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Category: ohs & hr management systems
BBN 2012 Seminar 8 – OHS: What are your obligations? Victorian OHS and Equal Opportunities
Notes: Julie McLoughlin July 2012 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 Act 2010 – Current Employer Obligations How do […]
WHS Harmonisation in Victoria? Nope.
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 […]
Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–22 2012 NMIT OHS Diploma Class – summary of suggestions
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 […]
How to determine who is an officer? Relevant for 2004 OHS Act Vic and Harmonised legislation
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 […]
Moodle
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.
Bayside Business Network Seminar – your OHS Obligations
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 […]
Workplace Bullying Definition
I find it interesting that WorkSafe Victoria requires workplace bullying to be REPEATED, on the other hand the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission seems to think repeated is not so important. In their template for an EEO Policy, they state: “Bullying If someone is being bullied because of a personal characteristic protected by […]
Health and Safety Compliance Top 10
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 […]
Top ten things to know about the new harmonised OHS laws as at January 2012
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 […]
Safe Work Australia Week
Safety Ambassadors One of the best ways to get involved in Safe Work Australia Week is by becoming a Safe Work Australia Week Safety Ambassador. Safety Ambassadors are working Australians who have a passion for health and safety and are dedicated to making workplaces safer. In previous years Safety Ambassadors have included Ministers, CEOs, health […]
New Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010
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 […]
Workplace alcohol and drug testing
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 […]
What safety leadership strategies should you adopt
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 […]
The road to AS 4801 OHS certification
WHY? Benefits of an OHSMS helping create safer work environments reducing injuries and injury-related costs – by pre-empting injuries, employers save money on medical expenses, the injured employee’s wages, insurance claim excesses, replacement labour and increased workers’ compensation insurance premiums improving business opportunities – many companies have preferential purchasing policies that favour purchasing products or […]
Great performance means success, and we know how to measure it!
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, […]
Help us build a benchmark for OHS culture
Click on the link and complete our survey, you will be able to view the results at the end. See how your business compares. http://www.oneminutepoll.com/OneMinutePoll/OneMinuteSurvey.aspx?SID=-2147482153
LinkedIn Group – OHS in Australia
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 […]
AS4801 versus SafetyMAP
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 […]
OHS Culture verses OHS Management Systems
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 […]
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