Workplace Health and Safety Legislation in Australia, mini lecture

Kitney
3 Mar 201614:12

Summary

TLDR本视频讲座由Joe Kidney主讲,他是伦敦南岸大学的访问讲师。讲座主题为澳大利亚工作场所健康与安全立法,旨在为该大学的职业健康护理学位课程提供支持。Joe Kidney比较了澳大利亚和英国在健康与安全管理方面的相似之处和不同之处,并介绍了澳大利亚工作健康与安全立法的框架、主要责任持有者、工人赔偿立法、安全领导力、文化以及职业健康安全专业的现状。他还强调了澳大利亚在推动健康安全文化、领导力和信息技术在健康安全管理中的应用方面的努力。

Takeaways

  • 🏢 澳大利亚和英国都有工作场所健康与安全立法,要求雇主和业务经营者提供安全的工作场所并管理与工作相关的风险。
  • 📚 澳大利亚的健康与安全立法是由八个州和地区的各自立法机构单独制定的,而不是由一个统一的机构负责。
  • 🔍 澳大利亚有一个名为Safe Work Australia的机构,负责领导政策和立法的发展,以改善健康与安全状况。
  • 📉 澳大利亚和英国都认识到,管理健康与安全不仅仅是遵守法律义务,还包括降低人力成本、商业成本,并实现业务目标。
  • 🔄 澳大利亚近年来致力于协调健康与安全立法,以实现全国范围内的一致性,目前已有六个州和地区通过了协调一致的工作健康与安全立法。
  • 👥 澳大利亚协调工作健康与安全立法中主要的责任承担者包括管理人员、业务经营者、工人以及其他相关人员。
  • 🏥 澳大利亚有独特的工人赔偿立法,每个州或地区都有自己的法规和监管机构,这是一个无过错系统,确保受伤工人得到赔偿。
  • 👷 澳大利亚强调安全领导力和文化,通过各种项目和合作伙伴关系推动领导者在工作场所安全中的作用。
  • 📘 澳大利亚和新西兰有与国际标准相对应的健康与安全管理标准,这些标准经常被立法引用,并作为管理的基准。
  • 🌐 信息技术和互联网资源在澳大利亚的健康与安全管理中扮演着重要角色,帮助偏远地区和虚拟社区共享信息和管理实践。
  • 👩‍⚕️ 职业健康和安全在澳大利亚是公认的专业领域,有教育机构和专业机构提供职业资格认证和实践标准。

Q & A

  • 澳大利亚的工作环境健康与安全立法有哪些特点?

    -澳大利亚的工作环境健康与安全立法具有多样性,因为其八个州和地区各自制定了自己的法规,但近年来致力于采用全国统一的立法框架,即2011年生效的统一工作健康与安全立法,以提供健康与安全职责的一致性,并确立了风险管理的共同原则。

  • 澳大利亚与英国在工作健康与安全方面有哪些相似之处?

    -澳大利亚与英国在工作健康与安全方面都强调了法律义务之外的安全管理的重要性,如人力成本、商业成本以及实现商业目标、保障商业能力、提供健康工作环境和拥有健康生产力强的劳动力等。

  • 澳大利亚的八个州和地区中,有哪些已经通过了统一工作健康与安全立法?

    -澳大利亚的首都领地、昆士兰州、新南威尔士州、北领地、塔斯马尼亚州、南澳大利亚州和维多利亚州已经通过了统一工作健康与安全立法,而西澳大利亚州目前仍在使用自己的立法和实践准则。

  • 统一工作健康与安全立法中主要的责任承担者有哪些?

    -统一工作健康与安全立法中的主要责任承担者包括管理人员、企业经营者(也称为PCBU或雇主)、工人以及其他相关人员。

  • 澳大利亚的工人补偿立法是如何运作的?

    -澳大利亚的工人补偿立法要求雇主为可能遭受与工作相关的伤害或疾病的工人投保。这是一种无过错制度,即如果工人因工作受伤或生病并且索赔被保险公司接受,工人将获得支付以覆盖病假和医疗费用以及可能的再培训费用。

  • 澳大利亚的健康与安全标准是如何制定的?

