Transcript Participate in Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare

Participate in Occupational
Health, Safety & Welfare 1
Health and Safety in your Work
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Every year around 50,000 South
Australians are injured, become ill or even
die as a result of inadequate or ignored
safety measures in the workplace
What are some of the consequences of
work related injury or disease?
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Pain and suffering
Permanent disability or death
Loss of earnings
Psychological effects
Inability to resume occupation
Disruption to social & recreational activities
Adverse effect on family / dependents
OHS&W Legislation
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The Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act
1986.
OHS&W Regulations.
Approved Codes of Practice.
Codes of Practice.
Guidelines.
Australian Standards.
The OHS&W act places a general duty of
care on every person in the workplace.
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Employers
Employees
Self Employed
Occupiers
Designers
Manufacturers
All persons
Responsible officers
OH&S Legislation covers anyone who is working
full-time
part time
permanent
temporary
casual
Includes home-based workers & volunteers who work in
connection with a trade or business.
The Occupational Health, Safety
and Welfare Act, 1986
Sets out the general requirements for protecting health
and safety in the workplace.
The Act makes it clear that everyone who may affect
health or safety at work has a part to play in protecting
it.
Duty of Care
The OHS&W Act places a general duty of care on
EVERY person in the workplace.
The duty of care establishes the responsibilities of
employers, employees and any other person who
contributes to the circumstances in which work is
performed
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Negligence
Failure to meet the duty of care provisions, which
results in an injury, is negligence
Employers Duty of Care
An employer has a legal responsibility to make sure
that your health and safety is not harmed while you
are at work
Employers must, so far as is
reasonably practicable:
provide and maintain a safe working environment and safe systems
of work
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provide and maintain machinery, equipment, appliances,
implements, tools and substances in a safe condition
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provide adequate facilities such as toilets, meal areas and first aid
services (as prescribed in the regulations)
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provide information, instruction, training and supervision as are
necessary to ensure that each employee is safe from injury and
risks to health
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monitor working conditions at any workplace that is under the
employer's management control
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monitor the health, safety and welfare of employees in so far that
it is relevant to the prevention of work-related injuries
Employers Duties continued…..
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keep records of work-related injuries of employees
advise employees where they can go with enquiries or complaints
about health and safety matters
provide information to employees, in appropriate languages,
about health and safety in the workplace
ensure employees receive proper information, instruction and
training before commencing any new work
provide managers and supervisors with information, instruction
and training to ensure employees under their management or
supervision are safe from injuries and risks to health
ensure employees who are inexperienced in the performance of
any hazardous work receive the necessary supervision
ensure any accommodation, eating, recreational or other facility
provided for the benefit of employees while at work, or in
connection with the performance of work, is maintained in a safe
and healthy condition.
Employees Duty of Care
You must take accountability for
your own health and safety at work.
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Employees must take reasonable care to protect their own health
and safety, and the health and safety of others that may be
affected by their actions or omissions at work.
Employees' responsibility for health and safety only extends to
things that they have control over. However, they must cooperate
with their employer in ensuring health and safety in the
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workplace
Employees' responsibilities continued…
In particular, employees must:
 use equipment provided to protect health and safety
 follow reasonable instructions the employer gives on
health and safety
 ensure alcohol or another drug does not affect them so
that they may endanger themselves or others.
 Actively participating in ensuring health and safety means
taking positive steps to have health and safety problems
resolved.
 If employees believe work is unsafe, health and safety
instructions are unreasonable or arrangements intended
to protect health and safety are not effective, they should
report these problems and take appropriate action to
protect themselves.
Duty of Care - Others
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The duty of care establishes the responsibilities of
employers, employees……..
and any other person who contributes to the
circumstances in which work is performed.
Duties of building designers
Duties of building owners
Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of plant
Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of substances