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Duty to consult

Share information with anyone likely to be directly affected by a work health and safety matter – and give them the opportunity to express their views and contribute to any decisions relating to the matter.

Take their views into account and let them know the outcome of consultation in a timely manner.

You must also consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with other individuals and organisations – and any health and safety representative (HSR) – who have a duty in relation to the same matter,

Establish consultation arrangements that best suit the needs of your workers, be it regular toolbox talks or scheduled meetings with their HSR or health and safety committee (HSC).

You must consult when:

identifying hazards and assessing risks

making decisions about ways to eliminate or control risks, and workplace facilities

proposing changes that may affect the health and safety of workers

making decisions about consulting procedures, resolving safety issues, monitoring workers’ health and conditions, and providing information and training.

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Module One - WHS Legislative Requirements

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Module One - WHS Legislative Requirements

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Module 2 - Identify Construction Hazards and Control Measures

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Module 2 - Identify Construction Hazards and Control Measures

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Module 3  - WHS Communication, Reporting and Incident Response

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Module 3  - WHS Communication, Reporting and Incident Response

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A Mandatory Sign is a must when you have an instruction that has to be followed. You'll recognise these by a white symbol or pictogram within a blue circle on a white background.

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Emergency Information Signs. Emergency Signs indicate the nearest location of, or directions to emergency related facilities (Exits, First Aid, Safety equipment etc.). Features a white symbol and/or text on a green background.

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Danger signs will warn of hazardous and dangerous situations that could be life threatening.

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Prohibition Signs. A prohibition sign is a safety sign prohibiting behaviour likely to cause a risk to health and safety. These health & safety signs are required to be red show only what or who is forbidden. Prohibition safety signs generally depicted a black safety symbol in a red circle with a diagonal cross through

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Persons Conducting Business or Undertaking [PCBU]

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The primary purpose of the health and safety representative (HSR) role is to represent members of a work group in health and safety matters. Other powers and functions are: Investigating complaints from work group members. Representing members of your work group in work health and safety issues.

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We are New South Wales’ workplace health and safety regulator. We offer advice on improving work health and safety, provide licences and registration for potentially dangerous work, investigate workplace incidents and enforce work health and safety laws in NSW.

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Rights and Responsibilities of an Employee | How to fulfil this requirement | Where a breach might occur
employees must take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and othersemployees must cooperate with employers in their efforts to comply with occupationalhealth and safety requirementsemployees must not interfere with or misuse things provided for the health, safety orwelfare of persons at workemployees must not obstruct attempts to give aid or attempts to prevent serious risk tothe health and safety of a person at workemployees must not refuse a reasonable request to assist in giving aid or preventing arisk to health and safety employees must not disrupt workplace by creating false health or safety fears. |   |
Rights & Responsibilities of an Employer | How to fulfil this requirement | Where a breach might occur
maintain places of work under their control in a safe condition, and ensure safe entrancesand exitsmake arrangements to ensure the safe handling, storage and transport of plant andsubstancesprovide and maintain systems of work and work environments that are safe and withoutrisks to healthprovide information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the healthand safety of employeesprovide adequate facilities for the welfare of employeesmust not require employees to pay for anything done or provided to meet specificrequirements made under the Act or Regulationmust consult with employees about OHS matters to enable them to contribute todecisions affecting their health, safety and welfare ensure the health and safety of visitors or people working who are not employees. |   |

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Code of Practice
Australian Standard
Persons Conducting Business or Undertaking [PCBU]
Due Diligence
Duty of Care
Duty to Consult
Safe Work Method Statement
PPE
Signage

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a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others.

"employers have a duty of care to their employees"

Employers have a duty of care to their employees, which means that they should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure their health, safety and wellbeing.
Duty of care
You must ensure that:

the work environment, systems of work, machinery and equipment are safe and properly maintained

chemicals are used, handled and stored safely

adequate workplace facilities are available

information, training, instruction and supervision are provided

workers’ health and workplace conditions are monitored

any accommodation you provide to your workers is  safe.

