CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Case Study Scenario 6 Work Health and Safety 1CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Scenario • You work for Crazy Cat Lady Constructions (CCLC) in Springfield, Queensland. • Crazy Cat Lady Constructions has been engaged by Duffman Developments as the design & build contractor for the development of a new shopping centre. • You have recently completed your first aid training, and according to your boss that makes you the ideal person in the company to answer her questions about work health and safety. • You spend a week reading the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and two weeks reading the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, from which you deduce that CCLC is a PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) for the purpose of the legislation. • You then attempt to answer the text questions your boss keeps sending you (but you won’t be answering by text!) 2CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Question 1 From: Boss To: WHS expert 3 Do we have to worry about health and safety in the pre-construction phase, before we get onto site? From: WHS expert To: Boss Ok boss, I’ll drop by your office to tell you the answer to your question, and I’ll follow it up with a short note confirming what I said.CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Question 2 From: Boss To: WHS expert 4 Duffman will probably expect us to be principal contractor for the project. What sort of things will we have to do as principal contractor? From: WHS expert To: Boss Ok boss, I’ll drop by your office to tell you the answer to your question, and I’ll follow it up with a short note confirming what I said.CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Question 3 From: Boss To: WHS expert 5 Who’s responsible for health and safety in our workplace, whether here in the office or on site? Is it just the company, CCLC, or does anyone else have any responsibility? From: WHS expert To: Boss Ok boss, I’ll drop by your office to tell you the answer to your question, and I’ll follow it up with a short note confirming what I said.CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Question 4 From: Boss To: WHS expert 6 What’s the worst that can happen if the Regulator thinks we’re in breach of our WHS obligations? Isn’t it just a fine? From: WHS expert To: Boss Ok boss, I’ll drop by your office to tell you the answer to your question, and I’ll follow it up with a short note confirming what I said.CRICOS No. 00213J ENB277 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LAW Question 5 (Note: if only 4 people in group, do not answer question 5) From: Boss To: WHS expert 7 Do we have to follow Codes of Practice to comply with the Work Health and Safety legislation? From: WHS expert To: Boss Ok boss, I’ll drop by your office to tell you the answer to your question, and I’ll follow it up with a short note confirming what I said.