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OHS Assessment 2 (OHS PARADIGM SHIFTS (2000's (First National approach…
OHS Assessment 2
OHS PARADIGM SHIFTS
1990's
Recognition to manage hazards
Occupational epidemiology studies
Lacked preventive activity
Obligation of safety on employer/line manger
1970's
Era of technology
Possible rise in risk
Merging technology and people
Computers
New types of accidents
OHS qualifications identified
1st OHS course via distance - VIC
Safety courses in QLD and NSW
1930-1970's
Behavioural sciences
Job redesign
Fulfilling and rewarding work
Improving workplaces
Industrial psycology
Work methods
Accident proneness
Creation of World Health Organisation
OHS focus on medical professionals
Australia's first safety course
Model for other states
1900-1930's
Post war depression
Impact on OHS development
Wartime technology
Rehabilitation
Trauma management
Disabled soldiers into work
Industrial medicine developed
Union movement
Industrial safety
The beginning of the 'bad apple' attitude
2000's
First National approach
National OHS Strategy 2002 - 2012
Technology changes
Nature of OHS professionals changes
WorkSafe Vic Strategy
Health and Safety Professionals Alliance
Shift away from engineering
Safety culture debate
Lack of definition and parameters
BEFORE 1900's
Overwhelmingly medical
Minimum safety standards
Factories/industrial
OHS issues
Working hours
Child labour
Sanitation
Disease
Beginning of -
Dangerous Trades Committee established
Medical inspector in factories
Machine guarding
1980's
RSI epidemic
Computers and word processing
Systematic approach to OHS
Management and auditing
Duty of care
OHS PROFESSIONAL ROLES
Occupational Ergonomists
Human factors
Methods
Data
Principals
Theory
Occupational Hygienists
Art and science
Physical
Chemical
Psychosocial
Biological
Ergonomic
Occupational Physicians
Occupational Health Nurses
Medical Speciality
Causes and impacts
Exposure
Nature of work
Risks
Prevention
Environment
Rehabilitation
Generalist OHS
National Managers
Managers
Coordinators
General Managers
Advisors
PERCEPTIONS OF THE OHS PROFESSIONAL
OHS professional occupations
Occupational Ergonomist
Occupational Physician
Occupational Hygienist
Occupational Health Nurse
Generalist OHS
OHS
Prevent work related fatality, injury, disease and ill-health (FIDI)
Not simple or just based on common sense
COMPLEXITY
Human behaviour
Technical understanding
Knowledge
People, equipment and environmental issues
Flexibility in critical thinking
Constantly changing and evolving environments
Education ranges
Cert III
VET
Bachelor degree
Masters degree
Profession
OHS Generalist not recognised profession in Australia
Management responsibility
Generalist OHS roles
Manager
Advisor
Consultant
Coordinator
OHS roles without formal qualifications, challenging without the right training, and why I have emphasised
COMPLEXITY
above
Community
Negative perception
Trivial role
Bearaucratic
Lack of awareness
AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENT
Trade Unions
Mandated by OHS laws
Higher OHS standards
As OHS is constantly evolving, we need unified high standards across all industries
Early years
1854
First OHS legislation
NSW coal fields
Regulate workers conditions
1873
Victoria
British style Factories Act
National model
Work Health and Safety Act
Implied interpretation
Not specific requirements
Still a lot of work to be done for a unified approach to OHS
Evolution
Australian policy maker
OHS low profile with regulators
2005 National Commission replaced by -
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
2009 SafeWork Australia replaced previous body
Leading to positive indications
Constant evolution - new era
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OHS legislation
Not involved in Australian Constitution
Majority state based legislation
2002 - 2012 National OHS Strategy
Collective effort to improve OHS in Australia
National OHS Commission
Set national milestones
Set national priorities
Set national targets
OHS EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
Professional Education
Negative impacts
Demise of some OHS Bachelor degree's
Affected acceptance of OHS
Availability of researchers and future educators
Despite this - CQU is awesome and has a world class faculty
Not a highly valued discipline in universities
Lack of core Body of Knowledge
Fulled OHS Body of Knowledge
Objectives
Certification and accreditation
Develop criteria and processes
Define core OHS Body of Knowledge
WorkSafe Vic
Funding and support of national project
Teaching modes - Distance; Mixed mode
Variation in OHS programs
15 Universities offer OHS qualifications
Studied as a secondary discipline
Majority part-time, fee paying, mature age students
Even longer for recognition
Through Safety Institute of Australia, with a Bachelor, Grad cert or Masters
Takes longer to get qualified
Demand
Trend for OHS Master's Degree
Increased 2000 - 2010
OHS professionals with formal qualifications
Survey (Safesearch 2011)
Bachelors or higher in OHS/HSE roles
79% Managers
80% National Managers
59% advisors/coordinators
82% General Managers
Organisation attitudes
Larger companies
See the benefits of university qualifications
Small to medium enterprises
Less understanding compared to larger companies
Confused between VET and university qualifications
International
Working on minimum standards
A Passport to Practice
Australian BoK considered in development
AWESOME - Australian influence on an international level
Recognition and transportability of OHS qualifications
