SG20:26 Consultation & Participation with the Workforce - Digital Download (PDF format)

SG20:26 provides practical guidance for NASC Members on establishing effective consultation and participation with employees and workers. It explains the importance of two-way communication, consultation and worker representation, and provides a framework for making workforce engagement a regular part of health and safety management.

The guidance covers communication and consultation methods, safety representatives, meeting arrangements, topics for consultation, mental health and wellbeing, and the importance of recording consultation activities. It also includes a health and safety meeting agenda that can be adapted to suit individual businesses.

The guidance is intended to help organisations meet their legal duties while encouraging genuine workforce involvement, better decision making and improved health, safety and welfare outcomes.