Whenever a person first begins working at this site, whether they be a new employee, an existing employee transferring to this site, a temporary person employed via an agency or a person working on the site as a specialist contract employee (long or fixed term), they must all be informed of the special nature of the site and of the particular function within the business.
This section does not apply to those people who are working on site as part of their business skills e.g., a plumber making repairs in a bathroom. This is covered in the section entitled “Contractors”.
Any worker beginning at %The_Company% must be fit to work.
This task should generally be carried out by a current staff member to whom the new person would report to or work alongside. The HSWA requires that the PCBU ensures that all reasonably practicable steps are taken, to advise employees of any risks that exist or may be created in the workplace during normal work activities, plus any special actions that must be taken in the event of an emergency.
The appropriate form on Page 6.2 must be used on every occasion a person begins work at this site for the first time.