Boards and committees
Workplace Health and Safety Board
Electrical Safety Board
Industrial Relations Education Committee (Qld) IREC
Workplace Health and Safety Board
The Workplace Health and Safety Board is the principal source of advice to the Queensland Government and Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations on workplace health and safety matters in Queensland. Established under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB) on 1 February 1998, the primary function of the Board is to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, allocation of resources, and legislative arrangements for workplace health and safety in Queens land.
Specifically, the Workplace Health and Safety Board:
- develops a five year strategic plan for workplace health and safety;
- advises the Minister about State, national and international workplace health and safety issues;
- reviews the appropriateness of provisions of the Act, regulations, advisory standards and industry codes of practice;
- considers the most effective and efficient ways of applying funds allocated for workplace health and safety;
- ensures industry has been adequately consulted on proposed advisory standards and industry codes of practice;
- promotes workplace health and safety to industry and the community to encourage a healthy and safe culture at workplaces; and
- considers issues referred to it by the Minister.
The board has the support of the following Standing Committees whose primary function is to give advice and make recommendations to the Workplace Health and Safety Board about workplace health and safety in these industry sectors:
- Hospitality, recreation and other services
- Manufacturing
- Retail and wholesale
- Rural
- Health and community services
- Transport and storage; and
- Construction
Electrical Safety Board
The Electrical Safety Board is established under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, and legislative arrangements for electrical safety.
Key functions of the Board include:
- developing, evaluating and updating a 5-year strategic plan for improving electrical safety;
- advising the Minister about state, national and international electrical safety issues;
- reviewing the appropriateness of legislative provisions of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 and subordinate legislation; and
- giving advice and making recommendation on matters of energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment
The board has the support of three committees:
- the Electrical Licensing Committee, which gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about electrical licences and training. Independent of the Board, this committee is also responsible for taking disciplinary action in relation to electrical licences, and hearing appeals on the decisions of the chief executive on electrical licences;
- the Electrical Safety Education Committee, which gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about the promotion of electrical safety in workplaces and the broader community; and
- the Electrical Equipment Committee, which gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about the safety and energy efficiency of electrical equipment.
Industrial Relations Education Committee (Qld) IREC
The Industrial Relations Education Committee (Qld) IREC offers a program of guest speakers, and other information on industrial relations topics, to teachers and students from representatives of unions, employer associations and the state government.
Last updated 22 July 2008