Health and Safety Representatives The <<Insert Name>> Landcare and attendance and/or raise issues for Community Chairs should establish a Health inclusion on the agenda; and Safety Representative/s (HSR) or seek Agenda circulated in advance of meeting; external OHS professional assistance for the The meeting is firmly chaired so that purpose of reviewing safety performance, discussions remain relevant and solution disseminating safety information, assisting in focused; addressing and representing workers / Participants unable to attend are given volunteers on safety issues raised by the the opportunity to participate via a individual Landcare Communities. telephone link; Responsibilities for any actions arising Appointment of a HSR is not mandatory under from safety meetings are clearly identified OHS law but the <<Insert Name>> Landcare in terms of what action will be taken, by Groups must facilitate the election of a HSR if whom and when. one or more workers/volunteers request that this be done. OHS Committee meetings should generally be held at least quarterly (4-5 times per year). OHS Committee <<Insert Name>> Landcare and Community If OHS Committee meetings are not held by Chairs should establish an OHS Committee in the <<Insert Name>> Landcare Groups, accordance with the consultation alternative consultative arrangements should arrangements of the OHS Act 2004, and be established to allow safety information and develop scheduled Safety meetings using the issues to be communicated. This may include standard meeting procedures to provide a newsletters, notice boards and websites, tool forum for discussion on how safety is box talks or suggestion boxes. managed and address issues raised: Safety must also be a standing agenda item at Meeting dates advised well in advance so <<Insert Name>> Landcare meetings to that participants can plan to be in discuss safety management, performance and incidents. OHS Risk Assessment Process process is important evidence that the Purpose Landcare Support Person managing a project To and record a process of systematically has responsibly assessed risks related to the assessing risks and formulating appropriate work to be undertaken. risk management strategies. The important thing is the process of documenting and setting safety control measures in place at a worksite. Documenting the risk assessment
Health and Safety Representatives The <<Insert Name>> Landcare and Community Chairs should establish a Health and Safety Representative/s (HSR) or seek external OHS professional assistance for the purpose of reviewing safety performance, disseminating safety information, assisting in addressing and representing workers / volunteers on safety issues raised by the individual Landcare Communities. Appointment of a HSR is not mandatory under OHS law but the <<Insert Name>> Landcare Groups must facilitate the election of a HSR if one or more workers/volunteers request that this be done. OHS Committee <<Insert Name>> Landcare and Community Chairs should establish an OHS Committee in accordance with the consultation arrangements of the OHS Act 2004, and develop scheduled Safety meetings using the standard meeting procedures to provide a forum for discussion on how safety is managed and address issues raised: Meeting dates advised well in advance so that participants can plan to be in attendance and/or raise issues for inclusion on the agenda; Agenda circulated in advance of meeting; The meeting is firmly chaired so that discussions remain relevant and solution focused; Participants unable to attend are given the opportunity to participate via a telephone link; Responsibilities for any actions arising from safety meetings are clearly identified in terms of what action will be taken, by whom and when. OHS Committee meetings should generally be held at least quarterly (4-5 times per year). If OHS Committee meetings are not held by the <<Insert Name>> Landcare Groups, alternative consultative arrangements should be established to allow safety information and issues to be communicated. This may include newsletters, notice boards and websites, tool box talks or suggestion boxes. Safety must also be a standing agenda item at <<Insert Name>> Landcare meetings to discuss safety management, performance and incidents. OHS Risk Assessment Process Purpose To and record a process of systematically assessing risks and formulating appropriate risk management strategies. The important thing is the process of documenting and setting safety control measures in place at a worksite. Documenting the risk assessment process is important evidence that the Landcare Support Person managing a project has responsibly assessed risks related to the work to be undertaken.
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