    -澳大利亚的健康与安全标准由行业制定,可能包括国际标准和澳大利亚标准。例如,提供产品或服务给国际市场的公司可能会获得职业健康安全管理体系标准OHSAS 18001的认证,澳大利亚和新西兰有等效的标准AS/NZS 4801。

  • 澳大利亚的职业健康与安全专业人员的构成是怎样的?

    -澳大利亚的职业健康与安全专业人员包括教育组织和专业机构建立的职业健康和安全认可的教育和实践标准,但与英国相比,职业健康护士和医生在英国更为常见,而在澳大利亚,职业治疗师和康复及返工协调员在工作场所有更大的存在感,并承担职业健康护士在英国更传统的角色。

  • 澳大利亚如何推动安全领导力和文化?

    -澳大利亚通过诸如昆士兰的工作场所健康与安全零伤害工作领导力计划以及监管机构、行业和大学之间的合作伙伴关系,如建筑行业建筑安全能力框架的发展,来推动安全领导力和文化。

  • 澳大利亚如何利用信息技术在健康与安全方面进行信息共享?

    -澳大利亚利用互联网资源将信息提供给偏远地区,并通过虚拟社区聚集具有共同兴趣的人,共同管理问题和推广健康与安全的良好实践。

  • 澳大利亚与英国在健康与安全立法方面的主要差异是什么?

    -澳大利亚与英国在健康与安全立法方面的主要差异之一是,尽管澳大利亚有一个名为Safe Work Australia的总体机构来领导政策和立法的发展,但澳大利亚的工作健康与安全立法是在每个州和地区单独制定的,而英国则有一个统一的立法框架。

  • 澳大利亚的健康与安全监管机构提供哪些服务?

    -澳大利亚的健康与安全监管机构提供州或地区立法副本、实践准则、起诉和监管行动的详细信息,以及教育材料和指导。这些监管机构还举办研讨会和培训课程。

Outlines

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🏢 澳大利亚工作场所健康与安全立法概述

本段介绍了澳大利亚工作场所健康与安全立法的背景,由伦敦南岸大学为职业健康护理学位课程提供的系列讲座之一。讲师Joe Kidney是伦敦南岸大学的访问讲师,他讨论了澳大利亚作为生活和工作的好地方,以及面临的挑战,如地域广阔、立法差异、文化多样性、气候和商业运营等。Joe Kidney分享了自己在澳大利亚和英国的职业健康和安全方面的培训和工作经验,并提出比较两国在健康安全管理方面的相似之处和不同之处。澳大利亚有类似于英国的健康和安全立法,要求雇主和企业负责人提供安全的工作环境并管理与工作相关的风险。澳大利亚各州和地区有各自的监管机构,负责立法、事故调查、起诉以及提供教育材料和指导。此外,还讨论了超越法律义务管理健康和安全的重要性,包括人力成本、商业成本以及实现商业目标等。

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📚 澳大利亚健康与安全立法的协调

澳大利亚近年来致力于采用全国统一的立法框架,以协调各州和地区的健康与安全立法,这对跨州运营的企业尤为重要。目前,澳大利亚八个州和地区中有六个已经通过了2011年的统一工作健康与安全立法,自2012年1月1日起生效。该立法为健康和安全职责提供了一致性,并确立了风险管理的共同原则,即“尽可能合理地实践”以管理与工作相关的风险。新南威尔士州、北领地、塔斯马尼亚州、维多利亚州和西澳大利亚州等地区已经通过了这项立法,而昆士兰州和南澳大利亚州仍在使用自己的立法和实践守则。立法中定义了四种主要的责任承担者:官员、企业负责人或雇主、工人以及其他人,他们可能拥有多个义务,并且责任承担者之间可能共享义务。官员如董事会成员、CEO或高级执行官,他们有积极的关怀义务,需要展示尽职调查,确保有足够的资源来管理这些风险并应对事故。雇主负责提供安全的工作环境、工作活动、设备,并提供培训、信息和监督,确保有效协商和监测工人的健康和工作环境。工人有义务确保他们对自己的健康和安全以及他人的健康和安全采取合理的关注,并遵循雇主的合理指示。立法还规定了健康和安全代表的角色,他们有权代表一组工人,进入工作场所并发出改进通知。澳大利亚还有与工作健康安全立法相配套的工人赔偿立法,每个州或地区都有自己的立法和监管机构,要求雇主为可能遭受与工作相关的伤害或疾病的工人投保。这是一种无过错制度,即如果工人因工作受伤或生病,并且索赔被保险公司接受,工人将获得支付以覆盖病假和医疗费用等成本。

