CHCECE016 - Importance of Providing Health and Safety Information To Work Teams

[Ebony 27]

CHCECE016: Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children

Question 1: why is it important to provide information to work teams on the relevant health and safety legislation, the organisation's health and safety policies, procedures and programs and any identified hazards and their control.

Thanks

[Lorina]

Team members need to know what risks and hazards they might expect to encounter in their daily work, how these are avoided and what controls are in place to manage risks. The hazards may include hazardous substances, heavy loads, noise, stress and hazardous work environments.

Frontline managers and the people responsible for OHS supervision in workplaces where elevated risk levels exist should consult regularly with their work teams about risk control and be proactive in managing OHS with the work group. This can be achieved through:
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daily informal consultation with the work group and regular formal meetings (for example, tool box meetings)
ƒencouraging regular housekeeping to maintain a tidy workplace and so reduce
exposure to risks and hazards
ensuring operators carry out regular equipment checks
ƒconducting regular work area inspections
review of records and record-keeping (for example, dangerous goods registers)
regular OHS audits.

Staff should be acquainted with the risk-management plan of the organisation, shown how to identify and report new risks and hazards, and how to recognise when risk control measures are ineffective or inadequate.

Ref: OH&S To The Work Group

Hope this helps,

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Lorina