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Bill is walking around the back stage in the dark during the performance. He couldn’t see where he was heading. While he was walking he trap on some cable and fall forward hitting his head on top  an sharp object.

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Scenario: Daryl part of staff was helping out on the side stage not knowing that there were uncovered wires on the a puddle. He carries a tall object, so tall that he couldn't see what is in form of him. Daryl is approaching the puddle.
Risk:
Electrocuted by the puddle
Tripping on the wire.

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Lifting Heavy Objects- consider the following;

actions and movements

working posture and position when lifting

duration and frequency of manual handling

location of loads and the distances moved

characteristics of the load.

Practical Advice for Manual Handling
Lifting

Bend at the knees and keep back straight.

Balance with one foot slightly forward.

Hold the object firmly at the base and sides.

Keep the load close to your body.

Keep your back straight, head up, chin in, and lift with your legs.

Always look in the direction you wish to travel, and avoid sudden movements.

Manual Handling

Heavy items should be carried by two people.

Lighten loads by separating into smaller quantities.

Prevent muscle strain and fatigue by:

warming up before working

allocating time for rest breaks

allowing time to get used to the job.

Extremely heavy items should be moved using lifting aids, such as:

a trolley

forklift

automatic lifting device.

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- WHS local representative
The primary purpose of the health and safety representative (HSR) role is to represent members of a work group in health and safety matters. Other powers and functions are: Investigating complaints from work group members. Representing members of your work group in work health and safety issues.
- Work over Inspector
The role of a SafeWork NSW inspector is to ensure our regulatory approaches promote a competitive, confident and protected NSW. Our responsibilities include: issuing licences and registration for potentially dangerous work. ... where necessary, enforcing WHS, workers compensation and explosives laws in NSW.

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They are a small group of employees and managers within a workplace.
This group represent all workers and levels of authority.
They meet to discuss WHS issues relevant to their workplace such as;
- procedures
- policies
- changes in regulations
- ways to improve safety
- reporting incidents

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A risk managemnt plan is often a table mapping the following information;
- hazards
- the severity of risk
- control measures
- persons responsible

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All personal in the workplace are responsible for the WHS of others.
Employers also have a duty of assesing risk within the workplace they manage.
Thus they will conduct a risk management assesment in the form of a risk management plan.

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How likely is it to happen?

It could happen any time - very likely

It could happen sometime - likely

It could happen but very rarely – unlikely

It could happen but probably never happen – very unlikely

How bad is it likely to be?

Kill or cause permanent injury

Cause long term illness or serious injury

Cause someone to need medical attention

Cause someone to need first aid

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Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) & Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW).

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Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) & Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW).

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These two Acts work together to establish a workplace injury management and workers compensation system. They provide for the treatment and management of injuries as well as the rehabilitation that may follow injuries. This includes vocational as well as medical rehabilitation. It also provides injured workers with income support while they are incapacitated.

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Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2001 (NSW)

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Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2001 (NSW)

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These regulations are designed to support the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000. It aims to reduce the incidence of workplace injury and disease. The regulations contain provision for the establishment of OHS committees, the identification of hazards by employers and defines the duties of people who control premises. It replaces the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983. Regulations provide a finer level of detail about how things are to be done.

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Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW)

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Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW)

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The aim of this Act is to secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work. It replaces the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983. The Act provides a legislative framework which takes into account new technologies and work practices. The Act provides the overarching policy of what is to be done.

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Completely remove any potential risk by elimiating the operation entirely

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substituting the system of work or machinery with something safer

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Enclose Or Isolate The Hazard through the use of guards or remote handling techniques.

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Design. Try to ensure that hazards are ‘designed out’ when new materials, equipment and work systems are being planned for the workplace.

Remove the hazard or Substitute less hazardous materials, equipment or substances.

Adopt A Safer Process. Alterations to tools, equipment or work systems can often make them much safer.

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Establish appropriate Administrative Procedures such as:

Job rotation to reduce exposure or boredom; or timing the job so that fewer workers are exposed;

Routine maintenance and housekeeping procedures; or

Training on hazards and correct work procedures.

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Provide suitable and properly maintained PPE Personal Protective Equipment and training in its use.

Examples of PPE are...