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Tony Williams - WorkCover NSW - Changes in NSW

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Tony Williams delivered the presentation at the 2014 Safety in Action Conference Sydney. The 2014 SIA Sydney Safety Conference at Sydney Olympic Park featured a wide range of practical case studies directly from the organisations involved with developing their health, safety and wellness protocols. Learn from their experiences and take back techniques for the enhancement of your own WHS policy. For more information about the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/SIASydney14
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Changes in New South Wales Tony Williams – A/Director, Operations Group Work Health and Safety Division, WorkCover NSW 1
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Changes in New South Wales

Tony Williams – A/Director, Operations Group Work Health and Safety Division, WorkCover NSW

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•  Increasing focus on customer needs

•  Working in partnership with the community

•  Working closely with other jurisdictions

•  Assisting business with work health and safety,

injury management and return to work obligations

•  Combined role as regulator of work health and safety,

and workers compensation

WorkCover NSW

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Changing role of WorkCover

Greater focus on:

•  Providing guidance and support •  Building business capability •  Businesses managing health and safety •  Influencing improved health, safety and return to

work behaviours and practices

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Strategic Operating Model

•  Risk based approach •  Focus on prevention of targeted illnesses/injuries •  Working with businesses to minimise risks •  Providing targeted response services •  Influencing development and implementation of

national programs and strategies •  Implementing best practice governance, building

organisational capability & measuring performance

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Return to Work Engagement with Workplaces Program

Program: •  Aims to help businesses

improve return to work outcomes

Involves: •  Workplace visits •  Increase awareness of

injury management and return to work obligations

•  Advice on ways to provide suitable employment

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Regional Risk based strategy

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Simplifying SWMS •  Code of Practice •  Assisting industry •  Developing

guidance •  Easy to use

templates •  Workshops for

SMEs

Safe Design •  Code of Practice •  Design of

structures must incorporate and consider safety through structural life cycle

•  Working party

Working with Industry

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Field and Telephone Services: •  Advisory visits •  Workshops •  Technical advice •  Training •  Mentor program •  WorkCover Customer

Service Centre

Internet and Social Media: •  Website •  Webinars •  Facebook •  You Tube •  Twitter •  WorkCover News •  WorkCover eNews

Advice and Assistance

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Approaches:

•  Individual employers or workers

•  Industries or sectors •  Particular issues

highlighted by industry

Working with Industry

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workplace safety- it affects your whole family

Thank you

Questions?

WorkCover Assistance Service Ph:13 10 50

Email: [email protected]

WorkCover website www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

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Disclaimer

This presentation may contain work health and safety and workers compensation information. It may include some of your obligations under the various legislation that WorkCover NSW administers. To ensure you comply with your legal obligations you must refer to the appropriate legislation in its most current form.

Information on the latest laws can be checked by visiting the NSW legislation website (www.legislation.nsw.gov.au) or by contacting the free hotline service on 02 9321 3333.

This presentation does not represent a comprehensive statement of the law as it applies to particular problems or to individuals or as a substitute for legal advice. You should seek independent legal advice if you need assistance on the application of the law to your situation.

Although all care has been taken to ensure that the information is correct at the time of publication, the laws change over time and you need to ensure that you are accessing the most current legislation to ensure that the information is up to date.

The information contained in this presentation is provided as a guide and it does not necessarily represent the views of WorkCover. You may use this presentation for educational purposes in your organisation for internal training and development however, you are not permitted to edit, change or add to this presentation in any way. You are not allowed to remove this disclaimer from the presentation and you are not allowed to charge any fees for using this presentation.


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