Employers need to be proactive in eliminating or reducing risk.
Directors of Small, Medium and Large companies are increasingly aware that OHS legislation squarely places responsibility with them for the overall effectiveness of their safety management systems and risk management practices. Legislation now covers both physical and physiological injury and as a result it is important for senior management to take a holistic approach to Human Resources when managing business risk. Implications arising from these obligations may require modification to organisational structure, leadership styles and management techniques methods of engaging the workforce such as periodic employee surveys.
The benefits of embracing OH&S compliance
Moral
The reduction of injury to workers and other persons within the workplace to prevent financial and emotional toll for an injured worker, their family and extended relationships.
Financial Cost
Non compliance can result in:
Higher WorkCover premiums through higher incidents of injury claims
Penalties/fines arising from prosecutions in relation to non compliance
High staff turnover through poor staff morale
Poor production through low staff morale and lost time
Business Opportunity
Many businesses, such as Government Departments and Authorities, want to minimise their own exposure to risk and will audit prospective supplies and tenderers to ensure that they have in place established and recognised OHS systems. This can lead to companies being placed on preferred tenderer lists.
Improved Output
Improvements in production can also be achieved through improved staff morale due to working in a safe environment for a caring employer together with having a degree of ownership of safety through good consultative mechanisms.
How can iHR Australia help you?
By providing a full range of Occupational Health and Safety services and tailored advice to help your business achieve a safe, and productive work environment. The first step we recommend to organisations be they small or large is that our staff conduct an OHS compliance screening audit.
Having identified your particular business needs our full range of services include:
Our OHS consultants are all 'Chartered Professional Members' and 'Registered Safety Practioners' of the Safety Institute of Australia (safety industry body) which ensures they have achieved a required practical experience and tertiary level in OHS and undertake ongoing professional development.
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