Life has become more complicated over the past few years, I hear people say this all the time. But what is it that has made life some much busier and complicated? I am not entirely sure of all the elements that have made us busy but I can point to one as a good example of why we are busier than ever and our lives are so much more complicated. That example is the new changes to the Work Health and Safety Act. The changes rolled out on April 1st this year and obviously they are designed to make workplaces safer, stop injury and death at work and generally make us safer. I understand the need for safety in the workplace, we are big on it but I am not sure a great deal of thought has gone into the impact such changes in legislation have on low risk businesses such as ours. By impact I mean energy, time and resources focussed on creating, implementing, training and rolling out of the changes. This has been a mammoth task for us as a business and has cost many thousands of dollars and many hours of work. Most people would scoff at us spending so much time and money on the changes to the act but as a responsible corporate we have a duty to our staff and clients to ensure we have done what is required. Personally I think we have gone beyond what is necessary which we are comfortable with. The outcome is a raft of new forms, more time spent filling forms and generally more complexity in our lives – making us busier. We are proud of what we have achieved with our new Health and Safety Procedures, but add to this the concern recently about Methamphetamine use in homes, new smoke alarm requirements and the looming need for adequate insulation in rental properties, not to mention the extremely complex process of selling a house these days and it is no wonder we are busier than we ever have been. I can’t see this changing a great deal when there are industries set up around legislative changes and jobs created. What I do see is increased costs in living and business that at some point will have to be on charged to clients. When I think about it I think we chose where we live and what we do so we must take these sort changes in our stride – as long as the kids are healthy and happy does it really matter? Leave a Reply. |
James Twiss
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