staff induction occupational health and safety nick giles ohs manager
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Staff Induction Occupational Health and Safety
Nick Giles OHS Manager
Attitudes to Being InjuredBad luckFateInjuries are caused by being carelessHaven’t been injured before so unlikely to
happen in the futureMost people think it wont happen to themOHS Says that every injury is preventable
OHS Policy
Vision Australia will provide and maintain, a safe and healthy workplace for all staff, volunteers, clients, visitors and contractors.
OHS LegislationDuties of the employer Provide a safe work place Provide and maintain safe plant / equipment Arranging safe systems of work when working with
plant and substances Provide adequate facilities for the welfare of employees Provide such information, instruction, training and
supervision to employees to enable the employees to work in a safe manner
OHS Legislation Duties of the employee Take reasonable care for your own safety the safety of
others. Co-operate with the employer on OHS. Not wilfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything
provided in the interests of health safety or welfare Not wilfully place at risk the health or safety of any person at
the workplace.
Issue Resolution ProcedureIdentified safety issue
Tell your manager
Tell your safety rep
Ask OHS Dept for help
OHS Committee / Team Meeting
Call regulator (Worksafe, Workcover, WHS)
Resolved
Reporting Hazards and IncidentsWe cant fix it if we don’t know about it
We have a no blame attitude towards reporting
Identifies trends
Reporting hazards – fix the hazard before it causes an injury
Please - Report, Report, Report!
Safety Hazards in Your Workplace
Manual handling – lifting, pushing, pulling, postures, ergonomics
Injuries to the back, neck, shoulder, joints
Slip / Trip / Fall – all people are prone to this
Driving – a lot of VA staff are on the road
Impacts – people running into things
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What’s Wrong with This Picture
Identify what is wrong with the picture?
How could this be done safely?
Safety ResourcesIncident / Hazard Report
OHS documents on the intranet
OHS Representative / Facilities / Information Services Group / OHS Manager
Other staff
Protective equipment
Take Care for People Who are Blind or of Low Vision
Walk slowly around the workplace
Take care when moving around corners – take a wide path
Take care when moving through doorways
Doors should be fully open or fully closed
Push chairs in
Contractors
All trade and maintenance contractors must report to facilities before beginning work
StandardsHave your own standards, if others are
working unsafely – doesn’t mean you have to
Please help us to achieve a high standard of safety at Vision Australia
Induction Tasks to be Completed
Local Induction – Induction Checklist
Where are the fire escapes
Who is the OHS Rep, first aider, warden
Where is the hazard / incident report form
Local safe work procedures
Manual handling aids
If You Are InjuredSeek first aid
Notify your manager / supervisor
Complete an incident report
Worker’s Compensation ClaimOHS will help you with the claim process
Return to WorkThe modern approach is to get the injured
staff member back to work as soon as possible
We can find duties suitable for your medical condition
Slowly increase your hours / days until you’re back to normal
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