Guide to working safely in people's homes - Queensland Government

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Acknowledgement This guide was first published in 2001 as an initiative of the Health and Community Services Industry Sector (HACS). The guide has been updated in consultation with community service organisations, unions and associations to ensure existing and the future needs of the industry sector are met. The assistance of the working party is gratefully acknowledged, in particular, representatives from: • Aged Care Queensland Incorporated • Blue Care • Caritas Care • Cerebral Palsy League Queensland • Disability Services Queensland • Endeavour Foundation • Queensland Nurses’ Union • RSL Care • Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. © The State of Queensland (Department of Justice and Attorney-General) 2011 Copyright protects this document. The State of Queensland has no objection to this material being reproduced, but asserts its right to be recognised as author of the original material and the right to have the material unaltered. The material presented in this publication is distributed by the Queensland Government as an information source only. The State of Queensland makes no statements, representations, or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication, and the reader should not rely on it. The Queensland Government disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including, without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages and costs you might incur as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way, and for any reason. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland | Department of Justice and Attorney-General Guide to working safely in people’s’ homes. PN10797 Version 3 Last updated February 2011 2
Table of contents Acknowledgement ................................................... 2 Introduction .................................................... 4 Definitions ............................................................... 4 Workplace health and safety obligations ........ 5 Who has obligations? .............................................. 5 How to meet the obligations .................................... 5 Who has responsibilities to workers when working in the home environment? .......................... 5 How to respond to changes ..................................... 6 Reporting incidents ................................................. 6 Manual tasks................................................... 7 Types of injuries ....................................................... 7 What are some of the problems of working in a home environment? .......................................... 7 How to identify problem manual tasks..................... 7 What are the risk factors? ........................................ 8 What are some possible controls? .......................... 8 How to tell if the controls are working ..................... 8 Aggressive behaviour ...................................... 9 When are workers exposed to aggressive behaviour? ............................................................... 9 What are the risk factors? ........................................ 9 What are the controls? ............................................. 9 How to tell if the controls are working ..................... 9 Occupational stress .......................................10 How to determine the source of occupational stress ......................................................................10 What are the risk factors? .......................................10 What are the controls? ............................................10 How to tell if the controls are working ....................10 Biological hazards .......................................... 11 How are workers exposed to infectious diseases? ................................................................11 What are the controls? ............................................11 How to tell if the controls are working ....................11 Workplace Health and Safety Queensland | Department of Justice and Attorney-General Guide to working safely in people’s’ homes. PN10797 Version 3 Last updated February 2011 Latex allergy ...................................................12 What are the controls? ............................................12 How to tell if the controls are working ....................12 Hazardous substances/chemicals ..................13 What chemicals could workers be exposed to and how will it affect them? ....................................13 Who has legal responsibilities? ..............................13 What to consider when assessing the risks ............13 What are the controls? ............................................14 How to tell if the controls are working ....................14 Electrical ........................................................15 What are the legal responsibilities? ........................15 Who has legal responsibilities? ..............................15 Slips, trips and falls ........................................17 What are the contributing risk factors? ...................17 How to reduce or prevent slips, trips and falls injuries ...................................................................17 Driving risks for workers ................................18 What are the controls? ............................................18 How to tell if the controls are working ....................18 More information ...........................................19 Legislation ..............................................................19 Checklist examples and other tools ............... 20 Accessibility and safety of premises checklist ....... 20 Manual tasks checklist .................................. 22 Equipment checklist ...................................... 23 Hazardous substances checklist ................... 25 Checklists overview ....................................... 26 Checklists outcomes ..................................... 27 3
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