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🛠️ 安全领导力、文化与健康安全标准

澳大利亚非常重视安全领导力和文化,除了必须遵守的健康和安全立法外,还有推动健康安全超越合规的驱动力。澳大利亚有着强烈的同志情谊和工作文化,这对于健康安全监管机构、行业和大学来说非常重要,他们通过各种项目和合作伙伴关系来促进领导者的角色。例如,昆士兰州的工作场所健康安全零伤害工作领导力计划,以及建筑行业安全能力框架的发展,这些项目定义了良好的安全领导者在建筑行业中应展现的行为类型。澳大利亚还强调信息共享和信息技术的使用,互联网资源可以帮助偏远地区和虚拟社区聚集在一起,共同管理问题并促进良好的健康安全实践。在职业健康和安全方面,澳大利亚和新西兰有与OHSAS 18001等效的标准,称为澳大利亚新西兰801健康安全管理标准,为健康安全管理系统提供了基础。此外,还有一系列与健康安全相关的标准,如焊接、脚手架、个人防护设备和电气安全等,这些标准通常被立法引用,并用作澳大利亚的管理标准。职业健康和安全在澳大利亚是一个公认的职业,有教育机构和专业机构建立教育和实践标准。与英国相比,澳大利亚在工作场所中更多地出现职业治疗师和康复及返工协调员等辅助专业人员,他们承担了在英国通常由职业健康护士完成的角色。这表明,在健康安全方面,尽管管理健康安全的基本原则相似,但在政府层面、组织内部以及工作场所的健康安全和相关从业者之间存在一些相似之处和差异。

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Keywords

💡职业健康

职业健康是指在工作场所保护员工免受健康风险影响的实践和政策。在视频中,职业健康与安全是澳大利亚工作场所立法的核心主题之一,强调了对工作场所潜在风险的管理,如手动搬运、危险物质和生物危害等。

💡安全立法

安全立法是指由政府制定的法律和规定,旨在确保工作场所的安全和健康。视频中提到,澳大利亚有由议会制定的全面立法,要求雇主和业务经营者提供安全的工作环境并管理与工作相关的风险。

💡Safe Work Australia

Safe Work Australia是澳大利亚的一个主要机构,负责领导健康和安全政策及立法的发展,以提高工作场所的健康和安全标准。视频中提到,尽管澳大利亚有Safe Work Australia,但工人赔偿立法是由澳大利亚的八个州和地区单独制定的。

💡风险管理

风险管理是指识别、评估和控制可能导致伤害或损失的风险的过程。视频中强调了风险管理在澳大利亚工作健康与安全立法中的重要性,特别是采用了'尽可能合理可行'的原则来管理与工作相关的风险。

💡工作健康与安全代表

工作健康与安全代表是指在工作场所代表一组工人,就健康和安全问题与雇主沟通的工人。视频中提到,立法为健康和安全代表提供了权利,包括代表工人群体和发出改善通知的权利。

💡工人赔偿

工人赔偿是一种法律规定,要求雇主为可能遭受与工作相关的受伤或疾病的工人投保。视频中指出,澳大利亚的每个州或地区都有自己的工人赔偿立法和监管机构,这是一个无过错系统,意味着工人在因工作受伤或生病时可以获得赔偿。

💡澳大利亚标准

澳大利亚标准是由行业制定的,用于定义实践和质量的规范。视频中提到,澳大利亚参照国际和澳大利亚的标准来管理健康和安全,例如OHSAS 18001职业健康安全管理体系标准。

💡安全领导力

安全领导力是指领导者在推动和维护工作场所安全文化方面的作用。视频中强调了安全领导力的重要性,并提到了如昆士兰的工作场所健康与安全零伤害工作领导力计划等项目。

💡文化

文化在这里指的是工作场所的健康和安全文化,它影响着员工的行为和组织的安全实践。视频中提到,澳大利亚有着强烈的团队精神和工作文化,这对于推动健康和安全超越合规性至关重要。

