What is a PCBU under the new Health and Safety Reform Bill?
What is a PCBU under the new Health and Safety Reform Bill? There is a primary duty of care for what they’re calling a PCBU. That is a person conducting a business or undertaking.
Video excerpt from the June 2015 Health & Safety Seminar presented by Andrew Swensen with support from CrestClean
What is a PCBU under the new Health and Safety Reform Bill?
There is a primary duty of care for what they’re calling a PCBU. That is a person conducting a business or undertaking. It is its own entity, it’s an organisation, I call it, because it can be a ‘not for profit’, it can be a council, it can be a government department, or it could be a commercial operation.
What is a PCBU under the new Health and Safety Reform Bill?
There is a primary duty of care for what they’re calling a PCBU. That is a person conducting a business or undertaking.
It is its own entity, it’s an organisation, I call it, because it can be a ‘not for profit’, it can be a council, it can be a government department, or it could be a commercial operation.
So the PCBU is who will get the 3 million dollar fine for being reckless. They will get a 1.5 million dollar fine for being negligent, and they’ll get a half million dollar fine for just being non-compliant.
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Introducing Andrew Swensen from Swensen & Associates Ltd
Andrew Swensen – Health and Safety Consultant
Swensen & Associates Ltd was established in January 2013, by Andrew Swensen, after it was identified that small to medium sized businesses lacked readily available access to professional advice and support in regards to Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
The breadth of industry and workplace experience available within Swensen & Associates Ltd allows them to provide a tailored solution that is cost effective and efficient.
Andrew Swensen holds a Diploma of Health and Safety Management from NZ Institute of Management, in addition to other qualifications and competencies. Andrew has extensive contract consulting, leadership and executive management experience across many industries and business services.
Major Projects and Contract Involvement extend to New Zealand Post, Siemens, Chorus, Auckland Transport and many others.
