Workplace SafetyAwareness training forsupport staff workingin a Disability Employment Service: Workplace Safety Awareness training for support staff working in a Disability Employment Service


Slide2: Creating a safe workplace


What is your involvementwith OH&S?: What is your involvement with OH&S? Communication Care Consultation


Providing and maintaining safe machines and systems of workfor supported employees: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Providing and maintaining safe machines and systems of work for supported employees


Organising the safe use of dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Organising the safe use of dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals


Controlling hazards such asdust, noise and fumes: Controlling hazards such as dust, noise and fumes How can we achieve this in our workplace?


Providing hygiene facilitiessuch as toilets andchange rooms: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Providing hygiene facilities such as toilets and change rooms


Hygienic work practices: Hygienic work practices


Providing information onhazards to ensure allsupported employees havea clear understanding: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Providing information on hazards to ensure all supported employees have a clear understanding


Providing instruction, trainingand supervision tosupported employees: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Providing instruction, training and supervision to supported employees


Monitoring your work area and employee health: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Monitoring your work area and employee health


Maintaining informationand records on healthand safety: How can we achieve this in our workplace? Maintaining information and records on health and safety


Supporting an injured supported employee’s return to work: Supporting an injured supported employee’s return to work How can we achieve this in our workplace?


Slide14: Demonstrating safe work practices


Safe work practices and methods: Like all employees, supported employees must use safe work practices and methods. As support staff, your role is to assist supported employees to use safe work practices and methods. How do you achieve this? Safe work practices and methods


Case study: Case study Rona enjoys working on the assembly line. However, she seems to repeatedly forget the instructions you have given her about safe lifting practices. What are some techniques you would use to help Rona work more safely?


Safety clothing and equipment: Like all employees, supported employees must use safety clothing and equipment (PPE). As support staff, your role is to assist supported employees to use safety clothing and PPE. How can you do this? Safety clothing and equipment


Case study: Case study Daniel is required to wear ear-plugs when he works near loud machinery. He is very good at inserting the ear-plugs correctly, but you have noticed that he sometimes arrives at work wearing his ear-plugs. You suspect he is not removing them when he finishes work. How would you address this issue?


Misusing equipment: Like all employees, supported employees must not interfere with or misuse equipment. As support staff, your role is to assist supported employees not to interfere with or misuse equipment. How can you do this? Misusing equipment


Case study: Case study Nicola frequently leaves her gloves on the conveyor belt. This causes problems on the assembly line when they become caught. What would you do to help solve this problem?


Endangering others: Like all employees, supported employees must not do anything that may be dangerous to others. As support staff, your role is to assist supported employees not to do anything that may be dangerous to others. How can you achieve this? Endangering others


Case study: Case study Milan can’t reach to put the rolls of paper towel away on the top shelf. Instead of getting the safety step, he sometimes throws the rolls up onto the shelf. Yesterday one rolled off and hit Jane who was walking past carrying a tray of glasses. How would you address this issue?


Risk management: Risk management What are the challenges for you when identifying OH&S risks for supported employees in your organisation?


Handling dangerous goods: Handling dangerous goods What are the issues you need to address when training supported employees to handle dangerous goods?


Manual handling: Manual handling What are some effective methods for demonstrating to supported employees how to lift correctly?


Movement: Movement What are the rules for our workplace? Are there particular issues with assisting supported employees to follow them?


Soft tissue and overuse injuries due to repetitive work: Soft tissue and overuse injuries due to repetitive work How is the risk of these type of injuries identified in our organisation? Are there particular issues we should consider for supported employees?


Illegal drugs and alcohol: Illegal drugs and alcohol Are drugs and alcohol an issue when working with supported employees?


Medication: Medication What are the issues around medication management for supported employees in our workplace?


Slide30: Hazard identification and emergencies


What is a hazard in ourworkplace?: What is a hazard in our workplace?


Identifying and reporting hazards: Identifying and reporting hazards There are several ways to identify hazards in the workplace, including: Inspections and audits Hazard reports Job analysis Health monitoring data Material safety data sheets Workplace environment monitoring data


Emergencies: Emergencies In the case of an accident or emergency, it is important to know where the emergency equipment is and what to do.


Reporting accidents and emergencies: Reporting accidents and emergencies Are you aware of the workplace emergency and accident procedures? What are your responsibilities?