Transcript Provision of personal protective equipment to labour hire

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Toolbox presentation:
Provision of PPE to
labour hire workers
October 2006
What is labour hire?
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Labour hire organisation provides workers to another
(client) company to carry out work for that employer
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Agreement for supply of workers
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Contract of employment exists between labour hire
company and worker
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No contract of employment exists between client company
and worker
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Duty of care — labour hire industry
Duty to ensure labour hire workers:
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are not exposed to hazards
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receive adequate information, instruction and training
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are supervised
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are provided with necessary personal protective clothing
and equipment at no cost to the worker
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Who is responsible for
the safety and health of labour hire workers?
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Both labour hire company and host employer have same
general duty of care over areas they exercise control
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Duties of host employer and labour hire company may
overlap – this does not mean responsibility can be shifted
from one party to the other
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If required, provision of PPE should be negotiated and
agreed upon before the contract commences
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Exercise of control
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Although labour hire company does not have day-to-day
control of work at mine site, it still has responsibilities and
exercises control over certain matters
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Labour hire company sending worker to a workplace
ought to be aware of:
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type of work expected to be undertaken
basic PPE requirements (e.g. boots or safety glasses)
Where task requires specific PPE of a technical nature
(e.g. PPE for handling particular chemicals), these may be
matters that are beyond company’s control
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Example — safety boots
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Risks of foot injuries are known
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Injuries can be severe
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Risk can be mitigated by wearing safety footwear
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Footwear is readily available and designed to be
specifically suitable to address risk
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Provision of safety boots
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Where an employee is only required to do work that
requires safety boots for a short period of time:
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risk of injury is the same
employee cannot lawfully be exposed to hazard despite shortterm nature of work
Onus is on employer to provide the boots at no expense
to employee:
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when an employee commences work
if, in the period of the worker’s employment, boots need to be
replaced to do the work
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