes;
- general and strategic advice regarding the implementation of workplace safety guidelines; and
- strategic and technical advice in relation to the Model Work Health and Safety Act and the establishment and implementation of due diligence systems.
