When safety systems fail, the consequences are real.

Across Australia, courts repeatedly hand down heavy penalties to businesses that didn’t have proper WHS systems in place.

Most cases have one thing in common —

the incident wasn’t caused by bad luck, but by missing procedures, poor documentation, or inadequate supervision.

What typically happens when safety isn’t managed properly:

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• Massive fines for the PCBU (often exceeding hundreds of thousands of dollars)
• Personal liability for Officers.
• Prosecution after incidents involving high-risk work (heights, confined spaces, electrical tasks).
• Worksite shutdowns leading to project delays and lost contracts.
• Insurance refusals when documentation and SWMS don’t exist.
• Permanent injury or fatality — the most devastating and preventable outcome. </aside>