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OHS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Systematic studies of relationships
      - Increases efficiency
      - Increased Total Quality Management
    - - To create an organised structure
      - Hierarchy of positions
      - Management Principles
        
        Authority, division of labour, responsibility, unity, discipline, equity etc
    - - How managers behave to motivate employees and encourage to perform at high levels
      - Worker performance was influenced
    - - Tools and techniques to inform decision making
      - Maximises efficient deployment
      - quantitative, operations, TQM and management information systems are included
    - - Workplace synergy
      - Ignoring the external environment
      - centralised authority, clear tasks, close supervision
- - - - Enforces compliance with the law
      - Parliament sets the standard
      - Courts interpret the law
      - Standards
        
        There are Australian and International standards
        
        There are Codes of Practice
  - - - Take environment, workers and workplace into account
  - - - Impacted by trends, organisations and workers
- - - - Command and control with policies and law governed by the state.
  - - - Foreign substances can be inhaled or enter the human system through dermal absorption.
    - - It is important that all exposures at a workplace must be controlled to prevent risks for the workers
  - - - Stress is a dangerous hazard that is hard to control
    - - Created due to the limitations of Behavioural psychology
      - How humans process and store information
      - Involves memory
      - Memory, attention and decision making affect work performance and safety
    - - "Psychology of learning'
      - stimulus providing a response
      - Behaviours can be conditioned
      - Behaviour can be controlled by its consequences
        
        Behaviours can also be conditioned with positive reinforcements eg. Chocolate for a well behaved child.
    - - 'the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychophysical system that determine his characteristic behaviour and thought'
      - Controversial and hard to control because of a large amount of variables
      - Is good for testing, and gathering information
    - - Psychiatric illnesses and psychological disorders
      - Some mental disorders can develop from given types of work and are compensated for
      - Some mental illnesses are serious hazards for a workplace and are not allowed on site
- - - - Professionals do not practice in isolation
      - Work in environments that involve political, economic, industrial climate, legislative requirements and various perceptions.
      - Economic/ Industrial
        
        The nature, economy and organisation of work in Australia has introduced more jobs in the OHS profession
        
        Woman in the workforce have increased
        
        Small businesses within the industry have increased including micro businesses of only 5 employees and less
      - Legislative
        
        State based system
        
        Nine OHS jurisdictions
    - - Growth in employment can adversely affect OHS due to structural changes within the organisation
      - Increase in number of independent contractors
  - - - Advisor, coordinator, manager, and consultant
      - The job requires the mindset to make reasonably practicable decisions to ensure the safety and well being of workers
    - - The vision: "Australian workplaces free from death, injury and disease"