WHS Management
Mirabel Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-925716-50-4 (ISBN)
It is the right of every person to work in a safe environment. Globally every year, however, more than two million people lose their lives to work-related injury and disease. And this does not take into account the millions who are also injured while at work.
WHS Management: Contemporary Issues in Australia is a practical guide to managing work health and safety in Australian organisations. Written for students and safety professionals, it introduces the issues safety professionals are faced with in their efforts to improve safety culture.
This book is divided into four parts. Part I, Work Health and Safety Legislation, presents an historical account of how safety legislation was developed in Australia. Part II, The Role of the Health and Safety Professional, examines the role of the safety professional, and the demands and issues that arise within this role. Part III, Research Evidence, looks at hazard identification, the role of supervisors, and the impact that training in safety has on reducing work-related injuries. Part IV, Evaluation and Performance, presents some of the issues that safety professionals are required to manage in an ever-changing workplace and offers research ideas and strategies that can help to reduce work-related injury and disease.
Backed up by research, WHS Management: Contemporary Issues in Australia can help organisations ensure compliance with Australian health and safety legislation, as well as proactively develop a robust safety culture.
Key features
Reviews legislation harmonisation efforts between the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and state and territory legislation
Examines how risk to workers, to the environment and to the financial stability of the organisation is managed and reduced
Introduces workers' compensation requirements and the duties of employers
Discusses injury management and the rehabilitation of injured workers
Addresses safety and health performance measurement, evaluation and benchmarking
Revitalises the safety professional's role as a leader imparting safety knowledge and ensuring workers have sufficient skills in working safely
Looks at the OHS professional in the light of emerging issues such as environmental concerns, emotional health and wellbeing, stress, workplace bullying, occupational violence, carbon emissions and the business bottom line
About the author
Introduction
Part I - Work Health & Safety Legislation
Chapter 1: Introducing the problem
Introduction
Using a risk management approach
Defining risk and workplace hazards
The role of health and safety professionals
National OHS strategy 2002-2012
Common workplace hazards
Changes to Australian work organisation
The common injuries sustained by workers in 2009-10
Industries that received priority attention 2002-2012
NWHSS 2012-2022
Summary
References
Chapter 2: Australian legislation
Introduction
Common law principles
Statute law principles
The development of Australian WHS laws prior to harmonisation
The current Australian legislative framework
Types of legislation
Roles, responsibilities and statute duty of care provisions of key duty holders
Refusal to work
Resolution of issues
Role and powers of inspectors and enforcement
Improvement, prohibition and non-disturbance notices
Summary of WHS legislation
References
Part II - The Role of the Health and Safety Professional
Chapter 3: Managing risk from multiple perspectives
Introduction
Occupational medical perspective
Occupational epidemiology
Toxicology
Technical perspectives
Why do machine accidents happen?
Behavioural perspective
Industrial sociology
Legal and industrial relations perspective
Why do injuries occur?
Summary
References
Chapter 4: Managing risk and incidents as a health and safety professional
Introduction
What is risk management?
Risk management and the law in Australia
What does the risk management process offer organisations?
The risk management process
Workplace accident investigation
Summary
References
Chapter 5: Managing injured workers' return to work
Introduction
Principles of workers' compensation
What does workers' compensation cover?
What constitutes a workers' compensation claim?
What does workers' compensation not cover?
Compensable injury
Limitations of workers' compensation
Under reporting of work-related injuries
Summary
Rehabilitation
Benefits of rehabilitation program
The rehabilitation process
Rehabilitation systems jurisdictional requirements
Planning the process
Medical certificates explained
Stages of the process
External rehabilitation providers
Conclusion
References
Part III - Research Evidence
Chapter 6: Workplace hazard identification
Introduction
Workplace hazard identification
Methodology
Interview results
Discussion and summary
References
Chapter 7: The role of supervision
Introduction
Background
Managerial leadership in safety
Methodology
Study results
Methods of supervision
Discussion
Summary
References
Chapter 8: The role of the supervisor
Introduction
Background
Training in Australia
Training to improve workplace safety
Research design and methodology
Findings
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Part IV - Evaluation and Performance
Chapter 9: Health and safety performance
Introduction
Monitoring
Health and safety auditing
Types of workplace inspections
Accident investigation
The accident investigation process
How to conduct an accident investigation
Accident causation factors
Incident recording and reporting
Performance measurement
What do the injury measurements provide?
Positive performance indicators
Summary
References
Chapter 10: Managing in light of contemporary issues
Introduction
The role of management in workplace health and safety
Planning in a complex environment
Management styles that influence workplace safety culture
WHS policies, programs and procedures
The health and safety programme
Negotiating health and safety issues
Emerging issues in workplace health and safety
Summary
References
Appendix I: Safety checklist
Appendix II: Risk rating and risk level form
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 14 illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 245 x 190 mm |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-925716-50-3 / 1925716503 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-925716-50-4 / 9781925716504 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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