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This topic offers you and your teams an insight into the OH&S threat and a first step towards reducing the risks.
Note: This topic applies directly to NSW clubs.
Disclaimer: This information is offered as general information and should not be seen as a substitute for getting your own legal advice on any specific issues relating to your circumstances.
Profit impact:
- Avoid the risk of expensive penalties and costs
- Decrease insurance premiums
- Protect yourself against costs arising from the actions of contractors
Lessons from the courts
Learn about 3 cases in recent years and how it affects your club's responsibilities through the following interactive. (Begin the interactive by clicking on the launch button.)
Profitable Action
The most important action is to have policies, systems and procedures fully documented. Over the next two months these will be covered in detail. Checklists and worksheets will be provided through the ClubAction Program.
If you do not have a policy manual for your club, you will be assisted to put all this OH&S information into suitable format for inclusion into a manual. If you already have a policy manual that includes OH&S, you will be able to consider whether our suggestions improve on your manual.
The first steps in the process of reducing OH&S risk
- Draw up a timetable for the following actions:
a. A quarterly report to the board of directors on all policies currently in place regarding Occupational Health and Safety.
b. A monthly report to the Board regarding incidents that might indicate the need for policy review.
- List the people in your organisation who should understand the risks involved and who would be helpful in promoting a culture of healthy practices throughout the club.
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Associated topics to come
- Developing a health and safety culture
- The need for competency-based training
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Where This Article Fits in the Curriculum
Human Resources
The success of any business depends on the people driving it. Continuous improvement is a function of educating, motivating and building a positive environment that provides opportunities for people to stretch their boundaries.
Subjects:
- Staff Recruitment, Induction, Education and Training
- Occupational health and safety
• $400,000 fines for breaches by a subcontractor - culture proves its importance in court
- Teams or autocrats? Or both?
- Recruitment
- Induction and orientation
- Knowing when somebody is not right for the organisation
- Letting go of employees legally
- Information, knowledge, education and training – all fill a different need
- Reward and recognition
- Motivation
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