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Page 1: OHS INDUCTION for ILP Students Faculty of Medicine Monday 19 th May 2008 Presented by Richard Szczepanski.

OHS INDUCTION forOHS INDUCTION forILP StudentsILP Students

Faculty of MedicineFaculty of MedicineMonday 19Monday 19thth May 2008 May 2008

Presented byPresented byRichard SzczepanskiRichard Szczepanski

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Today’s Topics• What is the OHS & Workers Compensation Unit? • Why should we be concerned about Occupational

Health & Safety (OHS)? • What are our OHS Responsibilities? • Where to get OHS information & help• A systematic way of managing OHS – UNSW’s

OHSMS• OHS statistics – accidents do happen• Why and How to Report Incidents and Hazards• Risk Management – What is it?• Hazards we may face – identifying them• How can I find out more – OHS training

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Introduction to theIntroduction to theOHS&WC UnitOHS&WC Unit

Worker’sCompensation

OccupationalHealth & Safety

http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohs/ohs_home.html http://www.hr.unsw.edu.uau/ohswc/Workerscomp.html

http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohswc_home.html

INSURANCE

OHS&WC

https://www.fin.unsw.edu.au/secure/unsw_staffperm/rmuinsurance.html

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Raison d’être OHS

• Everyone expects to leave their workplace in the same condition as when they arrived

• Illness & injury will prevent achievement of your goals and UNSW’s goals

• UNSW self-insurer requirements for workers compensation

• Legislative compliance - self regulation doesn’t work

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Your OHS Responsibilities

• Avoid or Eliminate Hazards & Minimize Risks

• Responsibility Towards Others• Being Informed• Proper Use of Safety Devices• Emergency Preparedness• Following All UNSW OHS Policies,

Procedures & Instructions

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Where to go for help!

• Your Supervisor• Your Representative on OHS Committee• OHS&WC Unit - ext 51565

• Faculty/ Divisional OHS CoordinatorsOther Areas That May Be of Help:• Facilities Zone Managers • Human Resources• Equity and Diversity• Organisation & Staff Development Services• Risk Management Unit

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OHS&WC7

UNSW OHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OHSMS)

http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohs/ohsm

s.htmlCOMMITMENTCOMMITMENT AND POLICYAND POLICY

PLANNINGPLANNINGREVIEW AND CONTINUOUSREVIEW AND CONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENTIMPROVEMENT

CONSULTATION CONSULTATION

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

MEASUREMENT AND MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATIONEVALUATION

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OHS Management System

OHS Strategic

Framework

OHS Policy

OHS Responsibility, Authority

& Accountabilit

y

OHS Risk Management Program

Document & Record

Management

OHS Training

Specific Hazards

Management

Emergency Preparednes

s & Response

Consultation Structure & Processes

Other Consultation

Processes

Inspection, Testing & Monitoring

Health Surveillance

OHSMS Auditing

Planning for OHS Risk

Management

Design Control

Purchasing & Acquisition

Emergency Preparedness

Research Design

Legislation

Monitoring UNSW OHS Strategic

Framework

OHSMS Review

COMMITTMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION IMPLEMENTATION MEASUREMENT REVIEW

1 2 3 4 5 6

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.1

3.2

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.4

5.1

5.2

5.3

6.1

6.2

Planning for OHSMS

Implementation

2.0

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The OHSMS follows a simple WHY, WHAT, HOW format:

• Procedures• Tools• Checklists• Forms

WHAT - What has the University put in place to meet this requirement?

WHY - Why are we required to do this?

HOW - How do you implement this requirement?

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148 150 152

109 112 101

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

JourneyNon-Journey

181 183 188

138148

122

Occupational Health & Safety Statistics 2002 – November 2007

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TYPES OF CLAIMS – 2005 – November 2007

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STUDENT INCIDENTS 2005 @INCIDENT TYPE FREQUENCY

ENVIRONMENT

Hit/Hit by Object

53 (15%) Lab/Non-Lab

Slips/Trips/Falls 16 (12%) Lab/Non-Lab

Muscular 8 (25%) Lab/Non-Lab

Overuse 1 (0%) Lab/Non-Lab

Chemical Exposure

24 (17%) Lab

Vehicle Accident

2 (0%) Non-Lab

Mental Stress 0 (0%) Lab/Non-Lab

Biological/Animal

5 (40%) Lab

Needlestick 4 (75%) Lab

Total 132 (17.5%)(%) Percent attributed to Medicine Average or higher incidence

Reported Student Incidents

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2003 2004 2005

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Some Incidents at UNSW

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Incidents & InjuriesCommon Factors

Combination of factorsTaking shortcuts

Inexperience (lack of training, inadequate assessment of hazards and risks)

Over familiarity leads to overlooking of hazards

Inadequate PPCE

Working alone increases risk

Poor supervision

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UNSW Incident / Illness Reporting Requirements -

Internal • All incidents involving UNSW staff, students or

UNSW property must be reported to your Supervisor & OHS&WC Unit• The injured person completes incident details on the

first half of UNSW Accident form (OHS02)

• The supervisor must complete the second half of the form including causes & future prevention. (OHS02)

http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohs/ohs_forms_checklists.html

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Reporting Occupational Health

Symptoms & Injuries at Work• Report symptoms as soon as possible

• Complete OHS02 form• Contact the OHS&WC Unit:

– Staff with a work injury/illness should contact UNSW’s workers’ compensation claims officer (ph 9385 2722)

– Students with an injury arising from UNSW activities should contact Insurance Claims Officer (ph 9385 1980)http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/

ohswc_home.html

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Hazard Reporting Hazard Reporting RequirementsRequirements

•All identified hazards must be

reported to your Supervisor and

to the OHS&WC Unit.

•The person identifying the

hazard completes Part A of the

UNSW Hazard Report Form

OHS001.

•The supervisor must complete

Part B of the form including

corrective action and/or referral

to another Unit.

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Risk Management

• Identify the Hazard• Assess the Risk• Eliminate or Control the hazard

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Hazard Checklist

LAB LAB LAB/NON-LAB

CryogensUV/X-ray/Laser

RadiationRepetitive Movement

Asphyxiation Ionising Radiation Heavy Objects

Hypothermia Flammable SubstanceMoving/Flying

Objects

Hot Liquids Corrosive Substance Fall

Explosion Toxic Substance Ergonomic

Breakage/Sharps

Exposure to Infection Aggressive Client

Spill or Splash Animal Bite Stress

Ignition Sources

Working Alone Electrocution

Vacuum/Pressure

Fatigue Fire

Noise Dust Weather

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Risk Assessment & Control Risk Assessment & Control CourseCourse

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http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohswc_home.html

Hazard/incident reporting

Forms &checklists

OHSMS

Procedures

Training

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The Least You Should Know• The University has an OHS & Workers Compensation

Unit• UNSW has a system for managing OHS• Everyone has some OHS responsibilities• OHS consultation is via UNSW OHS committees & reps• You can access further OHS training free of charge• The Risk Assessment Process is: identifying hazards,

assessing OHS risks and controlling those risks• Remember where to get OHS information – supervisor

first• Report all OHS hazards and incidents• We can all be exposed to manual handling, ergonomic

& electrical hazards in our work

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Thank youThank you

Questions? Questions?