The obligation
Officers must exercise due diligence, and workers and visitors must take reasonable care, so that the business manages its fall risks.
Officers such as directors must take reasonable steps to understand the business's fall hazards and ensure it uses suitable resources and processes to control them. Workers and visitors must take reasonable care for their own and others' safety and follow reasonable instructions; workers must also co-operate with notified safety policies.
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- Officers must exercise due diligence, and workers and visitors must take reasonable care, so that the business manages its fall risks.
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- safework.sa.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Fall duties of officers, workers and other duty holders is a WHS requirement set out in Managing the risk of falls at workplaces (SA). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA). The relevant provision is WHS Act 2012 (SA) > Codes of Practice > Falls.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Fall duties of officers, workers and other duty holders is a WHS obligation under Managing the risk of falls at workplaces (SA). In short, Officers must exercise due diligence, and workers and visitors must take reasonable care, so that the business manages its fall risks.
What changed recently?
Fall duties of officers, workers and other duty holders was last updated on 17 October 2026.