OHS RISK MANAGEMENT

1. OHS RISK MANAGEMENT Written by Tony Vinckx

2. Occupational Health and Safety Legislation The legislation imposes a general Duty of Care onemployers. It also imposes specific duties on employers to safeguard the health and safety of their employees and others, and on employees to safeguard their own safety and the safety of others (ACT Sects 37, 40); A.C.T. Act, 1989 Amended 5 August 2004

3. Duties of Employers in relation to employees • Duty of Care: “An employer must take all reasonablypracticable steps to protect the health and safety and welfare at work of the employer’s employees (ACT section 37(1)). • Failure to Manage Risks is a clear contravention of reasonably practicable.

4. Duties of employers continued… • To provide employees information, instruction, training and supervision (ACT 37 2d); • To monitor employees and workplace conditions (ACT 37 2g); • Maintain employee health and safety records (ACT 37 2h); • Provide appropriate medical and first aid services (ACT 37 2i); • Provide time off for OH&S training (ACT 61f); • Supervisors to respond to threat of health and safety (ACT sect 72). • Must notify the Registrar (ACT WorkCover) of accidents and dangerous occurrences (ACT sect 204);

5. So… Why is Risk Management Important?

6. It’s Your Health, Safety & Welfare! BUT… How else is it important in your workplace? • It’s Law. • $$$ Cost $$$ • Direct: Compensation & Rehabilitation • Indirect: Absent Workers, Loss of Experience, Retraining, Lower Productivity, etc.

7. Unresolved and ignored OH&S issues: • Cause/Result: • DEATH • INJURY • DISEASE • ILLNESS • DAMAGED EQUIPMENT • DISRUPTION TO PRODUCTION • TENSION / LOW MORALE

8. Resolving OH&S issues • Leads to: • Health & safety for all groups exposed; • Workplace welfare is increased & therefore security; • Investment in OH&S will seen by employees; builds harmony & leads to productive and happy workplaces.

9. Risk Management • Identify Hazard • Assess Risk • Control Risk • Review and Monitor

10. What is the Risk?

11. 6 Hazard Groups • PHYSICAL • MECHANICAL • ERGONOMIC • BIOLOGICAL • CHEMICAL • PSYCHOSOCIAL

12. Physical Includes: • Floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, falling objects, slippery surfaces, • Manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling, restraining), • Excessively loud and prolonged noise, vibration, • Fire, heat and cold, radiation, • Poor lighting, • Ventilation, air quality.

13. Physical (Manual handling)

14. Physical (Slip, Property Damage)

15. Physical (Noise)

16. Physical (Sharp Edges)

17. Physical (Air Quality)

18. Physical (Confined Spaces)

19. Mechanical Includes: • Electricity, • machinery, equipment, • pressure vessels, • dangerous goods, • fork lifts, cranes, hoists.

20. Mechanical(Electrical)

21. Mechanical (Electrical)

22. Mechanical (Lifts)

23. Ergonomic Includes: • Work Posture, • Use of equipment, • Systems of Work, • Design of Work Systems.

24. Chemical Includes Chemical Substances such as: • Acids or Poisons and those that could lead to fire or explosion, • Cleaning agents • Dusts and fumes from various processes such as welding Regulated by the Dangerous Substances Act 2004

25. Biological Includes : • Sharps, • Bodily Fluids, • Bacteria, Viruses, • Mould, Mildew, • Insects, Vermin, Animals.

26. Psychosocial Includes : • Workplace Stressors arising out of a variety of sources, • Stress, • Bullying, • Occupational Violence, • Harassment, • Discrimination.

27. Risk Management process

28. Risk Analysis and Evaluation

29. Hierarchy of Controls ELIMINATE SUBSTITUTE/ MODIFY ISOLATE ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

30. Review and Monitor • Review – Is the Control effective in reducing the Risk? • Has the Control created a new Risk? • Is consultation/training required for staff to implement the new control? • Monitor Workplace Conditions.

31. Thank you for your time