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Healthy, safe and productive working lives…. The Australian Strategy incorporates safety and health
Speaker : Janice Batt
The Work Health and Safety Act Primary Duty of Care
Sec;on 19
(1) A person conduc;ng a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably prac;cable (what could reasonably be done at a par;cular ;me to ensure health and safety measures are in place), the health and safety of:
(a) workers engaged, or caused to be engaged by the person; and (b) workers whose ac;vi;es in carrying out work are influenced or directed by the person –
while the workers are at work in the business or undertaking.
The defini)on of ‘health’ includes psychological health as well as physical health
Today’s ‘good work’ is well designed and aims to improve health & wellbeing
Design & management of work, work processes and
systems of work to eliminate or minimise hazards and risks
Design of structures, plant and substances to eliminate or minimise hazards and risks before
they are introduced into the workplace
Work Design
How: process of designing good work
Principles of Good Work Design
What: defining elements of good work design
Why: evidence-‐based reasons for work design
Good Work Design
Ten principles that help to achieve good work design
• Evidence-‐based • Easy to understand • Interconnected with each other • Limited in number
Developed with Work Health and Safety Queensland and Comcare
Based on extensive consulta;on
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Why use the principles?
• Healthier and safer workplaces • Improved worker wellbeing and produc;vity
• Improved useability of products • More efficient and effec;ve work and work processes
• Organisa;ons and business are opera;ng within regulatory requirements
• Reduced workers’ compensa;on claims and costs from deaths, injuries and illnesses
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Individual resilience versus organisa;onal resilience
h8p://preven)on.workplace-‐mentalhealth.net.au
WHS Risk
14 IGAP Research Centre | Faculty of Business and Economics
• EXPANDING THE SCOPE
Don’t forget hidden hazards and risks:
! PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS − How work is done: autonomy,
workload / workpace, deadlines and stress points
− Context in which work is done: interaction / relationships with managers, supervisors, colleagues, clients
! RESOURCING AND PROCESSES − How are WHS risks identified
and controlled in financial decisions relating to staffing, procurement, performance management, budget allocation, organisational change etc.
Safe Work Australia’s 3 step Emerging WHS issues program
• Horizon scan & network to iden;fy poten;al issues of na;onal significance. If:
• issue meets agreed defini;ons: e.g. changes in economic, poli;cal or social priori;es, labour market condi;ons, technologies, systems of work or work organisa;on....
• issue also meets certain criteria: ie. It is “new” and/or “increasing”, and
• Members agree, SWA commissions expert intel and/or develops policy
Virtual Seminar Series
h8p://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/australian-‐strategy/vss/pages/vss
• Presents the latest thinking, research, developments and best prac;ce in work health and safety
• will remain available as a las;ng and free resource on the web and on our YouTube channel.
Thank You!
For more informa;on: contact Janice BaS at
[email protected] or Visit
hSp://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au