WHS Duties for PCBUs and Officers (NSW)

2-Hour Online Information Session

📍 Virtual Instructor - online via Zoom

📅 21 August 2025

🕘 4:00pm – 6:00pm

👥 Spaces are limited

About the Session

Understand your legal obligations under the NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulations. This focused 2-hour session is essential for all Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs), and Officers with decision-making influence, who need to meet their proactive duty to ensure health and safety in the workplace.

As a PCBU or Officer, you must do everything reasonably practicable to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety. This includes proactively managing risks, consulting with workers, and ensuring systems, training, and oversight are in place. This course explains what the law requires, how SafeWork NSW applies it, and how to demonstrate compliance in your organisation.

SafeWork NSW expects PCBUs and Officers to act before incidents occur. Regulatory action, fines, and personal liability are real risks where duties are not met. This course equips you with practical strategies and legal clarity to confidently discharge your duties, improve safety outcomes, and strengthen your organisation’s risk posture.

What You'll Learn

• The legal definition and duties of a PCBU under NSW WHS law

• Section 27 Officer Duties and how to meet your due diligence requirements

• What “reasonably practicable” means in real terms

• Overlapping duties: contractor and shared worksite responsibilities

• Examples of recent prosecutions and penalty decisions

• How to apply SafeWork NSW expectations in your workplace

• What records, systems, and assurance processes you need to show compliance

Who Should Attend

• Company Directors and Officers (as defined under the Corporations Act 2001)

• Business Owners and Partners

• CEOs, GMs, and Executives

• WHS Advisors and Risk Managers

• Board Members and Governance Committees

Relevant Industries

This program is highly relevant across industries including:

• Construction

• Manufacturing

• Transport and logistics

• Local, state, and federal government

• Aged care and disability services

• Childcare and education providers

• Civil infrastructure and utilities

• Facilities management

• Agriculture and food production

• Sole traders and franchise operators

• Any high-risk or compliance-regulated environment

Limited Spaces

This course has a limited number of participants.

Multiple Registrations

If you have multiple leaders in your business wanting to register, please select "manual payment" at checkout and an invoice will be issued. Please contact us for group rates.

Session Dates

• Sessions are running regularly throughout 2025 - check website for dates.