​The new translated WHS information sheets will help members make sure that their workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds understand work, health and safety requirements.

The information sheets are now available in:

• Arabic
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Filipino
• German
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Punjabi
• Vietnamese.

These sheets explain the WHS key concepts with hyperlinks to detailed publications in simple and easy-to-understand words. They are based on WHS interpretative guidelines and cover:

Topics included in translated information sheets

• PCBU responsibilities
• Health and safety duty of an officer
• Volunteer organisations and discrimination
• Coercion and misleading conduct in relation to WHS matters

For more information about communicating WHS requirements to your team contact the LGIS people risk team or your regional risk coordinator.