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Safety In The Workplace

Nothing is more important than having a safe workplace. Whether you work on a construction site, or in a
big office building, there are always hazards. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to keep your
employees safe at work. Keeping up to date OH&S procedures will not only minimise the risk of injuries, it
will also increase productivity, and keep your team happy. On top of these benefits, you must meet your
legal obligations – so making sure you stay well informed of what these are in your particular workplace, is
always time well spent. Here are a few tips which will help to ensure a safe work environment for everyone:

INFORMATION AND TRAINING
• It all starts with getting the right information across to all of your employees. If they
don’t know what the relevant safety procedures are – they will never be able to act on
them. Make sure you provide training whenever a new employee starts, and make
them aware of any risks that they might be exposed to in the workplace. Having clear
and informative signs, visible in the workspace, will help employees to remember
and implement some of the important safety measures you have put in place.

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
As well as making sure your employees are well informed when it comes to OH&S, you should ensure they
have access to the right equipment to stay safe in the workplace. Depending on the type of workplace,
various kinds of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be obligatory, so be sure you know what is
necessary at your workplace, and that employees are provided with all required PPE. Examples of PPE
include safety shoes, safety goggles or glasses, hard hats, high visibility clothing, ear plugs and sunscreen.

FIRST AID
• If you are an employer, you must ensure that first aid arrangements are taken care of.
What arrangements you actually need to have in place will depend on the work
environment, and will be related to any potential hazards on the worksite. All
workplaces should give their workers access to first aid equipment and facilities, as
well as trained first aiders. How many first aiders you have, and whether or not you
have a first aid room, depends on how many employees you have, and whether the
environment is high-risk or not. On a construction site, for example, one first aider
per 25 workers is recommended. (https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/first-aid)

EMERGENCY PLANS
• We can be as careful as we want, but there are times when things can, and do, go wrong. This is why all types of work
environments need to have an action plan, for when accidents do occur. These procedures will help your staff in knowing
what they need to do, who they need to contact, and where they need to go, during various workplace incidents. Things
that should be included in your plan will be evacuation methods, communication guidelines, and first responses required
for different situations, as well as identifying key safety personnel and listing emergency phone numbers.

YOUNG WORKERS
• In Queensland, young workers make up about 18 percent of the workforce, and are
often over-represented in injury statistics. Their increased hazard risk may be related
to a lack of experience, which lessens their ability to determine if something is risky
or dangerous. Young workers, new to the job often won’t ask you if something safe,
and often don’t express or raise their concerns about safety issues. Ensuring good
training for all your staff, and maintaining an open and relaxed work environment
where open communication is valued, is necessary for keeping your younger
employees safe.

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