Overview

At the end of this session, you should be able to answer the following questions:

• Why is work health and safety important?• What is risk management?• What are the three things that support you

to stay safe at work?

Section one:Why is work safety important?

Valuing your health and safety

Have you experienced someone having been injured at work? Or a near-miss?

Have you felt that your safety was at risk when performing any tasks?

How would a workplace injury affect your life?

What is the issue?

4400 people aged between 15 and 24 years are seriously injured at work every year in

Queensland.

Every injury has its own story…

Every injury has its own story…

Watch Tiffany’s film

Work health and safety laws

Your employer’s responsibilities

Your responsibilities Your rights

• Provide a safe work environment.

• Provide information, training, instruction and supervision.

• Talk with you about health and safety.

• Appoint a safety committee or safety representatives if requested.

• Take reasonable care of your health and safety.

• Don’t endanger other people through your actions.

• Follow reasonable instructions and policies.

• Stop or refuse unsafe work.

• No negative repercussions for raising health and safety concerns.

• Elect a health and safety representative.

Section two:Risk management – the basics

Risk Management

Consulting and communicating is an important part of the whole process.

The four-step process for managing workplace risks:

Step 1 - Identify

A ‘hazard’ is something that has the potential to cause harm.

Identifying hazards is simply finding out what could cause harm.

How?• Think about the types of hazards

that might exist in your workplace.• Ask questions such as:

– What is going on around me?– What could hurt me?– Who can I ask?

Step 1 - Identify

Types of hazard Potential harm

Manual tasks Muscle strains and sprains

Gravity Falls from height, slips and trips

Electric shock, burns, electrocution

Machinery and equipment

Hazardous chemicals Respiratory conditions, cancers, skin conditions

Extreme temperatures Heat stress

Hearing loss

Radiation Burns, eye damage etc.

Biological Diseases or infection

Psychological

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Step 1 - Identify

Types of hazard Potential harm

Manual tasks (e.g. lifting, carrying) Muscle strains and sprains

Gravity Falls from height, slips and trips

Electrical Electric shock, burns, electrocution

Machinery and equipment Being hit by vehicles, amputations from unguarded machines

Chemicals Respiratory conditions, cancers, skin conditions

Extreme temperatures Heat stress

Noise Hearing loss

Radiation (e.g. welding, lasers) Burns, eye damage etc.

Biological (e.g. veterinary, healthcare) Diseases or infection

Psychological Effects from stress, bullying, violence or fatigue

Which of these hazards are present in this workplace?

Step 2 - Assess

A risk assessment involves considering the following things:

1. What could go wrong?

2. How likely is it to occur?

3. What are the consequences?

4. How could it be prevented?

5. How urgently should I act?

Level one – Eliminate:Eliminate the hazard altogether

Level two – Isolate/substitute:Use safer equipment and materials

Keep people away from danger, using exclusion zones and machine guarding

Level three – Procedures:Follow safe work procedures

Wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

Most protection

Step 3 – Control

Least protection

A control measure is something to help prevent you or someone else from getting hurt.

Step 4 – Check

Control measures should be checked regularly to review:• that they work• they are easy to follow• people know what to do• if anything else can be done.

Section three:What does a safe workplace look like?

A safe workplace

A safe workplace should include three things:

Induction and training

Supervision and feedback

Support and

mentoring

Film – The right start

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Question time

What were the three things used in the good example to keep the young worker safe?

Question time

What were the three things used in the good example to keep the young worker safe?

Induction and training

Supervision and feedback

Support and

mentoring

Ask yourself

Managing risks

Do I follow the four steps?1. Identify2. Assess3. Control4. Check

Induction and training• Can I participate in ongoing inductions and safety training?

Supervision• Does my supervisor give me feedback about my work? • Do you notify your supervisor of any safety concerns?• Do you report injuries or near-misses?

Support • Can I access support and mentoring?

Getting involved• Who can help me with safety?• Do you get involved in health and safety?

Taking action

• List your top three ideas for making your job safer.

• Think about how to make that happen.• Find out who can help you make these

changes.