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OHS (OHS Educational issues (not highly valued as a discipline in…
OHS
OHS Educational issues
not highly valued as a discipline in Universities
lack of interest in teaching at schools
lack of agreed core body of knowledge
emphasis on mixed mode or distance learning
hard time finding lecturers to teach
the demise of some OHS degrees make it hard to be recognised as a profession
Australian legislation developement
the introduction of harmonised OHS legislation based on a national model Act.
the OHS remains a state-based system
there is a multitude of laws surrounding OHS
harmonised OHS laws and the regulatory regime should reduce red tape and compliance costs
improve OHS in Australia
identify and implement appropriate actions for effective change.
OHS professional roles
deal with hazards
well-being and stress
occupational disease
transport safety
safety management systems
safe design
titles
advisor
coordinator
manager
consultant
understand that not everyone gets the OHS
human behaviour
technical understanding of hazards and work processes
interface issues between people, equipment and enviroments
knowledgeable and flexible thinking
conceive and develop control strategies
work arrangements
mining
manufacturing
construction
health
education
Perceptions of the OHS professional
community
negative
fun police
bureaucratic
trivial
lack of importance and visibility
carelessness
lack of training
advisory service to line management
the right for workers in a workplace to have qualified advice
OHS paradigm shifts
Borys, Else, Leggett 2009
Hale and Hovdens
technical age
human factors age
management systems age
Hudsons
technical wave
systems wave
culture wave
adaptive age
what people do to make things go right
learn to overcome design flaws
adapt their performance to meet demands
interpret and apply procedures to match conditions
detect and correct when things go wrong