The most precious commodity in your organisation?

The most precious commodity in your organisation?

The most precious commodity in your organisation?

IT’S YOU… The Employee!

Under law organisations must have systems in place to protect their employees, sub contractors & visitors against harm or injury.

Under law organisations must have systems in place to protect their employees, sub contractors & visitors against harm or injury.

What does this mean?

Under law organisations must:

Under law organisations must:• provide safe plant and systems of work

Under law organisations must:• provide safe plant and systems of work• identify potential risks & manage those risks

Under law organisations must:• provide safe plant and systems of work• identify potential risks & manage those risks• continually audit systems & procedures

to ensure continuous improvement & best practice is maintained

Under law organisations must:• provide safe plant and systems of work• identify potential risks & manage those risks• continually audit systems & procedures

to ensure continuous improvement & best practice is maintained

• provide written procedures & instructions to ensure safe systems of work

Under law organisations must:• ensure compliance with legislative

requirements & current industry standards

Under law organisations must:• ensure compliance with legislative

requirements & current industry standards• provide information, instruction, training &

supervision to employees, contractors& customers to ensure their safety.

Under law employees must:• Take reasonable care for their own

health & safety

Under law employees must:• Take reasonable care for their own

health & safety• And of any other person who may

be affected by what they do & what they may fail to do.

To make a HUGE impact on safety in your workplace. Identify:

To make a HUGE impact on safety in your workplace. Identify:• Possible Hazards

To make a HUGE impact on safety in your workplace. Identify:• Possible Hazards• “Near Miss” Risks

To make a HUGE impact on safety in your workplace. Identify:• Possible Hazards• “Near Miss” Risksand report them to your manager, supervisor, site contact person orOHS Representative.

A recent study has shown that there is a direct correlation between near miss risks and the occurrence of serious accidents causing injury or death in the workplace

For every serious or major injury there are…

For every serious or major injury there are…• 10 minor injuries

For every serious or major injury there are…• 10 minor injuries• 30 incidents of property damage

For every serious or major injury there are…• 10 minor injuries• 30 incidents of property damage• & 600 incidents that could have

resulted in injury or property damage but didn’t …

For every serious or major injury there are…• 10 minor injuries• 30 incidents of property damage• & 600 incidents that could have

resulted in injury or property damage but didn’t … “Near Misses”

For every serious or major injury there are…

600 signposts along the way

indicating that it could occur!

Whether you are a Manager, a Supervisor, an Employee or a Sub Contractor…

Whether you are a Manager, a Supervisor, an Employee or a Sub Contractor…

We all have a role to play in ensuring our workplace is safe!

Whether you are a Manager, a Supervisor, an Employee or a Sub Contractor…

We all have a role to play in ensuring our workplace is safe!

Consultation is the mechanism to support full involvement

Consultation includes:

Consultation includes:• Discussing issues on the workplace floor

Consultation includes:• Discussing issues on the workplace floor • Meetings of health & safety committees

Consultation includes:• Discussing issues on the workplace floor • Meetings of health & safety committees• The exchange of information & ideas

about risks to health and safety

Consultation includes:• Discussing issues on the workplace floor • Meetings of health & safety committees• The exchange of information & ideas

about risks to health and safety It is an offence for an employer to

discriminate against an employee for raising such issues!

A Planned Hazard Management Program involving:

A Planned Hazard Management Program involving:• hazard identification

A Planned Hazard Management Program involving:• hazard identification• assessment

A Planned Hazard Management Program involving:• hazard identification• assessment • & implementation of control measures

A Planned Hazard Management Program involving:• hazard identification• assessment • & implementation of control measures is essential if injuries & illness are

to be reduced in your workplace

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost• Some will only be fixed through significant changes to:

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost• Some will only be fixed through significant changes to:– the way you do the work

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost• Some will only be fixed through significant changes to:– the way you do the work– the equipment used or

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost• Some will only be fixed through significant changes to:– the way you do the work– the equipment used or – layout of the workplace

• Many hazards will be able to be controlledimmediately & may involve little or no cost• Some will only be fixed through significant changes to:– the way you do the work– the equipment used or – layout of the workplace

What are some examples of these in your workplace?

It is essential that your hazard management program be monitored & evaluated.

It is essential that your hazard management program be monitored & evaluated. WHY ?

It is essential that your hazard management program be monitored & evaluated. WHY ? • Ensures the controls you have

implemented are working

It is essential that your hazard management program be monitored & evaluated. WHY ? • Ensures the controls you have

implemented are working• Provides valuable feedback on the program’s effectiveness

Please remember…

Please remember…

NO JOB is so important or so urgent that it can’t be done safely!!