Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation

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. providing access to MoodGYM, an online mental health program designed and
run by the Australian National University
. continuing the department’s health promotion program, including initiatives such
as free health awareness seminars, exercise classes, access to on-site gymnasium
facilities, influenza vaccinations and a health check program.
Health and safety outcomes
The number of accidents and dangerous occurrences across Finance decreased
slightly in 2011–12 compared to the previous year. No investigations into health
or safety were undertaken by the regulator in 2011–12, nor were any provisional
improvement notices issued under section 90 of the WHS Act.
Comcare estimated Finance’s 2012–13 workers’ compensation premium at
1.31 per cent of payroll.
Notifiable incidents
Between 1 July and 31 December 2011 Finance reported seven incidents to Comcare
under section 68 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991. Between 1 January
and 30 June 2012 Finance reported five incidents to Comcare under section 38 of
the WHS Act. These incidents involved 14 employees. Nine of the reported incidents
involved serious personal injuries and the remaining three involved a dangerous
occurrence as defined in the legislation.
Work health and safety management arrangements
Finance’s draft work health and safety policy aligns the department’s activities
with the WHS Act. The policy enables cooperation and consultation between the
department and workers. It provides mechanisms for dispute resolution, for the
establishment and management of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee
and for reviewing the effectiveness of the policy.
The draft policy is consistent with the principles for minimising the number of
health and safety incidents and resolving them as close to the workplace as possible,
in the most effcient and effective manner.
Finance’s Occupational Health and Safety Committee provides a range of guidance
material to ensure that the department’s workplaces are safe and align with relevant
workplace safety guidelines. The committee oversees work health and safety training
for Finance employees and makes recommendations on health and safety matters to
the executive board and the chief operating offcer, through the People and Culture
Sub-Committee. The committee includes both management and staff representatives.
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