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Gap fill exercise 1

What is Occupational Health and Safety legislation?

Using the list of words below, fill the blanks in the following sentences. The exercise is complete when all blanks have been filled.

procedures	improve and update	all workers	visitors
2001	legislation	themselves or other workers	duty of care
fines and penalties	policies	students	everyone
motivated to contribute	2000	fail	responsibility

The main OH&S ............................ in New South Wales is the:

Occupational Health & Safety Act .....................
Occupational Health & Safety Regulation ....................

This legislation ensures employers have a ...................................to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. It also requires that ................................ should be aware that they have a ...................................... to follow safe work practices so that they do not injure..................................................................... .

There are heavy ...............................................for both employers and employees who ................to practice workplace safety.

All employers and employees, self-employed contractors, work experience ............................... and any .................. to a workplace are covered under this legislation.

It is important to remember that a safe and secure workplace will only be achieved if .............................. takes responsibility to follow OH&S ................................ & .................................................... All staff should be ............................................................ ideas and suggestions to try to continually ................................................................... safety in their workplace.

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