Does your company employ staff or engage contractors, and if so, are you comfortable that you are fulfilling your legal and moral Duty of care obligations? Can you answer YES to all of these statements, or do they leave you feeling a little nervous? If nervous, you may benefit from the services of OHS&HR Management […]
OHS Harmonisation – not happening January 2012 in Victoria, probably another 12 months now! Are you ready for the new harmonised OHS legislation that come in to place on 1 January 2012? Here is my top ten list of changes that these laws will bring: 1. The Model Act provides a framework, each State will […]
now in place What’s new? All businesses must demonstrate pro-active strategies to eliminate sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation. Along with this new ‘positive duty” , ‘direct’ and ‘indirect’ discrimination have been redefined. All businesses need to review current EEO policies and procedures, as they now have a positive duty to ensure their workplaces are free […]
OHS Professional has an article, which from the heading, “Workplace alcohol and drug testing: the long winding road” suggests there might be some valuable information about drug testing (methods/procedures etc). We all know that consultation and education needs to be a strong focus of any ADP. The article tells us this, and tells us about […]
Here is a nice summary written by Dominic Cooper http://www.behavioral-safety.com Let us know what you think… The common Safety Leadership strategies appear to be: [1] Encouraging people to take personal responsibility for safety by setting expectations for each layer (Senior, Middle, Front-line management, and employees) linked to clear goals. These should be created at a dedicated session […]
What is the current standard for Safety Management Systems? ISO 45001 is now the global International Standard for occupational health and safety management systems, and AS 4801 is no longer current WHY do you need a certified OHS Management System (OHSMS)? Benefits of an OHSMS Research shows that there are clear links between good OHS […]
The following information was drafted in order to make an argument for the affirmative for this recent ComCare Debate. Peter Druker – ‘you can’t manage what you can’t measure’ Definition according to AS 4804 1997 Safety performance: the measurable results of the OHS management system related to the organisations control of health and safety risks, […]
I have started a group on Linkedin. If you are a member on Linkedin, and would like to join this group, send me an email and I will invite you. I am hoping to get some good OHS related discussions and articles going, so if your are interested in OHS it could be good for […]
If you live in Victoria, you have the choice of these 2 auditing tools. My opinion is that SafetyMAP is the best. I have implemented systems and had them audited with both tools. Basically, SafetyMap advanced level is equivalent to AS4801. This is why I would use SafetyMAP (even though WorkSafe doesn’t seem to promote […]
It is really like the nature versus nurture debate. One cannot really exist effectively without the other. They both feed off each other and cannot survive in isolation. Which comes first, unlike the chicken and the egg argument, there is a clear answer to this one – OHS Management systems must come first! The system […]