COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved since it was declared in March 2020. In early 2023, the management of COVID-19 transitioned from a national public health response to being a "known" health hazard that persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must manage under their WHS duties.
Under WHS law, all PCBUs (usually an employer or business) are required to manage COVID-19 exposure and transmission risks to workers and others in the workplace in the same way as any workplace health and safety hazard – by using a risk management approach to eliminate and/or minimise the risks in the workplace so far as is reasonably practicable.
Useful resources include:
- SafeWork NSW COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
- COVID-19 business resources – NSW Government