Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
Appendixes - Department of Finance and Deregulation
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326 <strong>Appendixes</strong><br />
Each business group has a designated person who represents workers on work<br />
health <strong>and</strong> safety issues. These representatives exercise, where required, the powers,<br />
functions <strong>and</strong> rights prescribed in the WHS Act.<br />
In order to ensure staff are aware <strong>of</strong> their rights <strong>and</strong> responsibilities, all staff<br />
undertake m<strong>and</strong>atory work health <strong>and</strong> safety training each year. The training <strong>and</strong><br />
associated assessment are done online.<br />
<strong>Appendixes</strong><br />
MOP(S) Act employees<br />
Employees <strong>of</strong> senators <strong>and</strong> members <strong>and</strong> certain former parliamentarians are<br />
employed under the Members <strong>of</strong> Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act). <strong>Finance</strong><br />
provides human resource services for MOP(S) Act employees. The following work<br />
health <strong>and</strong> safety services are <strong>of</strong>fered to MOP(S) Act employees nationally, in<br />
collaboration with contracted service providers:<br />
. access to the Konekt Response call centre to report risks <strong>and</strong> incidents that occur<br />
in the workplaces <strong>of</strong> MOP(S) Act employees. Call centre operators provide<br />
consistent, effective incident management by receiving incident notifications,<br />
triaging reported incidents <strong>and</strong> determining the appropriate course <strong>of</strong> action<br />
. access to an employee assistance program, which provides pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
counselling to assist with work or personal issues<br />
. a work health <strong>and</strong> safety site <strong>of</strong>fcer program. Participation in the program<br />
continues to improve: 89 per cent <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fces have nominated site <strong>of</strong>fcers, <strong>of</strong> whom<br />
58 per cent are fully trained <strong>and</strong> 33 per cent are completing training<br />
. an annual influenza vaccination program<br />
. workstation assessments<br />
. occupational rehabilitation services.<br />
Initiatives in 2011–12<br />
<strong>Finance</strong> worked closely with Comcare <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Education,<br />
Employment <strong>and</strong> Workplace Relations to clarify the duties <strong>of</strong> senators <strong>and</strong> members<br />
<strong>and</strong> MOP(S) Act employees under the WHS Act.<br />
The MOP(S) Act Employee Consultative Group was canvassed on the election <strong>of</strong><br />
health <strong>and</strong> safety representatives <strong>and</strong> the formation <strong>of</strong> a work health <strong>and</strong> safety<br />
committee for MOP(S) Act employees. The committee is expected to be established<br />
early in 2012–13.<br />
Tenders were released in March 2012 for the provision <strong>of</strong> work health <strong>and</strong> safety <strong>and</strong><br />
occupational rehabilitation services, employee support services <strong>and</strong> exit interview<br />
services for MOP(S) Act employees.
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