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adversely affect the health and safety of other persons. Workers must comply with any reasonable instruction and cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure relating to health and safety at the workplace.

1.2              Identifying what facilities are needed
Decisions about workplace facilities and the work environment will depend on the industry the business is operating in, the nature of the work carried out as well as the size and location of the workplace and the number and composition of workers at the workplace.
The requirements in the National Construction Code of Australia will also determine what facilities are required for new buildings.

Consulting workers
Consultation involves sharing of information, giving workers a reasonable opportunity to express views and taking those views into account before making decisions on health and safety matters.

Section 47: The WHS Act requires that you consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, with workers who carry out work for you who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a work health and safety matter.
Section 48: If the workers are represented by a health and safety representative, the consultation must involve that representative.
You must consult your workers when proposing any changes to the work environment that may affect their health and safety and when making decisions about what facilities are needed (for example, the number and location of toilets). The consultation should also cover things such as access, cleaning and maintenance of the facilities.
If the facilities are already provided at the workplace, you should consult your workers and their health and safety representatives when there are any changes that may affect the adequacy of the facilities. This will help you determine if you need to change or expand your facilities.

Consulting, co-operating and co-ordinating activities with other duty holders
Section 46: The WHS Act requires that you consult, co-operate and co-ordinate activities with all other persons who have a work health or safety duty in relation to the same matter, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Sometimes you may share responsibility for a health and safety matter with other business operators who are involved in the same activities or who share the same workplace. In these situations, you should exchange information to find out who is doing what and work together in a co-operative and co-ordinated way so that all risks are eliminated or minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.
For example, if you are a tenant in a building, you will share responsibility for providing a safe physical work environment and facilities with the property manager or building owner, and you should therefore discuss your requirements regarding these matters with them. This would include checking that they have arrangements in