WHS alignment
Aligned to your WHS duty of care, ready for audit
UV radiation is a recognised workplace hazard under the WHS Act. Flare gives you a clinically governed screening program that supports your general duty to manage that risk — with documentation your WHS team can actually use.
The obligation
What the WHS Act requires
Under the Australian Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) has a general duty to eliminate or minimise risks to worker health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable.
UV radiation is a recognised workplace hazard. For outdoor workforces, this means PCBUs should identify the risk, implement controls, and take reasonable steps to monitor whether workers' health has been affected — not just provide PPE and training.
Skin cancer screening is a proactive, reasonable measure that supports your duty of care for workers in construction, mining, agriculture, education, local government, and sport.
General duty of care
- Identify UV radiation as a workplace hazard
- Assess the level of risk to exposed workers
- Implement controls across the hierarchy
- Monitor health outcomes where reasonably practicable
- Document the measures you've taken
How Flare maps
Four pillars of compliance alignment
UV exposure monitoring
UV radiation is a recognised workplace hazard under the WHS Act. Flare targets this specific hazard with a defined clinical screening process — not a general wellness check. Each screening is linked to the UV exposure risk inherent in the worker's role.
Health surveillance, not wellness
General wellness programs don't demonstrate that you've addressed a specific hazard. Flare's pathway targets UV exposure with a defined clinical process (dermatological screening) — structured health monitoring that goes beyond tick-box wellness.
Documented preventative action
Each screening is timestamped, linked to the individual, and stored as a clinical record. Aggregate participation data gives your WHS team a reportable metric — not just a policy document, but evidence of action taken.
Duty of care defence
In the event of a claim or investigation, regulators look for evidence that the PCBU identified the hazard, implemented a monitoring program, and acted on findings. Flare creates this chain of evidence automatically as part of normal operation.
Audit readiness
Documentation that stands up to scrutiny
Invitation records
Timestamped proof that every eligible worker was offered screening — whether or not they chose to participate.
Clinical documentation
Every submission follows a clinical pathway with full audit trail — image QC and nurse practitioner assessment, with GP escalation when a concern is identified.
Aggregate reporting
Participation rates, completion metrics, and program coverage — all without exposing individual health information to employers.
Governance
Clinical oversight and data protection
Every submission is assessed through an automated image quality check and nurse practitioner triage. If the nurse practitioner identifies a concern, it is escalated to a GP for review and sign-off. No flagged result is released without a registered medical practitioner reviewing it. There is no automated diagnosis at any stage.
Health information is collected under APP 3 with informed consent, used only for the stated clinical purpose under APP 6, and disclosed only to the clinical team and the individual worker. Employers never receive identified health data — only aggregate participation metrics.
Participation is voluntary. Workers choose when and whether to screen. Results go directly to the individual — not to their employer, supervisor, or HR team. Workers can request access to or deletion of their records at any time.
All images and health records are encrypted with AES-256 in transit and at rest. Data is stored on Australian-hosted infrastructure. Access is restricted to the clinical review team through role-based permissions with full audit logging.
Continuous health monitoring, not annual point-in-time — a stronger compliance story for your WHS program.