OH&S
Occupational Health and Safety
Page Seager has one of the largest and most experienced occupational health and safety (OHS) teams in Tasmania. Although OHS is an emerging area of law we have acted in a number of high profile matters and incidents including those involving workplace fatalities.
Local knowledge. National Experience
We advise private and public clients across industries on OHS compliance strategies through a combination of proactive assistance (training, seminars and policy development and implementation) and advice and representation (claims management, legislative interpretation and defending OHS prosecutions).
Services
Our services:
- Development of directors and officers’ due diligence frameworks
- Development and implementation of tailored OHS management systems including contractor and sub-contractor management
- OHS legal compliance audits
- Risk assessments
- Development of specific OHS policies and programs
- OHS due diligence for acquisitions and disposals of companies and properties
- Provision of tailored OHS training packages
- Development of employee manuals and handbooks
- Development of internal audit tools and checklists
- Legal advice, including representation in court regarding coronial inquiries, prosecutions and appeals against notices
- Development of legal protection strategies
- Advice regarding asbestos compliance issues including asbestos incident management
- Advice regarding exposure to hazardous substances
- Bullying and harassment enquiries and management strategies
- Health and well-being programmes
- Management of ill and injured workers