This information has been prepared to assist office managers in managing safety in their areas.
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- All new staff must receive a Health & Safety Induction before they begin work using the Health & Safety聽Induction form HS006.
- All new staff must complete the mandatory training courses On-Line Work Health & Safety Awareness and On-Line Ergonomics.
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- Office managers must ensure that your area is included on the HS Committees workplace inspection schedule.
- Office managers must ensure any corrective actions from these inspections are implemented.
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- You must ensure that your area is included on the testing and tagging schedule. All equipment in the area must be tested and tagged by a qualified person.
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- Office managers must ensure all controls from the Generic Risk Management forms are implemented.
- For example, providing trolleys and providing ergonomic chairs for staff.
- You can add any hazards that are present in your area that have not been included in the assessments. A risk register must be maintained.
- Office managers must ensure controls identified from workplace inspections and incident/hazard reports are implemented to eliminate and/or reduce risks in their area.
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- You need to keep copies/records of:
- risk management forms, risk registers and safe working procedures
- induction and training
- workplace inspections
- audit reports
- equipment maintenance.
- You need to keep copies/records of:
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It's important that all staff are aware of their health & safety responsibilities. These can be outlined in Key Performance Targets (KPTs) in the annual performance review, staff meetings or other avenues.
The Health & Safety Wesbite has some suggested聽KPTs聽that can be used. For full information on health and safety responsibilitis see the聽HS336 Responsibility, Authority and Accountability Procedure
Employee assist for managers
There is a service specifically for Managers and Supervisors in EAP called managerAssistTM and it is an EAP Advisory service that assists managers and team leaders in managing situations such as:
- an employee with problems impacting on work performance or behaviour;
- interpersonal conflict
- a distressed or troubled employee
- assisting an employee not coping with change
- difficulties with team functioning.
ManagerAssistTM is a resource service, providing suggestions and options. A manager/team leader accessing the service decides on appropriate action, applying relevant HR policy. The manager/team leader remains in control in managing the situation.聽 More information is available on the .
