WorkSafe Information Sessions 2012

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Today’s session

• WorkSafe insurance premiums

• OHS – your role and practical solutions

• Support for healthy businesses and healthy workers

• Returning to work – your role and practical solutions

Australia’s lowest workers compensation premium

Claims statements

Premium notices

Invoices

Forms

Update details

Confirm payroll

Calculate premium

Online Employer Services

worksafe.vic.gov.au/employer

Contractor Assessment Tool

• Determine the coverage of people working as contractors

• Help complying with new contractor provisions

• Question and answer tool

• 15 minutes to complete

worksafe.vic.gov.au/insurance

People are still getting injured at work

The same risks over and over…

Poor housekeeping

Poor manual handling

Overloaded and incorrect storage

Working at height

Damaged electrical equipment

No maintenance of fire equipment and no fire evacuation plans

MSDs

• Bullying – direction to come from BD• Healthy workplaces

Lifting & Lowering

• Insert graph

Lack of guarding

4,000+ Injuries

High risk machines

Must be properly guarded

1. Things that convey

2. Things that stamp and cut

3. Things that mix

Other critical controls

1. Information, training & supervision

2. Safe isolation of Plant

What can you do?

• Take all reasonable care to prevent injuries or illnesses occurring at work

• Attempt to resolve any health and safety issues as soon as possible

• Do everything reasonable to help an injured worker to return to work

Supervisors

Free & confidential

safety consultation

Register online at worksafe.vic.gov.au/smallbusiness

Why worry about worker health?

HEALTH ENGAGEMENT PERSONAL PERFORMANCE

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

WORKHEALTHCHECKS

HEALTH PROMOTION

GRANTS

WORKHEALTH COACH

INFO, TOOLS & RESOURCES

Call 1800 136 089 or visit workhealth.vic.gov.au

Work is good for you The longer a person is away from work, the less likely they

are to ever return

After 6 months out of work, the suicide rate in young men is

increased 40 times

Work is the most effective means to improve wellbeing of individuals, their families, and

their communities

Source: www.racp.edu.au

What can you do?

Plan for an injured worker’s return to work

Consult with all parties about your worker’s return to work

Provide suitable or pre-injury employment

Have a RTW Coordinator with seniority and competence

Have plans and programs in place before there is an injury

Promote the health benefits of work

Returning to work can be the best medicine

1. Talk safety and wellbeing

2. Eliminate lifting and lowering

3. Guard and maintain high risk machines

Thanks for listening

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