What is the role of an Inspector?
Primarily, the role of an inspector involves monitoring and ensuring compliance with workplace health and safety legislation. It is also the role of an inspector to provide information and ensure obligation holders comply with their legislative requirements. Inspectors have extensive knowledge and experience in many industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, rural, diving, health and community services and other service industries. Inspectors visit workplaces for a variety of reasons including to: • investigate workplace incidents, accidents and complaints • investigate reports of unsafe or unhealthy conditions and dangerous work practices • assess workplace health and safety risks to workers and members of the public • conduct workplace health and safety audits • provide information and advice on the legislation. An inspector may inspect and search a workplace, enquire into the circumstances and likely causes of workplace incidents, and take things from workplaces. They c
