2021/2022 Annual Report

Recognising Our People
Council appreciates peer-to-peer recognition can be
powerful to increase staff collaboration and morale.
Service Milestone Recognition enable us to recognise the
contribution, loyalty and outstanding achievements of our staff
members through their years of service. As at 30 June, the
following staff members reached the below years of service:
Length of Service Employee Name
10 Years Craig Rodericks
Matthew O’Dwyer
Brooklyn Saliba
Jamie Lee
Rachael Hamilton
15 Years Henry Haavisto
Andrew King
Robert Chapman
30 Years Dennis Doupovec
Stephen Rowe
The average length of service is for all staff is 11.2 years.
Employees Register of Overseas and
Interstate Travel
Council maintains a register of overseas and interstate travel
undertaken by Employees in their official capacity.
There was no travel by Employees in the previous 12 months.
Healthy Lifestyle Program
Council supports a range of healthy lifestyle initiatives to
assist Staff in maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle, including
mental health awareness sessions, free voluntary health
assessments, skin cancer screenings, flu vaccinations,
hearing screenings (role specific), drug and alcohol
awareness, mental health first aid training, subsidised
shoulder and back massages, ergonomic assessments of
workstations and a healthy lifestyle survey.
Regular updates and communications were provided to
Staff throughout the pandemic COVID-19 emergency
to support and assist them to be aware of changes and
updates to health directives.
Work Health & Safety and Return to Work
Council will submit its annual Risk Evaluation Action Plan
in October 2022 to the LGAWCS (Local Government
Association Worker Compensation Scheme), and close out
all actions to give Council the best opportunity in gaining the
maximum 100% rebate.
Council has an extensive internal audit program whereby
action plans are developed and corrective actions
undertaken to continuously improve the Work Health Safety
(WHS Management System.
Council’s Business Continuity Plan was tested with the
assistance of the Local Government Risk Services in
December 2021. Subsequently, the plan was amended
to include pandemic response. The WHS Instructions
and Safe Operating Procedures continued to be updated
following consultation with Staff.
Working on roads is one of the main hazards for
Council workers and extensive WZTM (Workzone Traffic
Management) training and internal audits on worksites
during the year have been undertaken to assist in
significantly reducing the risk to Staff.
Asbestos Awareness training has been rolled out to all
Depot Staff in 2021 to assist Staff in the recognising of
potential asbestos containing materials (ACM) and knowing
the process of what to do if it is discovered.
Council continues to utilise the SkyTrust online Safety
Management System for its Contractor Management,
Workplace Safety Inspections, incident management,
hazard management, investigations and Plant Management.
Council utilised online training for Staff where possible,
which have included WHS Fundamentals, Risk Management
for Workers, Working Safely with Chemicals in the
Workplace.
Council use ChemAlert in the management of hazardous
chemicals to ensure that the current Australian compliant
SDS are available prior to use and that the risk assessments
in the system are utilised.
COVID-19
Following guidance from SA Health, Council responded
rapidly to COVID-19 thereby ensuring the highest possible
safety to Staff and the Public.
Employee Assistance Program
Council’s Employee Assistance Program is available to
assist Staff with mental, emotional and psychological
wellbeing in the workplace or their personal life. Assistance
is also available to Managers to provide them with additional
support to deal with complex or difficult situations.
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