The obligation
Principal contractors must set out in the WHS management plan how PCBUs on site will consult and cooperate, incident arrangements, and site-specific WHS rules.
The principal contractor must document the arrangements in place for managing health and safety incidents that might occur. The plan must also detail any site-specific WHS rules people must follow and how every individual at the workplace will be told about them. Ongoing consultation and cooperation between duty holders is recommended so that, where work overlaps, each person knows about other activities and can control the related risks.
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- What
- Principal contractors must set out in the WHS management plan how PCBUs on site will consult and cooperate, incident arrangements, and site-specific WHS rules.
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- safework.nsw.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
What the principal contractor's WHS management plan must contain is a WHS requirement set out in Construction work (NSW). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). The relevant provision is Work Health & Safety > Construction > Construction projects.
What does this WHS obligation require?
What the principal contractor's WHS management plan must contain is a WHS obligation under Construction work (NSW). In short, Principal contractors must set out in the WHS management plan how PCBUs on site will consult and cooperate, incident arrangements, and site-specific WHS rules.
What changed recently?
What the principal contractor's WHS management plan must contain was last updated on 19 October 2026.