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OHS (OHS Educational Issues (recognition by the Safety Institute of…
OHS
OHS Educational Issues
need for OHS body of knowledge
not highly valued as a discpline
most commonly studied by mature aged students
fee-paying p/t basis
have to work to pay for fees ontop of other financial commitments
lower participant numbers
difficulty finding qualified and experienced educators
lack of agreed core knowledge
insecurity and unreliability
distance or mixed-mode teaching emphasis
harder to study
those who are qualified often hold higher level degrees
recognition by the Safety Institute of Australia
formal education
++ practical experience
may apply to complete challenge exam
accreditation
membership of OHS professional bodies
OHS Professional Roles
no clear agreement
no scope of practice
wide variation
stress & wellbeing
occupation disease
transport safety
safety management systems and design
university educated vs vocational
address issues within professions
work related injury
ill health
psychosocial problems related to work
advisory roles
strategy development
internal consultants
creating awareness
building OHS infrastructure
providing information and suppport
people focused approach
human error
compliance issues
external consultants
OHS Paradigm Shifts
technical age
human factors age
management systems age
technical wave
systems wave
cultural wave
intergration age
all previous ages meld
reflection on more complex perspectives
safety
adaptive stage building on not replacing that of safety
shift from variability as a liability to variability as an asset
medical
safety first movement
WW1
obligation for safety
compliance issues
achieving minimum standards
diminution and de-skilling of OHS research
massive shifts leading to better understanding of OHS
Perceptions of the OHS professional
lack of training
has shifted over time with requirements for job
Unregulated
lack of community awareness
low profile in organisation
modest social status
outside management team
influence limited to technical matters
dependent on style and approach of management
economic pressure
union involvement
role being trivial
sensible risk principles=negative views
advisory service to line managers
perceptions altered over time
regulated body
essential part to safe work environments
workplace issues not top priority
Australian Legislations Development
1854 - first in Aus - regulating conditions for coal workers
1873 - factory acts legislation
1948 creation of WHO
VIC 1949 - Accident Prevention Group
Safety Engineering Society of Australia
Safety Institute of Australia
move from prescriptive + common law
duty of care approach
introduction of Australian Standards for OHS management systems
SA/SNZ 2001a
SA/SNZ 2001b
National OHS Strategy 2002-2012
harmonization was the aim of the 2007 Labor Govt.