Annual Report 07/08 - Lithgow City Council

Statements Against Reporting Requirements• Training provided to employees during the year included the following:- OHS Building and Construction Induction- Traffic control stop/slow- Harassment prevention- Induction/orientation- Emergency management- Sediment and erosion controls- Chainsaw operations (crosscut and tree fell)- Chemcert Chemical Uses- Explosive power tools- Finance for Non Finance Managers- First aid refresher- Privacy and Personal Information- Report writing- Tourism sales- Project Planning- Anti-corruption- Confined spaces- Water Treatment Operations- Asbestos awareness- Noise- Certificate III Horticulture- Certificate IV Information Technology- Cultural Event Management- Stress Management- Trade Waste Regulation- Playground safetyActivities Undertaken to Implement Council’s EqualEmployment Opportunity Management PlanThe following activities were undertaken to implement Council's Equal EmploymentOpportunity Management Plan:• The integration of equal employment opportunity principles in recruitment andselection, annual performance reviews, the development of position descriptions, thedevelopment of the Training Plan, the ongoing maintenance of Council's trainingdatabase and requirements relating to progression through Council's SalaryManagement System.• All new employees were inducted and attended a training session on equalemployment opportunity and harassment prevention.• A review of employee work procedures continued to ensure that they conform to equalemployment opportunity principles.________________________________________________________________________________________________Annual Report – 2007/ 2008 Page 59