Participate in Safe Work Practise Flashcards
Define Health:
the state of being free of illness or injury.
Define safety:
being protected from harm or risk.
Define security:
being free from danger.
The human cost of workplace injury:
The effect the accident has on the injured person. This can include the pain and trauma of being in the accident or incident and the resulting injury.
The social cost of workplace injury:
The impact if the workplace accident on the injured person’s family, whose lifestyle mat be temporarily or permanently altered as a result of the injury.
The economic cost of workplace injury:
Financial burdens imposed on the workplace, family and health system as a result of the injury.
The organisational cost of workplace injury:
Other employees may be required to take on a greater workload until another worker can be trained to replace the injured worker.
What is the employers responsibility in regards to work, health and safety:
It is the employer’s responsibility to provide protective clothing, training procedures and well-maintained equipment - duty of care
What is the workers responsibility in regards to work, health and safety:
it is the workers responsibility to wear protective clothing, conduct themselves in accordance with their training and to use equipment safely and appropriately. - duty of care
Participation and consultation:
All employees can make a valid contribution to discussions about how work practices are conducted and ways they could be improved.
Key bodies involved in work health and safety:
Safe work NSW:
Offers advice to improve work health and safety. It conducts investigations into workplace incidents, enforces health and safety laws and administers licensing and registration for dangerous work.
Key bodies involved in work health and safety:
Safe work Australia:
Develops national policies to improve health and safety and workers compensation arrangements across the country. It conducts research and analysis of data on workplace safety.
Key bodies involved in work health and safety:
Local councils:
Provide information about work health and safety considerations in relation to hospitality for events held on council property, such as functions held in a local town hall.
Key bodies involved in work health and safety:
Unions:
Provide advice and support to workers who have health and safety concerns about their workplace.
Key bodies involved in work health and safety:
Professional associations:
Represent the interests of their member businesses in relation to issues that affect them.
Where can problem solving occur?
Work health and safety issues are often raised at staff meetings, where input is sought from all employees to solve the problem.
What does it mean to take initiative?
Initiative is shown when a work health and safety issue can be identified and easily rectified.
Who does the decision making?
Final decisions are often the responsibility of those in charge. In some situations, however, a decision will need to be made quickly.
