Staff Induction Occupational Health and Safety Nick Giles OHS Manager

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