💡职业健康护理

职业健康护理是指专门从事工作场所健康和安全的专业领域。视频中提到,与英国相比,澳大利亚的职业健康护理可能不如英国那样被广泛认可,但职业治疗师和康复协调员等相关专业在澳大利亚的工作场所中扮演着重要角色。

Highlights

澳大利亚以其阳光、海滩、烧烤以及独特的野生动物而闻名,是一个生活和工作的好地方。

澳大利亚面临的挑战包括国土辽阔、立法差异、文化多样性、气候以及商业运营等。

澳大利亚与英国在职业健康和安全管理方面存在相似之处和差异。

澳大利亚的健康与安全立法要求雇主和企业负责人提供安全的工作环境并管理与工作相关的风险。

澳大利亚的健康与安全立法是由八个州和地区的立法机构分别制定的。

澳大利亚的健康与安全监管机构提供立法、实践指南、监管行动信息以及教育资源。

澳大利亚的健康与安全立法框架与英国相似,但没有统一的法案和法规。

澳大利亚六个州和地区已经通过了统一的工作健康与安全立法。

统一立法为企业提供一致的健康与安全职责,并强调风险管理的重要性。

澳大利亚的主要责任承担者包括管理人员、企业负责人、工人以及其他相关人员。

澳大利亚与英国相比,有更广泛的特定风险立法,而澳大利亚更多依赖风险管理。

澳大利亚有独特的工人赔偿立法,要求雇主为可能遭受工作相关伤害的工人投保。

澳大利亚的工人赔偿是一个无过失系统,确保工人在受伤时获得必要的赔偿。

澳大利亚和新西兰有与OHSAS 18001等效的职业健康安全管理体系标准。

澳大利亚强调安全领导力和文化的重要性,推动健康与安全超越合规。

信息技术和互联网资源在澳大利亚的健康与安全管理中发挥着重要作用。

职业健康和安全在澳大利亚是公认的专业领域,有教育机构和专业机构支持。

澳大利亚与英国在健康安全从业者的角色和管理方法上存在差异。

重要的是要灵活适应不同的资源和方法,以实现最佳的健康与安全管理。

Transcripts

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this mini lecture on workplace health

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and safety legislation in Australia is

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one of a group of lectures provided for

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the London Southbank University z'

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occupational health nursing degree

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programme hello I'm Joe kidney and a

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visiting teaching fellow at the London's

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Southbank University as a country known

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for its sunshine sized lifestyle

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barbecues beaches and even with it

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snakes spiders and sharks there's no

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doubt that Australia is a great place to

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live and work as with any country

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Australia does of course have its

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challenges

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these include its sheer size its

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differences in legislation diversity and

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culture climate and commercial

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operations these challenges all add

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color and vibrancy for managing health

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and safety and having trained and worked

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in occupational health and in Health and

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Safety in Australia and in the UK this

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mini lecture and information sheet is a

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great opportunity to take a step back

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and think about the similarities and

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differences between the two countries

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and the way in which health and safety

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is managed here in Australia in this

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lecture I'll talk about the similarities

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and differences in health and safety

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between Australia in the UK I'll explain

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the way workplace health and safety

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legislation and codes of practice are

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used in Australia and the main Duty

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holders laid down by legislation I'll

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then talk briefly about workers

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compensation legislation Australian

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standards safety leadership and culture

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and the health and safety profession

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from an Australian perspective there's

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an information sheet that accompanies

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this mini lecture which can be

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downloaded from the kidney occupational

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health and safety website wwe.com in

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terms of its size and population

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comparing the UK with Australia is like

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looking at two ends of the spectrum

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Australia has a landmass six times

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larger than the UK within a population

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of approximately 22 million 485,000

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compared that to the small land mass of

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the UK and the population of

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approximately 60 million Australia has

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many of the work activities hazards and

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risks that we see in the end

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in the UK such as manual handling

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hazardous substances working with or

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being exposed to biological hazards

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personal safety computer use

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ergonomic issues fatigue stress as well

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as emerging risks such as nanotechnology

