Transcript SkillsTech Australia Presentation

SkillsTech Australia
SkillsTech Australia Safety System
Be aware of it – Take care of it
About SkillsTech
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Australia
Formed in 2006 - Queensland Skills Plan
TAFE Qld Trade Training Institute
Over 70 apprenticeship and pre and post trade programs
20,000 students enrolled
700 staff – half of which are teachers
Zero Harm Leadership Program
Health and Safety Motto: Be Aware of it – Take care of it
Health and Safety Team: 2 WHSOs and a WHS Consultant
Our health and safety system foundation
Institute Director and Senior Executives model and promote
work health and safety
Organisational Health support, tools and resources
Financial investment
What’s our reason?
WHS site
Everyone returning safely to family and
friends at the end of the day
Whole of Institute awareness of, and
engagement with, health and safety
management
Individual management of health and safety
– everyone’s right and responsibility
Where we started
Consulted with:
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Senior Management
Organisational Health
Health and Safety Representatives
Staff focus groups
Other TAFE Institutes
Identified primary staff categories and inherent risk and associated responsibilities
and accountabilities:
o Senior Executives
o Middle Managers
o Teachers (training activities account for 80% of STA risk)
o Facilities and Maintenance staff
o Administration areas
o Students
Just tell me what I have to do!
WHS and WRC Responsibilities and Accountabilities Matrix link
Need to keep it simple!
5 primary responsibilities – High 5s
o Senior Executives
o Middle Managers
o Teachers
o Facilities and Maintenance staff
o Administration areas
Keeping it simple!
Senior Executive
Managers
Facilities
Office-based staff
H&S Reps
Students
1
Plan
6
Monitor
and Review
2
Budget
High 5s
5
Information
& Training
3
Manager
Support
4
Consult
Planning
Plan
High 5s
Budget
Budgeting
High 5s
Procurement
Maintenance
PPE
Training,
Professional
Development
Manager Support
High 5s
Manager
Support
Communicating and Consulting
High 5s
Consult
Team visits
by the WHS
Team
WHS
Operational
Committees
WHS
Management
Committee
TAFE Qld
WHS
Reference
Group
Information and Training
WHS Site
High 5s
Info and
Training
Information and Training
Other information sources
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Policies and Procedures
WHS Committees
Posters
Training and PD
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Biannual needs analysis
Built into Workforce
Development Plan
Wellness programs
Information and Training
Weekly Safety Share
Lead and Lag Reporting
Monitor
& Review
High 5s
Monitoring and Reviewing
WHS Performance Monitoring, Reporting and Review
From
Planning
Consideration
for inclusion on
the Strategic
Risk Register
Monitoring, reporting, reviewing, improving
Institute Director and Senior Executive Team
Operational Plans (WHS component)
Safety Action Plan
Quarterly Performance Reviews with SET
(Director)
Safety Action Plan Review
(Strategic WHS Committee)
6 monthly risk assessment by business
area (QF202)
(Managers)
General environment audit
(WHS Officers)
Monthly inspections
· Systems (Managers)
(QF131A, B, C)
· Environment (HSR/WHSO)
(QF131D, E, F)
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Team Systems and Environment
Audits
(WHS Officers)
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WHS
Institute WHS Committee
JSEA’s (QF394) (Teachers)
Daily inspections (QF395) (Teachers)
Pre-Op Checks (Teachers and Facilities)
Local WHS Committees
WHS Risk Register
Achievements
Reduction in injuries
2012 DETE WHS Award Winner
43
31
60
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78
Student
Incidents
2010-2011 Total
48
Staff
Incidents
2011-2012 Total
2012-2013 Total
External Audit
4 = Meets all essential and some key best practice criteria which identifies effective planning, implementation and/or communication
5 = Meets all essential and best practice criteria in guidance
WHS Policy
5
Management responsibility
4
Planning processes
4
Consultation
4
Reviewing WHS performance
4
Reporting
4