Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

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45 Duties of workers

While at work, a worker must—

(a)

take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety; and

(b)

take reasonable care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons; and

(c)

comply, as far as the worker is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given by the PCBU to allow the PCBU to comply with this Act or regulations; and

(d)

co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the PCBU relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been notified to workers.

Compare: Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 28