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Occupational Health & Safety
Ambition in Action
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Aim of this training
/ Overview of the responsibilities for OH&S – particularly for Head Teachers
/ How and when to report incidents
/ Workers compensation and Return to work
/ Risk assessment and Plant & equipment
/ Chemical safety
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OH&S Responsibilities
/ Provide on-the-job training/ Ensure that training is delivered/ Allocate a budget for OH&S training/ Follow safe operating procedures (SOP)/ Check that SOPs are being followed/ Develop and review SOPs/ Develop a system for the development of standard
SOPs
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OH&S Responsibilities continued
/ Report accidents/ Conduct an accident investigation/ Review accident investigations/ Wear personal protective equipment/ Allocate budget for PPE/ Provide training in the use of PPE/ Implement a system for the use of PPE/ Consult with employees
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The role of the OH&S CommitteeTo keep under review the measures taken to
ensure health, safety and welfare of persons at the place of work (OHS Act: 18 (a))
When is it not OH&S?
The role of the MAS
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Incident Reporting
/ Hotline for employees
/ Student incidents (and other non-employees)
/ WorkCover ‘Serious’ incidents
/ Emergency response guidelines
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Serious Incidents/ Fatality/ Serious injury such as: limb amputated, life support system,
unconscious, trapped in machinery or in a confined space, serious burns
/ Immediate threat to life such as major damage to machinery or buildings or the collapse of an excavation
/ TAFE Institute report within 2 hours by email to SI Manager, Institute Executive Services
Non-disturbance/ The area immediately around the incident must not be
disturbed, except to assist an injured person
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Workers Compensation Provisional Liability
Weekly payments can be made without admitting liability for the claim
Reasonable ExcuseThe insurer can only refuse to commence provisional weekly compensation payments, where it has one of the reasonableexcuses prescribed by WorkCover
Acceptance or Decline of claimOnly the insurer can determine liability for a workers compensation claim
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Return-to-work
The definition of “Suitable duties” is
Employment in work for which the worker is suited, having regard to the following:
/ The nature of the worker’s incapacity and pre-injury employment
/ The worker’s age, education, skills and work experience
/ The details of any physical restrictions given on the medical certificate supplied by the treating doctor
/ Suitable duties must be productive and meaningful (not token), and not demeaning to the worker.
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Risk assessment
/ What is a hazard?
/ Something which may cause harm
/ How do we measure the risk?
/ Likelihood
/ Consequence
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Risk Controls (Hierarchy)
/ Eliminate
/ Substitute
/ Isolate
/ Engineer
/ Administrate
/ PPE
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Plant and equipment
/ Guarding
/ Safe Operating Procedures
/ PPE
/ Maintenance
/ Training
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Chemical Safety
/ Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
/ MSDS Registers
/ Hazardous Substance Registers
/ Safe Operating Procedures
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MSDS Contents/ Section 1: Chemical Product and Company Identification/ Section 2: Hazards Identification/ Section 3: Composition/Information on Ingredients/ Section 4: First Aid Measures/ Section 5: Fire Fighting Measures/ Section 6: Accidental Release Measures/ Section 7: Handling and Storage/ Section 8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection/ Section 9: Physical and Chemical Properties/ Section 10: Chemical Stability and Reactivity Information/ Section 11: Toxicological Information/ Section 12: Ecological Information/ Section 13: Disposal Considerations/ Section 14: Transportation Information/ Section 15: Regulatory Information/ Section 16: Other Information
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Summary
/ OH&S responsibilities
/ Incident reporting
/ Workers compensation & return to work
/ Risk assessment
/ Plant and equipment
/ Chemical safety
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… and there’s more
/ SydNet
/ OH&S Training Calendar
/ Employee Assistance Program
/ Office habits
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OH&S Services team
A/Manager – Felicia HarrisOH&S Coordinator/Occupational Hygienist –
Ivars BerzinsOH&S Officer – Lea PerfrementOH&S Officer – Paul NolanClerical Support Officer – Natasha BushEmail: @SI OHS Services
