A SELF-AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR AGRIBUSINESS LEADERS

Shared PCBU responsibilities: how exposed are you?

When farmers, contractors, transporters and processors work together, PCBU duties overlap. Poor coordination creates compliance gaps - and recent cases show regulators are watching.

This self-audit includes:

15-point checklist to score your current practices

Who owns what, when, and how it's verified

Proven scenarios: Livestock loading, field spraying, workshop service

The 3Cs framework: Consult, Cooperate, Coordinate in practice

WHAT TO EXPECT

4 Key Areas Covered

Assess your exposure

Score your current practices across 15 critical checkpoints to identify gaps before regulators do.

Map shared responsibilities

Practical tools for defining who owns what hazards, when, and how verification happens.

Build compliance evidence

Document joint inductions, emergency plans, and incident response to demonstrate due diligence.

Close coordination gaps

Turn informal arrangements into structured processes that protect all parties.

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