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CODE
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Shearing
Shed Health & Safety
Cleavers Shearing is an equal opportunity
employer committed to:
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Providing a safe and healthy work environment.
• Developing an OH&S policy and emergency
program
• Consulting with employees and others in workplace
• Implementing a training schedule
• Hazard identification and assessment process
• Developing and implementing risk control measures
• Promoting, maintaining and improving strategies
in the workplace.
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OH
& S Policy and Program
• To commit to a safe and healthy
work place
• Put in place O H S training and education
• Work methods evaluate and try to improve
• Advise employees on safety rules
• Workplace inspection evaluation and feed back
• Reporting of injuries,accidents and record keeping
• Make available information for employees and
others
• Ensure managers and supervisors implement this
policy and program
• Managers and supervisors to be accountable for
their responsibility.
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Employer
Duty of Care
OHS Act requires the employer as
far is practicable to
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Provide a safe and hazard free workplace
• Provide information, instruction, supervision
and training to enable employees to perform their duties
so they are not exposed to hazards.
• To have workplaces as far as practicable, designed
to be productive safe and healthy. Eg:
- Good lightning and ventilation
- Workplace floors to be of a non slip nature
- Workplace free of all obstructions and free of all protruding
nails
- Storage Area for tool boxes clothes etc
• Provide safety and protective gear (goggles, backaid
supports) as required
• all plant to be isolated or guarded
• Hygienic washing facilities
• First aid kit located in shed fully stocked for
injuries only (not for every day use)
• Supply fire extinguishers suitable for all types
of fire
• Provide accommodation of a suitable nature clean
and tidy
• Provide kitchen and dining room fully equipped
to be a designated smoke free area
• Showers and toilets in clean and tidy condition
• Ensure health and safety of visitors to workplace
by not exposing them to risk
• Unlawful for employer to dismiss employee for
making complaints about health and safety matters or being
a OHS representative
• Minimum payment to be Federal Pastoral Award
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Employee
Duty of Care
• To ensure their own health &
safety
• To avoid affecting health & safety of others
through any act or omission at work.
• To comply, so far as they are reasonably able,
with any instructions given for theirs and any others
health and safety.
• To use any protective equipment provided when
requested. In manner they have been instructed.
• To report any hazard, injury or accident.
• Consider some warm up excise before work.
• Regular intake of fluid is recommended.
• Always wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Smoking - Consider others in workplace.
• Alcohol and non-prescribed drugs are not allowed
in workplace at any time.
• Consider health and safety of others re noise.
• Work hours are as stated in Federal Pastoral Award |
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