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it also has work activities hazards and

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risks that are in many respects more

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unique to Australia such as remote

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working high temperatures humidity

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fly-in fly-out

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and camp based working mining for

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resources and of course snake and spider

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bites also similar to the UK Australia's

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has health and safety legislation laid

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bound by Parliament that requires

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employers and persons conducting

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businesses or undertakings to provide a

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safe workplace and manage hazards and

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risks associated with work

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one of the main differences with the UK

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is that whilst Australia has an

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overarching body called Safe Work

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Australia which leads the development of

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policy and legislation to improve health

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and safety and workers compensation

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legislation in Australia is laid down

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individually within each of Australia's

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eight states and territories you can see

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on the following slide these states and

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territories and their respective

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regulators the health and safety

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regulator in each of Australia states

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and territories has its own website and

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provides copies of the state or

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territory legislation codes of practice

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details of prosecution and regulatory

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action as well as educational materials

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and guidance these regulatory bodies

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also run workshops seminars and provide

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training across their own jurisdictions

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similar to the UK Australia recognizes

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the importance of managing health and

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safety beyond just compliance with legal

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obligations so drivers such as human

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costs business costs as well as the

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importance of achieving business goals

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securing business capability providing a

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healthy work environment and having a

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fit and productive workforce are

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increasingly being seen as reasons for

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managing health and safety at work as

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well as linking it to other important

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areas of management now when we look at

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health and safety legislation in

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Australia

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we see a similar framework to that of

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the UK there's no overarching act and

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regulations which lays down duties and

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obligations and codes of practice that

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provide guidance on how to manage

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hazards risks and meet obligations

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however unlike the UK there is common

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lead where there is common legislation

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across the country each of Australia's

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Straley estates and territories has its

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own regulatory body which lays down

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legislations investigates incidents

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undertakes prosecutions and provides its

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guidance and education harmonizing

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health and safety legislation across

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Australia has been a major focus in

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recent years with a move to adopt a

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common framework of legislation that was

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agreed nationally this drive to

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harmonize or have similar legislation is

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particularly relevant for businesses

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that operate across berk borders and

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fall within more than one jurisdiction

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at this point in time six Australia's

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eight states and territories have passed

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the harmonized work health and safety

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legislation 2011 which came into effect

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on the 1st of January 2012 this

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legislation gives consistency in health

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and safety duties as well as laying down

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the common principle of risk management

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and so far as reasonably practicable for

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businesses to manage hazards and risks

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associated with work you can see on the

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slide here the states and territories

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that have passed the harmonized

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legislation and these are the Australian

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Capital Territory Queensland New South

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Wales Northern Territory Tasmania and

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South Australia Victoria and Western

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Australia currently continue with their

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own legislation and codes of practice

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there are four main Duty holders in the

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harmonized work health and safety

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legislation these are officers persons

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conducting a business or undertaking

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otherwise known as the PC bu or the

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employer as would be commonly called

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within the UK workers and others similar

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to the UK Duty holders may have more

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than one obligation and duty holders may

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share obligations officers are those

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with decision-making powers across an

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organized

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such as the board of directors CEO or

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senior executives and have a proactive

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duty of care to demonstrate due

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diligence in their understanding of

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legislation the hazards and the risks of

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the organization to ensure sufficient

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resource to manage these and to respond

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to incidents the person conducting the

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business or undertaking or the employer

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is responsible for providing a safe

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workplace work activities plant and

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equipment for providing training

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information and supervision and for

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ensuring effective consultation and

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monitoring of workers health and the

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work environment the PCBU must also

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ensure that all hazards and risks are

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there eliminated or managed it would be

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fair to say that the UK has a more

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extensive range of hazards specific

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legislation with Australia rely on risk

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management to manage some risks which

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are not yet covered by our legislation

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an example of this would be the

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introduction of the hand arm vibration

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regulations in the UK which Australia at

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this point does not yet have in place

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workers are obliged to ensure that they

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take reasonable care of their owner

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others health and safety and to follow

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reasonable directions of their employer

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workers also have the right to cease

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work that's not safe and are protected

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against discrimination for raising

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health and safety issues legislation

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also provides for the role of the health

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and safety representatives with their

