2014 Regional Safety Solutions

Training Session:

Risk Management. Risk Management. Legal Compliance. Key Performance Indicators Lead and Lag. Risk & Hazard definitions.

Energy Model & Swiss Cheese theory.

Communication & Consultation. Factors in Identifying Hazards. Risk Management Accountability & Responsibilities.

Risk Management:

Effective risk management starts with a commitment to health and safety from those who manage the workplace. Need the involvement and cooperation of our workers to make the Risk Management process work. Risk Management is part of a systematic approach to managing workplace safety to prevent injury and illness whilst verifying their WHS Legal Compliance.

Introduction:

For Risk Management to continually improve our workplace safety and systems, we must look further than our own opinions and ask questions of our process, plant, procedures and people to ensure we are preventing workplace injuries and incidents in a pro-active manner.

Risk Management: Must verify their Due Diligence and do so by:

Consultation & Communication with workers through Toolbox meetings. Safety Committee meeting held and minutes. Risk Assessments Plant, Chemical, Manual Handling & Noise. Policies, procedures & Worker Inductions.

Risk Management:

Risk & Hazard register. Training , information & instruction & Supervision provided to workers. Incident Reports & Investigations. Trained First Aider & Emergency Wardens. Contractor Management. Injury and Claims Management. Record keeping and Audits.

Risk Management:

Work Permit System Hot Work & Confined Space. Site Safety Inspections. Notice boards / Worker Safety Surveys. Performance appraisals & Position Descriptions. Managers know and support Safety Management System. Board Members & Senior Management projects.

Risk Management:

Key Performance Indicators KPI monthly reporting on safety performance. MSDS for chemicals up to date and accessible. Noise Audits and worker Audiometric Screening. External Safety Professionals and Occupational Hygienists, Rehabilitation Providers. Safety Action plans to focus on specific tasks such as traffic management plans and safety programs.

Legal Compliance:

WHS Legislation must become part of every business and industry across Australia. The Safety Management System has been developed and implemented within the WHS legal framework. The Safety Management System is accessible to anybody on site at any time. The next slide outlines how the WHS legal compliance fits together.

WHS ACT

Guidance & Information

WHS Regulations

Australian Standards (legislation)

Code of Practice

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Historical Conditions - Past We need to learn from our past to improve our future.

Address known root causes (Incident Investigation & Risk & Hazard register) Trends of Incidents, First Aid injuries, Injury & Claims Management. Our past activities and attitudes sets our current safety culture.

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Existing or Current Conditions Now We need to continually review & monitor our Risk Management process to prevent:

Un-trained workers. Chemical injuries & illness Traffic Management incidents. Plant & Equipment injuries and damage. Emergency Evacuations. Unsafe workplace slip, trip falls. Unsuitable procedures.

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Future Conditions: What is foreseeable

New plant. New people. Change in shifts / operations. Change of or new process. Risk Assessment and or Risk Management control measures not actioned.(probability) Change in work environment noise, dust, lighting, plant ect

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Key Performance Indicators: - Lead

Lead KPIs are pro-active or positive actions such as: Training conducted. Risk Assessments performed Site Safety Inspections conducted. Toolbox Meetings held Risk & Hazard Register items actioned.

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Key Performance Indicators: - Lag

Lag KPIs are re-active or negative or actuals, such as: Lost Time Incidents LTIs. Lost Time Days lost. Alternative Duties Days. Number of Incidents. Number of First Aid treatment. LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate.

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Risk Management:

Risk Management is about being pro-active and identifying, assessing and controlling workplace hazards before any injury or illness occurs. We also need to monitor our performance when incident and injuries do occur and work harder to prevent these from happening to anybody else. These is also a large cost to in managing workplace injuries.

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Hazard definition:

A situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person. Hazards at work may include: noisy machinery, a moving forklift, chemicals, electricity, working at heights, a repetitive job, bullying and violence at the workplace.

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Risk definition:

The possibility that harm (death, injury or illness) might occur when exposed to a hazard. Risk control means taking action to eliminate health and safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable and if that is not possible, minimising the risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Eliminating a hazard will also eliminate any risks associated with that hazard.

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Energy can be controlled by a barrier:

Energy

Barrier

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Transfer of Energy: For injury or damage to occur the barrier needs to be penetrated.

Worker
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Energy Model: The extent of injury or damage depends on the level of energy not controlled. Fatalities and serious injuries have higher energy levels, such as: Fall from height.

Struck by forklift.
Chemicals. Plant & Equipment.

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Energy Model:

The barrier can be made up of:

Physical guarding, interlocks, fence.

Paper procedure, signage, training, risk assessment Verbal instruction, training, information, supervision. The thinner the barrier the more likely the energy will be penetrated or escape.

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Swiss Cheese Method: Not every hazard will result in injury or damage every time.

Swiss Cheese Method: Not every hazard will result in injury or damage every time.
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Swiss Cheese Method:

This model shows that even if you have untrained workers, no procedures, unsafe plant, work place incidents may not happen. If and when they do it is just a matter of how serious the consequence or outcome is. The Risk Management process must be used to prevent the incident or injury occurring in the first place. If risks are not controlled, its just a matter of time before something happens.

