Health in Health and Safety
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4 Key Questions
1. What is ‘health’ in health and safety? 2. Why is health (and safety) important?3. How can ‘health’ be managed?4. Has your organisation got it covered?
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Health in Health and Safety
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1. What is ‘Health’ in Health & Safety?
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1. What is ‘Health’ in Health and Safety?
Health SafetyHealth
and Safety
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Health at Work
Health
Wellness and well-being
Capabilities and fitness for work
Effects of work on health
Health hazards
Effects of health on
work
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Health is about People
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The 4 P’s
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People
Process
Plant
Premises
Effects of work on people
Effects of people on work
Lifestyle
Knowledge
Fitness & capability
Relationships
Environment
Plant & tasks
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Work and People
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Cause and EffectHEALTH HAZARD CONSIDERATIONS
Physical Radiation, noise, vibration, flying, heat, lasers, cold, shifts
Chemical Hazardous substances, isocyanates, grease, bleaches, asbestos, lead
Biological Hepatitis, HIV, tetanus, Hendra virus, pandemic influenza, Q Fever, zoonoses
Environ-ment
Humidity, substances, wellness/well-being
Ergonomic Manual handling, repetition, confined space, computer use, poor posture, repetitive movements
Mental Work/home life imbalance, bullying, over/under work, ‘stress’, fatigue, harassment, isolation
HEALTH / LIFESTYLE CONSIDERATIONS
Alcohol/ drug misuse
Errors, mistakes, accidents, poor performance
Musculo-skeletal
Manual handling capability, ergonomics, posture
Mental health
Decision making, relationships, performance, concentration
Cardiac conditions
Physical tasks, work pressures, capability
Skin condition
Infection risks, aggravation of condition
Diabetes Shift work, lone/remote working
Epilepsy Driving or operating machinery
Lung conditions
Capability, compounding exposure, susceptibility
Pregnancy / new mother
Ergonomics, infection risks, capability, hazardous substances
Effects of work on people
Effects of people on work
Incident or
exposure
Relationships
Environment
Plant & tasks
Lifestyle
Knowledge
Fitness &
capability
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Work on Health
Effects of work on people
Effects of people on work
Ill health or injury
Lifestyle
Knowledge
Fitness & capability
Relationships
Environment
Equipment & tasks
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Health on Work
Effects of work on people
Effects of people on work
Risk Management
Lifestyle
Knowledge
Fitness & capability
Risk Management
Relationships
Environment
Equipment & tasks
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Managing Work and People
2. Why is Health (and Safety) Important?
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Reasons for Health (and Safety)
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Protect against injury and ill healthPrevent accidents and incidents Meet legal obligations
But what about beyond the obvious?
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Other Reasons for Health (and Safety)
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Meet business goals / profitability / cash flow management
Workload planning, costing and coordination
Responding to changing demands
Prevent lost time / overrun of work
Prevent impact on workers and others
Protect reputation Make work a positive
experience
Add value
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Links WHS and Ill Health/Injury
Prevention & Management
WHS Act WHS Regulation
Codes of PracticeStandards
Ill Health & Injury
Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation Act
Sick Leave
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Prevent & Manage Treat
Work Health & Safety
Ill Health and Injury
Workers Health / Ill Health Spectrum
Detect & Intervene
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Important But Not Easy
‘The distinction between disease and ill health arising from the workplace and that arising from other causes is increasingly difficult to define – because many common illnesses have
several, with occupational as only one of the factors’
