Transcript OHS CONSULTATION NSW

Risk Management
What is it?
Why it is so important?
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OHSMS
OHS Management System – AS/NZS 4801 (2001)
Principle 1: Commitment and policy
Principle 2: Planning
Principle 3: Implementation
Principle 4: Measurement and evaluation
Principle 5: Review and improvement
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OHS ACT 2000
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Employers are required to identify, assess
and eliminate or control all foreseeable
hazards in their workplaces
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There must be consultation between
employers and employees on matters
affecting health, safety and welfare
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Section 8
Duties relating to health, safety
& welfare at work.
General Duties
Duties of employers
An employer must ensure the health
safety and welfare of their employees
at the workplace
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Section 8 – Duty Extends to:
 A safe working environment
 Adequate facilities
 Access to / egress from the place of work
 An environment that is free from risks
 Appropriate medical and first aid services
 Information instruction training and supervision
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Section 8 – Duty extends to:
Duties of employers to others at workplace
Employer must ensure no one is exposed
to risk to health or safety arising from the
employer’s undertaking while they are at
the employer’s place of work; includes:
volunteers, visitors, contractors, delivery
personnel, students, clients
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Section 13
Duty of employer to consult
An employer must consult with the
employees to enable the employee to
contribute to making of decisions
affecting their health, safety and
welfare at work
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Section 20
Related Duties of Employees
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An employee must take reasonable care for the
health and safety of people who are at the
employer’s place of work and who may be
affected by the employee’s acts or omissions
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An employee must cooperate with the employer
or other persons to enable compliance with
requirements of the Act or Regulation imposed in
the interest of OHS
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Places of work - risk management &
other matters Chapter 2
It places obligations on employers to identify all
foreseeable hazards in the workplace, assess the
risks these hazards pose to health and safety and
to eliminate or control those risks
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Risk Control
Employer to eliminate risks; if this is not reasonably
practicable, control the risk to the fullest extent possible
When controlling risks, an employer must comply with the
specific risk controls set out in Chapters 4 to 8
Personal Protective Equipment should only be used to
minimise risks if there are no other practical ways to prevent
an injury or disease
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Systematic Management of
Health and Safety
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Systematic Management of OHS
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Policies
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Programs
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Procedures
- General
- Specific
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Principles of Risk Management
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Identify hazards
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Assess risks
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Control hazards if they cannot be eliminated
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Monitor, review and evaluate effectiveness of
controls
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Continuous Improvement in
OHS Systems
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OHSMS
OHS Management System – AS/NZS 4804 (2001)
Principle 1: Commitment and policy
Principle 2: Planning
Principle 3: Implementation
Principle 4: Measurement and evaluation
Principle 5: Review and improvement
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Continuous Improvement
OHS Management System Model of Continuous Improvement
(1) OHS Policy
(5) Management
Review
(4) Measurement
Evaluation
(2) Planning
(3) Implementation
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Workplace Audits
Internal:
Due Diligence Checklist
Workplace Audit Tool
External: Audits against AS/NZS 4801:2001
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Useful Tools
Workcover publications:
Due Diligence Checklist
Manual Handling Black spots- Community Services
Risk Management at Work
Safety Culture Survey
Standards:
AS/NZ ISO 31000: 2009 Risk Management- Principles & Guidelines
AS/NZS 4801: 2001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
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