SlideServe
Télécharger Obtenir Pro
Menu
Accueil Pro
Préférences
ApparenceLight Aide et commentaires
© SlideServe · v2026

Managing Occupational Health and Safety: Key Perspectives and Legislative Framework in Australia

paula-burton avatar
paula-burton
12 diapositives · 244 Views · Nov 30, 2014

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of managing Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in Australian industry. It traces the development of OHS programs, discusses the diverse perspectives of employers, unions, and employees, and highlights the influences of various professional sectors on OHS practices. The chapter explores recent OHS legislation, its pros and cons, and the roles of different management levels in ensuring workplace safety. It also addresses potential work hazards, including physical factors, chemical agents, and workplace stress, while stressing the importance of creating a safe and healthy work environment.

#managing occupational health and safety: key perspectives and legislative framework in australia #managing occupational health and safety: key perspectives and legislative framework in australia ppt #powerpoint #presentation
Managing Occupational Health and Safety: Key Perspectives and Legislative Framework in Australia - slide 1
01 / 12Managing Occupational Health and Safety: Key Perspectives and Legislative Framework in Australia
1 / 17

Télécharger la présentation

Managing Occupational Health and Safety: Key Perspectives and Legislative Framework in Australia
Une image / un lien ci-dessous est fourni (tel quel) pour télécharger la présentation

Politique de téléchargement : le contenu du site vous est fourni TEL QUEL pour votre information et votre usage personnel ; il ne peut être vendu, concédé sous licence ni partagé sur d’autres sites sans l’accord de son auteur.Le contenu vous est fourni TEL QUEL, pour votre information et votre usage personnel uniquement. Téléchargez la présentation en cliquant sur ce lien. Lors du téléchargement, si vous ne parvenez pas à télécharger une présentation, l’éditeur a peut-être supprimé le fichier de son serveur.Pendant le téléchargement, si vous ne parvenez pas à obtenir une présentation, le fichier a peut-être été supprimé par l’éditeur.

F I N

Plus de contenu associé

Transcription de la présentation

  1. CHAPTER 13 Managing occupational health and safety

  2. Session objectives • Trace the development of OHS programs in Australian industry • Understand the various perspectives of employers, unions and employees, and the influences of medical, paramedical and legal professions on OHS theory and practice • Explain recent OHS legislation in Australia and state government jurisdictions, and analyse its respective advantages and disadvantages

  3. Session objectives (cont.) • Describe the scope of OHS programs • Determine the roles of senior, middle, line managers and human resource management specialists in the management of OHS issues at the workplace

  4. Potential work hazards • Physical factors • Chemical agents • Other hazardous substances • Workplace organisation • Stress • Violence or physical harm from work colleagues

  5. Perspectives of OHS in Australia • Legislative base • Growth of professions with an OHS interest, all with differing perspectives • Diagnostic and management approaches

  6. OHS law in Australia • Prevention • Compensation • Rehabilitation

  7. Workers’ compensation • Legislated • Strong links to rehabilitation, which should be: • Industry based • Function-oriented • Based on early intervention • Multidisciplinary • Shared responsibility

  8. Creating a safe and healthy work environment • Issues: • Accidents at work • Smoking in the workplace • Occupational stress • Potential hazards of mobile telephones • AIDS • VDUs • Occupational overuse syndrome (RSI) • Sick building syndrome • Personal problems

  9. Program management • Consultative • Strategic link to HRM • Commitment • Communication • Availability of facilities • Recording systems