SkillsTech Australia

SkillsTech Australia Safety System

Be aware of it – Take care of it

kAbout SkillsTech Australia

Formed in 2006 - Queensland Skills Plan

TAFE Qld Trade Training Institute

Over 70 apprenticeship and pre and post trade programs

20,000 students enrolled

700 staff – half of which are teachers

Zero Harm Leadership Program

Health and Safety Motto: Be Aware of it – Take care of it

Health and Safety Team: 2 WHSOs and a WHS Consultant

Our health and safety system foundation

Institute Director and Senior Executives model and promote work health and safety

Organisational Health support, tools and resources

Financial investment

What’s our reason?WHS site

Everyone returning safely to family and friends at the end of the day

Whole of Institute awareness of, and engagement with, health and safety management

Individual management of health and safety – everyone’s right and responsibility

Where we started

Consulted with:o Senior Managemento Organisational Healtho Health and Safety Representativeso Staff focus groupso Other TAFE Institutes

Identified primary staff categories and inherent risk and associated responsibilities and accountabilities:o Senior Executiveso Middle Managerso Teachers (training activities account for 80% of STA risk)o Facilities and Maintenance staffo Administration areaso Students

Just tell me what I have to do!

WHS and WRC Responsibilities and Accountabilities Matrix link

Need to keep it simple!

5 primary responsibilities – High 5so Senior Executiveso Middle Managerso Teacherso Facilities and Maintenance staffo Administration areas

Keeping it simple!

Senior Executive

Managers

Facilities

Office-based staff

H&S Reps

Students

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Plan

2

Budget

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Manager Support

4

Consult

5 Information & Training

6 Monitor

and Review

High 5s

Planning

Strategic Plan

Annual Safety Action Plan

Business Unit Operational Plans

Team or Individual Performance Plans (High 5s)•Key health and safety objectives•Key performance measures

Plan

High 5s

Budgeting

Procurement Maintenance PPETraining,

Professional Development

Budget

High 5s

Manager Support

Manager Support

High 5s

Communicating and Consulting

Team visits by the WHS

Team

WHS Operational Committees

WHS Management Committee

TAFE Qld WHS

Reference Group

Consult

High 5s

Information and Training WHS Site

Info and Training

High 5s

Information and Training

Other information sources

Policies and Procedures WHS Committees Posters

Training and PD

• Biannual needs analysis• Built into Workforce

Development Plan• Wellness programs

Information and TrainingWeekly Safety Share

Lead and Lag ReportingMonitor

& Review

High 5s

Monitoring and Reviewing

Monitoring, reporting, reviewing, improving

Quarterly Performance Reviews with SET(Director)

6 monthly risk assessment by business area (QF202)(Managers)

Monthly inspections · Systems (Managers) (QF131A, B, C)· Environment (HSR/WHSO) (QF131D, E, F)

JSEA’s (QF394) (Teachers)Daily inspections (QF395) (Teachers)

Pre-Op Checks (Teachers and Facilities)

From Planning

Operational Plans (WHS component) Safety Action Plan

Safety Action Plan Review(Strategic WHS Committee)

General environment audit(WHS Officers)

WHS Performance Monitoring, Reporting and Review

Team Systems and EnvironmentAudits

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Local WHS Committees

Institute Director and Senior Executive Team

Institute WHS Committee

WHS Risk Register

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Consideration for inclusion on

the Strategic Risk Register

Achievements

Reduction in injuries

External Audit4 = Meets all essential and some key best practice criteria which identifies effective planning, implementation and/or communication

5 = Meets all essential and best practice criteria in guidance

WHS Policy 5 Management responsibility 4

Planning processes 4 Consultation 4

Reviewing WHS performance 4 Reporting4

2012 DETE WHS Award Winner

Student In-cidents

Staff Incidents

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43

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2010-2011 Total 2011-2012 Total 2012-2013 Total