1st May 2012 “The Government will not sign up to the current proposal for harmonised legislation for occupational health and safety. It offers little benefit for Victoria to offset the $3.4 billion of estimated costs, the majority of which falls on small business. Victoria will continue to work towards best practice legislation.” 2012-13 Treasurer’s Speech […]
1. Incentives for certified safety management systems (ie premium relief, or as a minimum, a list of all organisations currently certified by as4801 or SafetyMap should be listed on SWA website as a marketing opportunity) 2. PPIs are always encouraged in theory, it is important that PPIs be developed for this plan in order to […]
One proactive activity within every organisation is to determine who in your organisation is an “officer”, hence carrying personal liability if OHS is not managed as per legislated requrements. This link provides a detailed article, which has been summarised below http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/170736/Directors+Officers+Executives+Shareholders/An+officer+and+a+defendant+personal+liability+of+managers&email_access=on?goback=%2Egde_4386381_member_107248272 Who in your organisation might be an officer under the OHS Act? The Corporations […]
This list has been prepared taking into account adult learning principles SET OBJECTIVES – what are you trying to get across, what do the learners need to be able to do at the end LEARNER FOCUSSED – Engage the learner – don’t make it all one way delivery of information, act as a ‘facilitator’ rather […]
Moodle is a great open-source Learning Management System allowing all businesses to deliver online induction and online training programs, with little budget required. Contact OHSandHR Management Systems to find out how.
http://www.baysidebusiness.com.au/index.php/event/bbn-seminar-series-seminar-8-ohs-what-are-your-obligations/ Click on the link for details, seminar run by Julie McLoughlin Session Outline: Victorian OHS Act 2004 – Current Employer Obligations How do we work towards meeting our obligations For medium and large businesses – seven pillars of safety Common Hazards in small business Harmonisation Update Victorian EO […]
This is a great new free iphone app called ijsa. You create an accout, then you can set up workers, worksites and tasks, then save jsaa and actions required, assessing the risk on the way to finding your controls. Easy to use. For more info http://www.safetyculture.com.au/ijsa/
