Staff Induction Occupational Health and Safety Nick Giles

Staff Induction Occupational Health and Safety Nick Giles OHS Manager

Attitudes to Being Injured l Bad luck l Fate l Injuries are caused by being careless l Haven’t been injured before so unlikely to happen in the future l Most people think it wont happen to them l OHS Says that every injury is preventable

OHS Policy l Vision Australia will provide and maintain, a safe and healthy workplace for all staff, volunteers, clients, visitors and contractors.

OHS Legislation Duties of the employer l Provide a safe work place l Provide and maintain safe plant / equipment l Arranging safe systems of work when working with plant and substances l Provide adequate facilities for the welfare of employees l Provide such information, instruction, training and supervision to employees to enable the employees to work in a safe manner

OHS Legislation l l Duties of the employee Take reasonable care for your own safety the safety of others. Co-operate with the employer on OHS. Not wilfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health safety or welfare l Not wilfully place at risk the health or safety of any person at the workplace.

Issue Resolution Procedure Identified safety issue Tell your manager Tell your safety rep OHS Committee / Team Meeting Ask OHS Dept for help Call regulator (Worksafe, Workcover, WHS) Resolved

Reporting Hazards and Incidents l We cant fix it if we don’t know about it l We have a no blame attitude towards reporting l Identifies trends l Reporting hazards – fix the hazard before it causes an injury Please - Report, Report!

Safety Hazards in Your Workplace l Manual handling – lifting, pushing, pulling, postures, ergonomics Injuries to the back, neck, shoulder, joints l Slip / Trip / Fall – all people are prone to this l Driving – a lot of VA staff are on the road l Impacts – people running into things

What’s Wrong with This Picture l Identify what is wrong with the picture? l How could this be done safely?

Safety Resources l Incident / Hazard Report l OHS documents on the intranet l OHS Representative / Facilities / Information Services Group / OHS Manager l Other staff l Protective equipment

Take Care for People Who are Blind or of Low Vision l Walk slowly around the workplace l Take care when moving around corners – take a wide path l Take care when moving through doorways l Doors should be fully open or fully closed l Push chairs in

Contractors l All trade and maintenance contractors must report to facilities before beginning work

Standards l Have your own standards, if others are working unsafely – doesn’t mean you have to l Please help us to achieve a high standard of safety at Vision Australia

Induction Tasks to be Completed l Local Induction – Induction Checklist Where are the fire escapes Who is the OHS Rep, first aider, warden Where is the hazard / incident report form Local safe work procedures Manual handling aids

If You Are Injured l Seek first aid l Notify your manager / supervisor l Complete an incident report Worker’s Compensation Claim l OHS will help you with the claim process

Return to Work l The modern approach is to get the injured staff member back to work as soon as possible l We can find duties suitable for your medical condition l Slowly increase your hours / days until you’re back to normal