Advantages of Training in Occupational Health and Safety
Managing workplace health and safety can best be achieved through the implementation of appropriate systems in a business. Whether these systems are complex or simple, one fact remains the same:
OHS Training is an essential and necessary requirement
OHS legislation requires that businesses train employees appropriately so that accidents and injuries can be prevented. At the start of the year it is useful to identify training requirements so that these can be scheduled for implementation throughout the year.
A simple Training Needs Analysis can be used to determine what training is required in different departments or according to duties and functions in a business.
The benefits of training are many and include the following:
- a) Knowledgeable and well trained staff are better able to perform their duties well and safely, leading to:
- b) Productivity increases
- c) Business Growth from having a competent team
- d) Staff retention when staff are given opportunities for development through OHS training
- e) Improved legal compliance with the training requirements contained in OHS legislation
- f) Improved awareness of safety, hazards and a safe workplace
- g) Reduced workers compensation and associated costs from a reduction in the risk of injuries.
Examples of OHS training which a business should consider every year include
- OHS Consultation (OHS Committee and OHS Representatives),
- Manual Handling,
- Return to Work Coordinator,
- OHS Construction Induction (Green Card),
- Plant operation,
- Working with Hazardous Substances,
- First Aid,
- Emergency Evacuation,
- Risk Management for managers and supervisors etc
Safety Services Australia provides training in occupational health and safety, either in-house or as a public course. Please contact us to determine how we can deliver some of these benefits to your organisation.
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