Accountability Of The Chief Executive Officer (SO1-AC4)

A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking executive in a company, whose primary responsibilities include making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors (the board) and corporate.

Should an employer not comply with the safety guidelines set out to protect their employees there is the potential for someone to be severely injured, and for them to receive no compensation for their injury. Depending on many factors, the consequences can be fines and jail for the employer when not complying with the OHS Act.

Consequences affect the health and safety of the workers and non-compliance to these regulations may result in hazards for the workforce.

Codes of Practice: If the workers do not comply with the codes of practice this may result in hazardous situations for the employees that have the responsibility to follow these codes. Organisational Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, processes and systems are the things a business does to implement the laws of the OHS Act in the workplace. These company policies and procedures will ensure that the company is in full compliance with the legislative requirements concerning work health and safety for employees so non-compliance with these guidelines will result in an unsafe workplace since they exist to create a safe work environment for all employees.