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326 Appendixes Each business group has a designated person who represents workers on work health and safety issues. These representatives exercise, where required, the powers, functions and rights prescribed in the WHS Act. In order to ensure staff are aware of their rights and responsibilities, all staff undertake mandatory work health and safety training each year. The training and associated assessment are done online. Appendixes MOP(S) Act employees Employees of senators and members and certain former parliamentarians are employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act). Finance provides human resource services for MOP(S) Act employees. The following work health and safety services are offered to MOP(S) Act employees nationally, in collaboration with contracted service providers: . access to the Konekt Response call centre to report risks and incidents that occur in the workplaces of MOP(S) Act employees. Call centre operators provide consistent, effective incident management by receiving incident notifications, triaging reported incidents and determining the appropriate course of action . access to an employee assistance program, which provides professional counselling to assist with work or personal issues . a work health and safety site offcer program. Participation in the program continues to improve: 89 per cent of offces have nominated site offcers, of whom 58 per cent are fully trained and 33 per cent are completing training . an annual influenza vaccination program . workstation assessments . occupational rehabilitation services. Initiatives in 2011–12 Finance worked closely with Comcare and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to clarify the duties of senators and members and MOP(S) Act employees under the WHS Act. The MOP(S) Act Employee Consultative Group was canvassed on the election of health and safety representatives and the formation of a work health and safety committee for MOP(S) Act employees. The committee is expected to be established early in 2012–13. Tenders were released in March 2012 for the provision of work health and safety and occupational rehabilitation services, employee support services and exit interview services for MOP(S) Act employees.
Appendixes 327 Training and other activities In collaboration with its contracted provider of work health and safety services, Konekt Australia, Finance implemented the first modules of an online training package. As at 30 June 2012, 96 employees had accessed the Konekt E-Academy training system; 47 employees completed training in ergonomics and manual handling, and 42 employees completed training in bullying and harassment awareness. An online library of information relevant to the work environment of senators and members and MOP(S) Act employees was established on the Ministerial and Parliamentary Services intranet site (www.maps.finance.gov.au) to raise awareness of work health and safety issues. The library includes circulars about the WHS Act, factsheets on workplace safety and other health and safety information. Health and safety outcomes The estimated cost of the workers’ compensation premium paid by Finance for MOP(S) Act employees is included in the total figure for the department, which is reported on page 325. Notifiable incidents Between 1 July and 31 December 2011, Finance reported five incidents involving MOP(S) Act employees to Comcare under section 68 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991. Between 1 January and 30 June 2012, Finance reported eight incidents involving MOP(S) Act employees to Comcare under section 38 of the WHS Act. Investigations and notices No investigations were undertaken during 2011–12. One notice was issued under section 155 of the WHS Act (‘Power of regulator to obtain information’) requesting information in connection with MOP(S) Act employees. Finance provided the requested information and the matter is ongoing. Appendixes
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