Occupational Health & Safety In this chapter you will learn: What occupational health and safety is How to identify occupational health and safety policies.

Occupational Health & Safety

In this chapter you will learn: • What occupational health and safety is• How to identify occupational health and safety policies and

requirements• How to follow these policies in the workplace • How to identify potential risks in the workplace • How to carry out a risk analysis• Who to report to• How to best deal with a potential risk in the work environment• How to carry out a serviceability checklist

SISXOHS101A - Follow occupational health and safety policiesSISXFAC201A - Maintain sport and recreation equipment for activities

SISXRSK301A - Undertake risk analysis of activities SIS30310 – Certificate III in Fitness

INTRODUCTION

• Every employee has the right to work in an environment free from any foreseeable and unacceptable risk



INTRODUCTION

• For detail on OH&S please visit:– www.business.gov.au– www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au– www.worksafe.vic.gov.au



http://www.business.gov.au/

http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/

http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/

THE IMPORTANCE OF OH&S

• Integral part of the workplace• Helps prevent– Injury– Accidents– death



THE IMPORTANCE OF OH&S

• All industries are affected by and must comply with OH&S law, including the fitness industry



OH&S IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY

• Gym instructors have a duty of care• Duty of care for:– Colleagues– Clients under their supervision




• Duty of care is defined as the responsibility to conform to a particular standard of conduct for the protection of the client against unreasonable risk




• Negligence is the failure to exercise reasonable care and skill




• To help meet duty of care gyms with have in place certain policies such as:– Health screening– Risk assessments– Serviceability checks



RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

• A risk management plan:– Try's to foresee risk– Way of finding solutions– Influences policy and procedures



RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

• Policies that will affect gym instructor:– Equipment maintenance– Incident reporting



RECORDS

• High OHS regulation requires proof of participation

• Records prove duty of care being met



RECORDS

• All employees will need to fill out some form of OHS record

• Trained on induction and ongoing



RECORDS

• Most common for a Gym Instructor:– Equipment maintenance history– Incident reports



EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

HISTORY

• When required must be recorded• Helps meet duty of dare• Should be recorded if service jobs required



EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

HISTORY

• Should record:– Date– Required action– Follow up action if required– Name of employee carrying out– Signature of employee



INCIDENT REPORTS

• Must be filled out when an event occurs that results in injury

• Must be detailed• Should be filled out ASAP



INCIDENT REPORTS

• Requirement to meet legislation



INCIDENT REPORTS

• Policies employees will be expected to follow can include:– Templates to be used– Timeframe for there completion– Who they are to be submitted to



INCIDENT REPORTS

• Policies employees will be expected to follow can include:– How they are be submitted– When they need to be submitted– Staff training on there use



SAFETY ISSUES

• Can include:– Slippery surfaces– Manual handling and lifting– Body fluids



SAFETY ISSUES

• Can include:– Fire– Faulty electrical equipment– Faulty equipment



SLIPPERY SURFACES

• Putting up safety signs• Mopping up any spilled substances• Supervising the affected area



MANUAL HANDLING AND LIFTING

• Don’t place heavy weighs up high on a weights tree

• Bend and lift with the knees not the back



MANUAL HANDLING AND LIFTING

• Keep the back straight while lifting (pinch the shoulder blades back)

• Offer to help clients with manual handling



BODY FLUIDS

• Employees to clean equipment constantly• Disinfectant and paper towel made available

for clients• Signs placed up asking clients to clean

equipment after useSISXOHS101A - Follow occupational health and safety policies

SISXFAC201A - Maintain sport and recreation equipment for activitiesSISXRSK301A - Undertake risk analysis of activities

SIS30310 – Certificate III in Fitness

FIRE

• Evacuation procedure• Fire extinguishers• Smoke detectors



FAULTY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

• Can cause serious injury• Must be isolated• Reported for fix ASAP



FAULTY EQUIPMENT

• Can cause serious injury• Must be isolated• Reported for fix ASAP



WHAT IS RISK IDENTIFICATION?

• Consideration for Gym Instructor meeting their duty of care

• Fitness centres will have polices to deal with these issues




• Risk is the chance of something happening that will have an impact on the achievement of objectives. It may be considered a measure of harm or loss associated with an activity




• Broad and hard to define• Risk to:– Self– Others– Business




• Can relate to:– The facility– The equipment– The client



THE FACILITY

• The structure/building • The fittings within the building



THE FACILITY

• Includes:– Air conditioners– Fans– Walls– Ceiling



THE EQUIPMENT

• Equipment within the gym– Cardio equipment– Resistance training equipment– Miscellaneous equipment



THE CLIENT

• Must ensure client is able to train– Health assessment– Waiver of liability– Medical questionnaires



CONSEQUENCE AND SEVERITY OF RISK

• Consequence is the effect, result, or outcome of something that has occurred or is occurring

at the time




• Severity is a way of ranking the outcome, or consequence, by form of harshness or intensity




• Example:– A loose treadmill belt, which could cause a client

to lose their footing and slip off, potentially resulting in a serious personal injury




• Each consequence will have its own severity• A risk can have multiple consequences and

severity's• Each one needs to be assessed



MINOR PERSONAL INJURY

• Results in:– Scrapes– Bruises– Minor level of first aid



SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY

• Results in:– Sprains– Muscle tears– Fractures– Broken bones



DEATH

• Worst case scenario• Any risk potentially resulting in death is un-

acceptable



Exercise:

• POTENTIAL RISKS



WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RISK IS IDENTIFIED?

• Workplace report procedures• Detail Gym Instructors role:– Reporting chain– Formality of reporting



WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RISK IS IDENTIFIED?

