1 Occupational Health & Safety Occupational Health & Safety March 2008 March 2008 Carmel Lazarus Carmel Lazarus Food Service Nutrition Manager & Food Service Nutrition Manager & Consultant Consultant Dietitian Dietitian Contact Details Contact Details [email protected][email protected]0416482199 0416482199 Objectives Objectives Awareness of OHS Act Awareness of OHS Act Awareness of Employee responsibilities Awareness of Employee responsibilities Understand the hierarchy of control Understand the hierarchy of control measures measures Recognise kitchen hazards Recognise kitchen hazards Understand how kitchen design impacts Understand how kitchen design impacts on safety on safety 2 What does it mean? What does it mean? The elimination or the minimisation of risk of The elimination or the minimisation of risk of harm to workers, or others, during the course of harm to workers, or others, during the course of work or employment. work or employment. How is it achieved? How is it achieved? Through the development and implementation of Through the development and implementation of a systematic process of identifying, assessing, a systematic process of identifying, assessing, controlling and monitoring workplace hazards. controlling and monitoring workplace hazards. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SAFETY Why is Good OHS Performance Important to Us? Humanitarian Humanitarian Saves money Saves money Good corporate citizen Good corporate citizen Reputation Reputation Improved morale Improved morale Employer of choice Employer of choice Government Government Hospital Accreditation Hospital Accreditation Legislative compliance / penalties Legislative compliance / penalties OHS Legislation OHS Legislation NSW WA SA QLD NT TAS VIC
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Occupational Health & SafetyOccupational Health & Safety
March 2008March 2008
Carmel LazarusCarmel Lazarus
Food Service Nutrition Manager & Food Service Nutrition Manager &
Understand how kitchen design impacts Understand how kitchen design impacts
on safetyon safety
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What does it mean?What does it mean?
The elimination or the minimisation of risk of The elimination or the minimisation of risk of harm to workers, or others, during the course of harm to workers, or others, during the course of
work or employment.work or employment.
How is it achieved?How is it achieved?
Through the development and implementation of Through the development and implementation of a systematic process of identifying, assessing, a systematic process of identifying, assessing,
controlling and monitoring workplace hazards.controlling and monitoring workplace hazards.
( note how low training appears on the list)( note how low training appears on the list)
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RISK ANALYSIS MATRIXRISK ANALYSIS MATRIX
SEVERITY VS LIKELIHOOD SEVERITY VS LIKELIHOOD H = HIGH (IMMEDIATE ACTION), S = SIGNIFICANT (SENIOR H = HIGH (IMMEDIATE ACTION), S = SIGNIFICANT (SENIOR
MANAGEMENT ATTENTION) , M = MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ATTENTION) , M = MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY, L RESPONSIBILITY, L –– MANAGE BY ROUTINE PROCEDURESMANAGE BY ROUTINE PROCEDURES