Health & Safety Executive (UK), 1987
3. How can ‘Health’ be Managed?
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Effects of work on people
Effects of people on work
Risk Management
Lifestyle
Knowledge
Fitness & capability
Risk Management
Relationships
Environment
Equipment & tasks
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Managing Work and People
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Health in Health and Safety1. Before
EmploymentRisk assessmentJob capabilitiesFitness for work
Health surveillance
2. On Starting Work
Induction & training
Personal protective equipmentWorkplace
comfort / set up
3. During Employment
Safe work practices
Wellness programsMonitor health &
environment Injury/ill health management
Adaptation of work
4. On Ceasing Work
Monitor health Exit interviews
5. After EmploymentRecord keeping
Balance
System Behaviour
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Successful Health (and Safety) Management
Say what we do AND do what we say
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Board of Directors
CEO
Department
SectionWHS
Advisor
RRTWC
Department
Section
Department
Section
Work Area
Responsibility at all Levels
Committee
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‘Health’ in the WHS Management System
Say what we do AND do what we say
Management
System
Industry standards &
practice
Legislation & Codes of Practice
Type of business & work tasksType of workers
Culture & Commitment
Business needs & goals
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AS 4801 – OH&S Management System Self-Insurance Audit Tool
4.1 General Requirements
4.2 OHS Policy 1 Health and Safety Policy
4.3 Planning4.3.1 ID of hazards/risk assessment and control4.3.2 Legal and other requirements4.3.3 Objectives and targets4.3.4 OHS management plans
2 Planning2.1 Legal and other requirements2.2 Objectives and targets2.3 Health and safety management plans
4.4 Implementation4.4.1 Structure and responsibility4.4.2 Training and competency4.4.3 Consultation, communication and reporting4.4.4 Documentation4.4.5 Document and data control4.4.6 Hazard ID, risk assessment and control4.4.7 Emergency preparedness
3 Implementation3.1 Resources3.2 Responsibility & accountability3.3 Training and competency3.4 Consultation3.5 Communication3.6 Reporting3.7 Documentation3.8 Data control3.9 Risk management program3.10 Hazard ID, risk assessment and control of risks3.11 Emergency preparedness and response
4.5 Measurement and Evaluation4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement4.5.2 Incident investigation, corrective and preventative action4.5.3 Records and record management4.5.4 OHSMS audit
4 Measurement and Evaluation4.1 General4.2 Health surveillance4.3 Incident investigation, corrective & preventive action4.4 Records and record management4.5 System audits
4.6 Management Review 5 Management Review
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‘Health’ in Health & Safety
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WHS Management System Check‘Health’ in the WHS Policy
Legal register references ‘health’ requirements
Goals, targets, plans & KPI’s include ‘health’
‘Health’ in WHS hazard register & risk assessments
Resources (inc. OH expertise, supervision, PPE, monitoring equipment)
Responsibilities & accountabilities
Role descriptions (inc. capability requirements & fitness for work)
Health in scheduled activities (i.e. training, inductions, maintenance, inspections, fitness for work assessment, health surveillance, environmental monitoring
Incident investigations (inc. health factors)
Ill health and injury management (work & non-work related)
Reporting and Review (inc. goals, plans and KPI’s, lead & outcome indicators)
Continuous improvement
Documents and record keeping
4. Has your Organisation got
it Covered?
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‘Health’ in Risk Management
Assess
Legal obligations
Business needs
Claims and StatsPlan
Goals, strategy
Actions
Schedules
Resources
Timelines
Implement
Policies & procedures
Inductions & training
Safe work practices
PPE
Monitor
Inspections
Health surveillance
Environmental monitoring
EnforceManagement HR processes
Report Progress
Lead/Lag Indicators
Improve
Leadership
Skills & behaviours
Training
Environment
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Business ‘Health’ Check
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WHS Management System Check‘Health’ in the WHS Policy
Legal register references ‘health’ requirements
Goals, targets, plans & KPI’s include ‘health’
‘Health’ in WHS hazard register & risk assessments
Resources (inc. OH expertise, supervision, PPE, monitoring equipment)
Responsibilities & accountabilities
Role descriptions (inc. capability requirements & fitness for work)
Health in scheduled activities (i.e. training, inductions, maintenance, inspections, fitness for work assessment, health surveillance, environmental monitoring
Incident investigations (inc. health factors)
Ill health and injury management (work & non-work related)
Reporting and Review (inc. goals, plans and KPI’s, lead & outcome indicators)
Continuous improvement
Documents and record keeping
4 Key Questions
1. What is ‘health’ in health and safety? 2. Why is health (and safety) important?3. How can ‘health’ be managed?4. Has your organisation got it covered?
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Health in Health and Safety
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About Kitney OHS
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Kitney Occupational Health and Safety works with businesses of all shapes, sizes and industry types to ensure that health, safety and wellness are well managed, workers protected and obligations met. We work at all levels to ensure that businesses are equipped with knowledge, capabilities, resources and skills.
Kitney OHS’s services include consultancy, coaching, work shops, training and resources. We are particularly skilled at due diligence, compliance and management system audits, developing strategies, goals, targets and action plans, management systems and programs.
For further information on Kitney OHS please visit our website (www.kitney.com) or call us on 1300 KITNEY.
Health in Health and Safety
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