Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
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324 <strong>Appendixes</strong><br />
Appendix B: Work health <strong>and</strong> safety<br />
This appendix provides information on <strong>Finance</strong>’s work health <strong>and</strong> safety<br />
performance in accordance with Part 4 <strong>of</strong> the Work Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Act 2011<br />
(WHS Act). The WHS Act commenced on 1 January 2012 <strong>and</strong> replaced the<br />
Occupational Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Act 1991.<br />
Health <strong>and</strong> safety responsibilities<br />
Under the WHS Act, the primary duty <strong>of</strong> care rests with a ‘person conducting a<br />
business or undertaking’, which may be an individual or an entity. In <strong>Finance</strong> that<br />
‘person’ is the executive board. The board is proactive in creating a safe work culture<br />
<strong>and</strong> provides leadership for the overall health <strong>and</strong> safety <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> workers.<br />
Senior managers in <strong>Finance</strong> assist the executive board by actively managing<br />
workplace hazards <strong>and</strong> risks in their areas <strong>of</strong> responsibility. They ensure that<br />
workplace hazards <strong>and</strong> risks recieve immediate attention <strong>and</strong> that the strategies to<br />
reduce or eliminate those hazards or risks are effective.<br />
<strong>Finance</strong> workers include anyone who undertakes work for the department, including<br />
contractors, sub-contractors <strong>and</strong> apprentices. Workers are encouraged to take<br />
responsibility for their own <strong>and</strong> others’ health <strong>and</strong> safety, which includes complying<br />
with all health <strong>and</strong> safety instruction, policies <strong>and</strong> procedures, as well as contributing<br />
to any discussion about workplace safety.<br />
<strong>Finance</strong> has an incident notification process in place <strong>and</strong> all workers must notify<br />
their manager or health <strong>and</strong> safety representative immediately <strong>of</strong> any injury or illness<br />
that occurs in the workplace.<br />
<strong>Appendixes</strong><br />
Work health <strong>and</strong> safety initiatives<br />
<strong>Finance</strong>’s key work health <strong>and</strong> safety initiatives in 2011–12 for staff employed under<br />
the Public Service Act 1999 included:<br />
. providing work health <strong>and</strong> safety training to all staff<br />
. introducing a program for managers on mental health awareness in the workplace<br />
. providing work health <strong>and</strong> safety information to new staff as part <strong>of</strong> their<br />
induction into the department<br />
. training health <strong>and</strong> safety representatives to improve their ability to identify<br />
hazards <strong>and</strong> assess <strong>and</strong> control health <strong>and</strong> safety risks<br />
. conducting structured hazard inspections for all areas<br />
. <strong>of</strong>fering workstation assessments<br />
. providing a confidential counselling service through an employee<br />
assistance program
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