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rights to represent a group of workers

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and to enter a workplace and issue

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improvement notices where the PCBU

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hasn't taken reasonable steps to manage

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hazards and risks one piece of

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legislation that is not found in the UK

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but is well established in Australia is

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workers compensation similar to the work

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health and safety legislation each state

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or territory has its own workers

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compensation legislation and its own

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regulator this legislation requires

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employers to be insured for workers who

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may experience a work-related injury or

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in ill health insurance premiums are

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based on the rating for the relevant

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industry and

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claims experience of the particular

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business or organization with cover

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provided by state or territory approved

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insurance providers workers compensation

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is a no-fault system this means that

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where an injury or ill health is

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experienced due to work and the claim is

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accepted by the insurer the workers will

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receive payment to cover sickness

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absence and costs such as medical

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expenses and Retraining if they can't

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return to their usual role where workers

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believe the employer is at fault and

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damages for loss such as pain and

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suffering loss of income etc assort an

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employee may make a common law claim

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against their employer these claims are

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managed by the insurer and adversarial

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where employers will look to defend

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their position with the arrangements

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they've put in place to meet health and

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safety obligations paying an important

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part in this disk defense similar to the

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UK Australia refers to standards laid

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down by industry to define practice

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these standards may be international as

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well as Australian an example of this is

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where companies providing products or

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services to the international market may

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become accredited to the occupational

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health and safety management system

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standard OHSAS 18001 Australia and New

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Zealand have an equivalent standard to

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this which is called the Australian New

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Zealand for 801 or health and safety

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management system which again gives the

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basis for health and safety management

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systems here in Australia there's also a

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wide range of health and safety

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standards relating to step relating to

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areas such as welding scaffolding

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personal protective equipment and

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electrical safety these are often

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referred to by legislation and used as a

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standard for management across Australia

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there's a really strong focus on safety

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leadership and culture so in addition to

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the must-do of health and safety

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legislation there is a drive to push

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Health and Safety beyond compliance

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Australia's got a strong sense of mate

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ship and the culture at work is really

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important health and safety regulators

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and Industry and

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we promote the roles of leaders through

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programs such as Queensland's workplace

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health and safety zero harm at work

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Leadership Program and through

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partnerships between the regulator

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industry and universities such as the

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development of the construction

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industries construction safety

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competency framework which laid down the

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types of behaviors good safety leaders

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should or would display within the

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construction industry a further driver

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of success for health and safety in

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Australia is the sharing of information

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and the use of information technology

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with the help of the internet resources

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can be provided to remote areas and

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virtual communities are brought together

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with a common interest in managing

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issues and promoting good practice in

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regards to health and safety as a

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profession similar to the UK

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occupational health and Health and

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Safety are recognized professions with

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educational organisations and

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professional bodies establishing

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vocation Airi tertiary qualifications

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and standards for practice I would

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probably say there's a higher prevalence

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presence of a quelle 'the nurses and

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physicians within the UK than here in

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australia with occupational health

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nursing a better recognised profession

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in the UK whereas in australia allied

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professionals such as occupational

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therapists and rehabilitation and return

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to work coordinators have a greater

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presence in the workplace and undertake

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roles that the occupational health nurse

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would more traditionally complete in the

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UK this demonstrates that while there

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are similarities in health and safety

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there are some differences in the

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practitioners who manage health safety

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and related areas at work my experience

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of working in Health and Safety and

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studying in Health and Safety in the UK

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in Australia has shown that whilst the

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basic principles for managing health and

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safety is similar there are some real

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similarities and differences in how this

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is approached at a governmental level

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within and between organisations and for

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health and safety and related

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practitioners within the workplace I

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guess the message from me on these

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differences in similarities other needs

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who appreciate there are many different

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ways of resourcing and approaching

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health and safety at work

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and it's important to be flexible and

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adaptable the important thing is to

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focus on the end goal and use the best

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way of getting there with whatever

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knowledge and resources are available so

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this draws us to the end of this mini

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lecture where we've looked at health and

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safety legislation in Australia its

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similarities and differences with the UK

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we've also looked briefly at workers

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compensation safety leadership and the

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use of Australian standards once again

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the information sheet that goes with

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