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Swiss Cheese Method:

Think of the Risk Management process as opposite or reverse to conducting an Incident Investigation. With an Incident Investigation we know what failed and how serious the incident was, which sets the level of the control measure. Risk Management is pro-active and it takes a strong commitment and requires everybodys effort and support to prevent any injury or illness from happening.

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Reasonably Practicable definition:

To protect people from harm requires taking into account and weighing up all relevant matters, including:
The likelihood of the hazard or risk concerned occurring. The degree of harm that might result from the hazard or risk

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Reasonably Practicable definition:

Knowledge about the hazard or risk, and ways of eliminating or minimising the risk. The availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk. After assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated. Risk Assessments covered in the next Training module.

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Examples of common hazards:

Hazard Manual tasks Gravity Potential harm Overexertion or repetitive movement can cause muscular strain Falling objects, falls, slips and trips of people can cause fractures, bruises, lacerations, dislocations, concussion, permanent injuries or death Potential ignition source. Exposure to live electrical wires can cause shock, burns or death from electrocution Being hit by moving vehicles, or being caught by moving parts of machinery can cause fractures, bruises, lacerations, dislocations, permanent injuries or death Chemicals (such as acids, hydrocarbons, heavy metals) and dusts (such as asbestos and silica) can cause respiratory illnesses, cancers or dermatitis Heat can cause burns, heat stroke or fatigue Cold can cause hypothermia or frost bite Exposure to loud noise can cause permanent hearing damage Ultra violet, welding arc flashes, micro waves and lasers can cause burns, cancer or blindness Micro-organisms can cause hepatitis, legionnaires disease, Q fever, HIV/AIDS or allergies Effects of work-related stress, bullying, violence and work-related fatigue

Electricity

Machinery and equipment

Hazardous chemicals

Extreme temperatures Noise Radiation Biological Psychosocial hazards

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Reasonably Practicable definition:

Knowledge about the hazard or risk, and ways of eliminating or minimising the risk. The availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk. After assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated. Risk Assessments covered in the next Training module.

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Reasonably Practicable definition:

Knowledge about the hazard or risk, and ways of eliminating or minimising the risk. The availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk. After assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated. Risk Assessments covered in the next Training module.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Task Demand: Physical demands. Skills & accuracy. Repetitive tasks.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Organisation of Work: Work Structure. Supervision & reporting arrangements. Work hours & rosters. Management in charge. Level of control by workers.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Physical Environment: Design. Conditions. Layout. Air Quality / Heat & Cold / Weather. Noise. Underfoot Hard or uneven surface.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Procedures: Relevant. Appropriate. Available. Not over Complex. Level of understanding.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Physical Hazards: Noise Vibration. Fluids under pressure. Airborne particles. Mechanical load shifting equipment. Falling objects. Electricity. Radiation.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Equipment: Sufficient. Available. Fit for purpose. People: Competent / trained. Attitude & Behaviour.

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Factors in Identifying Hazards: Hazardous Agents: Chemical. Physical. Biological. Biomechanical. Psychological.

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Evaluate Adequacy of Current Controls: Lets review and control before an incident.

Task Demand. Work Relationships. Organisation of Work. Physical Environment. Procedures & Rules. Equipment. People.

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Risk Perception & Risk Acceptance:

Risk Assessments are subjective that need to be taken into account when they are discussed. Risk Assessment scores are a tool to support management priorities, they are not the sole driver of such decision. Action is better based on the selected consequence rather than likelihood, as you dont know when or to whom it may affect.

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Safe place - Safe person:

Safe place focus on design, equipment, work environment and processes. Safe Person focus on the behaviour and attitude of the person/s. Both need to be managed accordingly.

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Authority to Delegate

Board

Management

Workers

Workers

Workers
Accountability to Demonstrated

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Authority Responsibility:

The previous slide outlines The Board (PCBU & Officers) have the legal responsibility to establish the Risk Management process. Management (Duty Holders) must train, inform, instruct & supervise workers & contractors in the Risk Management process. Workers must support and take an active role in Risk Management activities and use the safety (Risk Management) processes they are provided with and trained in.

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Responsibility & Ability to influence others:

Senior Management

Middle Management

Supervisors Workers

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Responsibility & Ability to influence others:

For Risk Management to work effectively it requires Senior Management to set the commitment and example. Management to support, train and enforce the Risk Management process. Supervisors and Workers to communicate & consult with management at all stages through the risk management process.

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Time Commitment
Senior Management Middle Management

Supervisors

Workers

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Time Commitment:

For workers to review, inspect and monitor their workplace and participate in the risk management process, management must allow suitable time to conduct these tasks. You will always have support from the Board, Senior Management Management and Safety Committee Members to assist each other improve our Risk Management process.

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Congratulations you have completed the Risk Management training module.

Complete your assessment and forward to your Manager.

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