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OHS - Coggle Diagram
OHS
HISTORY
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Earliest beginnings
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UK - 1802 - Health and Morals of Apprentices Act legislation began to address issues including child labour, working hours, sanitation and disease prevention.
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Early 1900's Australia
1901 - Commonwealth of Australia is formed. Australian Settlement is implemented with the input of industry leaders and unions.
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Need for specialised OHS qualifications identified and endorsed by government - safety cert courses set up in QLD and NSW. First distance education course offered in VIC
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Four approaches to safety - the technical/engineering approach, the medical model and two industrial psychology approaches.
2002 - The National OHS Strategy 2002 - 2012 signed by all Commonwealth and State workplace relations ministers
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ORGANISATION
Strategy
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Effective OHS professionals will work as part of an organisation in a manner relative to its strategies and look beyond corporate position statements to identify what drives the business to help achieve both strategic and OHS goals.
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SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT
Workers compensation
Regime for compensating and rehabilitating employees who sustain a work related injury, illness or die as a result of their work.
Employers must pay premiums to cover medical, rehabilitation, wages and other costs.
Cost of premiums can serve as an incentive for businesses to improve their prevention of workplace related accidents.
Workplace relations
Commonwealth, state and territory regulations.
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The Fair Work Commission is the national tribunal with conciliation, mediation and arbitration powers
Additional laws separate from Commonwealth, state and territory laws for protecting individuals from issues such as workplace discrimination
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