• When a trainer sees a potential risk it becomes their responsibility to do something about it



RISK ANALYSIS

• Way of judging– Consequence– Severity– Likelihood of risk



RISK ANALYSIS

• Help with risk reduction method• Businesses should have a risk assessment

template for employees to use



HOW TO DO A RISK ANALYSIS

• Identify risk• Identify consequences• Give severity of consequences• Give likelihood of severity



HOW TO DO A RISK ANALYSIS

• Suggest methods for reducing risk• Write down action• Recommend review date



Likelihood

• Grade Likelihood as:– Rare– Unlikely– Possible– Likely– Almost certain



WHAT TO DO AFTER A RISK ANLYSIS

• Remove or reduce the risk• Avoid the risk• Accept the risk



REMOVE OR REDUCE THE RISK

• Preventive maintenance• Supervision• Implement new policies and procedures



REMOVE OR REDUCE THE RISK

• Train staff• Use personal protective equipment (PPE)



PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

• Check equipment for issues• Keep in working order to prevent issues from

arising• Regularly checks by staff



SUPERVISION

• Observing while something is being used• Gym Instructor always on the gym floor



IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Identifying a new way of handling problem• Can be because of unforeseen problem



TRAIN STAFF

• Staff trained in what to do• Specific to identified risks



USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT (PPE)

• Issuing of safety equipment– Staff– Clients



COMBINING THE METHODS TO REMOVE

OR REDUCE RISK

• Multiple methods can be required• Can be best way to reduce risk



AVOID THE RISK

• Taking something out of service• Must be signed• Disabled if required/possible



ACCEPT THE RISK

• Accepting risk is ok• If assessed and deemed low risk then it can be

accepted• This is not negligence



COMBINING ALL THREE

• The risk is identified, the equipment is immediately removed from use, an ‘out of order’ sign is placed on the equipment and

the power is turned off



COMBINING ALL THREE

• A risk analysis is carried out and it is decided that the risk is acceptable until the desired actions are taken, the ‘out of order’ sign is

removed from the treadmill and the power is turned on



COMBINING ALL THREE

• To fix the loose treadmill belt a new maintenance policy will be introduced where

the treadmills will receive weekly maintenance



COMBINING ALL THREE

• To ensure all staff knows how to do the maintenance on the treadmill, a staff-training

day will be held once every 3 months



WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY?

• Duty of care to colleagues • Duty of care to clients under your supervision• Not meeting this duty of care is negligence



WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY?

• Includes:– Conducting health assessments– Risk assessments on activities– Risk identification– Serviceability checks



DESIGNATED PERSONS

• Health and safety officers• Supervisors• Managers



HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICERS

• Large businesses will have OHS officers• Employed specifically to deal with OHS policy

and procedures



SUPERVISORS

• Immediate superior of an employee• First person to report to• Will have extra OHS duties• Usually not OHS delegate



MANAGERS

• Works above supervisors• Take OHS responsibilities• Will need to be involved at some level with

OHS issues and concerns



MANAGERS

• Example:– An employee identifies a risk– Employee reports risk to supervisor– Supervisor reports risk to health & safety officer



MANAGERS

• Example:– Health and safety officer deems and new policy on

dealing with risk is required



MANAGERS

• Example:– Health and safety officer informs manager of new

requirement with recommendations



MANAGERS

• Example:– Manager develops new policy and procedure– Manager informs supervisor of new policy and

procedure



MANAGERS

• Example– Supervisor trains employees on new policy and

procedure



ORGANISATIONAL POLICIES

• Dealing with:– Chemical handling– Emergency procedures– First aid– General maintenance



ORGANISATIONAL POLICIES

• Dealing with:– Hazard identification– Health and hygiene– Manual handling– Reporting procedures



EQUIPMENT DESIGN LIMITS

• Designed to do specific tasks• Shouldn’t be used outside of design limits• Breaches warranty



EQUIPMENT THAT MAY NEED MAINTAINANCE

• Includes:– Loose seats or handlebars on a bike– Loose treadmill belts– Deflated fit balls or bosu balls



EQUIPMENT THAT MAY NEED MAINTAINANCE

• Includes:– Scratching seats on a rowing machine– Squeaky cables on machine weights



HOW TO CHECK IF EQUIPMENT NEEDS

MAINTENANCE

• Serviceability checks used• Carried out by Gym Instructors on a regular

basis




MAINTENANCE

• It will tell a trainer:– If the equipment is working– If the equipment needs repairs– If the equipment is safe to use




MAINTENANCE

• Asks a range of questions• Requires Gym Instructor to inspect every

aspect• Requires formal sign and date



Exercise:

• SERVICEABILITY CHECKS



WHAT TO DO IF YOU CANNOT REPAIR

• Gym Instructor can’t repair all equipment• Limitations to ability• Warranty covering equipment



WHAT TO DO IF YOU CANNOT REPAIR

• Requirement to use recognised servicemen• Failure to do so breaches warranty• Is considered negligent



STORING OF MAINTENANCE

EQUIPMENT

• Ensures equipment can be used• Allows it to be found• Should be labeled or signed



COMMON SAFETY SIGNS

• Provide information • Very visual• Warnings • Common symbols and colours



COMMON SAFETY SIGNS

• Include– First aid– Wet floor– Danger high voltage



COMMON SAFETY SIGNS

• Include– No smoking– Poison substance– Flammable liquid



FIRST AID



WET FLOOR



DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE



NO SMOKING



POISON SUBSTANCE



FLAMMABLE LIQUID



EXERCISE:

• DRAW YOUR OWN SAFETY SIGN



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