@Boxer Jones said:
It was suggested to me recently that these ‘compulsory’ OH&S checks were another lurk so Strata Managers can glean backhanders from companies conducting the checks and from the contractors employed to fix things up so they are in compliance. Got me thinking.
Boxer, I would tend to agree. If owners and the owners corp act sensibly and keep their eyes open the money spent on getting OH&S checks would mostly be better spent on actually doing maintenance.
I have seen a couple of these reports and they seemed non conclusive and written to cover any liability the writer may have for missing something.
In most cases the strata insurance should cover for accidents etc. The exception (and it is an important one) is if the insurance company or work cover can show that the strata plan knew of (or should have know) an unacceptable risk and did nothing about it.
How many freehold owners get OH&S reports?