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OHS Body of knowledge (Perceptions of the OHS Professional (community…
OHS Body of knowledge
Perceptions of the OHS Professional
community
Lack of awareness for profession
Negative Perspectives
Bureaucratic Approach
Blocker Approach
OHS workers need to be more Observant
lack of visibility of OHS in the community
not prominent in scale of corporate responsibilities
Nor in Media reports
Workplace injury not important
High level of school leaver enrollments
Amount of courses lead to confusion
Tertiary studies
vocational studies
Management
Many different positions
presidents
Vice presidents
Have different reporting styles
some report different things
some don't report at all
Now have a new direct reporting group
OHS policy regulators
Work safe Victoria
implemented a new strategy 2012
HaSPA
Establishing the OHS body of knowledge prject
made interest by safe work Australia
worked With Other regulators
For OHS Professional education
OHS Educational issues
Only 15 Australian universities offer OHS study
Hard to find experienced educators
Not a valued discipline
demise of university programs
negatively impacted acceptance
less research for researchers
less future educators
increasing demand
for qualifications
experienced professionals expected to hold masters degree
Professional recognition by SIA
requires bachelor degee
diploma
plus three years of experienced work
Legislation Development
Biggest change from Robbens style
occurred in 2012
Harmonised OHS legislation
based on a national act
model regulations in different juradictions
National Policy
OHS Strategy 2002-12 reached conclusion
Provided Improvements in OHS
Fell short of targets
Established Australia workplaces free from death, injury and disease
Set priorities, milestones and targets
OHS Professionals not mentioned
2012-22 strategies unavaliable
may include
in OHS advice provision
recognition of the role of qualified OHS
OHS Paradigm shifts
several ages of safety
Hale and Hovden's
Human Factors age
Management system age
Technical age
Hudson's
Cultural wave
systems wave
Technical wave
each age builds upon eachother
Currently in a 5th age of safety
challenges the dominant paradigm
human variability as a liability, and control
human variability as an asset and important to safety
Identifies problems in safety management systems
new age of
Adaptability
Able to Reflect
Being aware
OHS Professional Roles
Complex
need to be
knowledgeable
flexible thinker
variability
Technical understanding of
hazards
human behaviour
equipment
environment
no clear role
due to range of positions
Adviser
coordinator
manager
consultant
survey suggests differences in different work places
mainly deal with
stress
well being
broad amount of hazards
different compared to internationally
42% work as Practisioners
main employers
manufracturing
mining
oil and gas
health and community services