1. NSW Construction Induction Green Card
Written by Tony Vinckx

2. OHS Framework NSW OHS Act 2000 Principal law OHS Regulation 2001
Accompanies the Act and provides details about specific parts of the Act
Codes of Practice and Australian Standards
Provide practical guidance about the implementation of legislation

3. Objectives of the NSW OHS Act 2000
Promote the health, safety and welfare of people at work
Protect people against risks at work
Promote a safe and healthy work environment
Provide for consultation between employers and employees
Identify, assess, eliminate and control hazards
Promote community awareness of OHS issues
Improve OHS standards over time
Protect people against risks from equipment used in public places

4. What is construction work?
Excavation
Building work
Civil engineering works

5. OHS Responsibilities of Employers
Ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees through:
Safe work premises/work environment
Safe plant and substances
Safe systems of work
Adequate provision of information, instruction, training and supervision
Adequate facilities for employees
Ensure the health, safety and welfare of others at work through: Not exposing visitors to risks

6. OHS Responsibilities of People in Control of Work Premises
Ensure the premises is safe and without risks to health
Ensure safe access and exit from the premises
Maintain and repair the premises
Note: There are also responsibilities for people in
control of plant and substances

7. OHS Responsibilities of Principal Contractors
Ensure OHS induction training is undertaken
Prepare and maintain OHS management plans
Ensure safe work method statements are available, up-to-date, and followed
Maintain the site hazardous substances register

8. OHS Responsibilities of Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers
Provide safe plant and substances without risk to health when properly used
Provide adequate information about plant and substances to ensure safe use

9. OHS Responsibilities of Employees
You must:
Take reasonable care
Cooperate with your employer
You must not:
Misuse plant or processes
Obstruct aid to an injured worker
Create a risk to the health and safety of others

10. WorkCover Assistance Service
Where to Get Help
WorkCover Assistance Service
Phone

11. WorkCover Notices Investigation Notices Improvement Notices
(following an incident)
Improvement Notices
(warning notice to remedy breach)
Prohibition Notice
(stop dangerous activity immediately)
Penalty Notices
(on-the-spot fines)

12. What is Consultation? Sharing relevant OHS information with employees
Giving employees the opportunity to express their views on OHS issues
Taking employee views into account when making OHS decisions

13. Types of OHS Consultation
OHS committee
and/or
OHS representative or
Other agreed arrangements

14. Resolving OHS Workplace Issues
Step 1: Your Supervisor
Step 2: Your OHS Committee or Representative
Step 3: Your WorkCover Inspector

15. Safety Signs – Examples
NO SMOKING
HEAD PROTECTION MUST BE WORN
SPEED RESTRICTION 5 km/h
FIRE HAZARD
HIGH VOLTAGE
FIRST AID
FIRE ALARM

16. Safety Signs HEARING PROTECTION MUST BE WORN WARNING: FORKLIFT
Example
MEANING
HEARING PROTECTION MUST BE WORN
WARNING: FORKLIFT
WARNING: TOXIC
EMERGENCY EXIT
DIGGING PROHIBITED
FIRE BLANKET
EMERGENCY EYEWASH
PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR MUST BE WORN
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
DANGER: CONFINED SPACE

17. Safety Tags Warning Tag Danger Tag (Hazard) (Life Threatening Hazard)
Out of
Service
Signed _________
WARNING
Do Not
Operate
Signed _________
DANGER

18. Work Induction covers
Common hazards, risks and risk control measures relevant to work activity
Participation in process of hazard identification, risk assessment and control
OHS legislation and Codes of Practice relevant to the work activity
Overview of industry health and safety performance
Safe work methods to be used
Correct use, handling, storage and transport of plant
Correct use, handling, storage and transport of hazardous substances
Electrical safety

19. What is a Hazard? A hazard is ANYTHING
(including work practices or procedures)
that has the potential to harm the health and safety of a person

20. What is Risk? Risk is a combination of
the LIKELIHOOD of the hazard causing harm
and
the CONSEQUENCES if it does so

21. Hazpak Risk Assessment Model

22. Hierarchy of Risk Control
Eliminate the hazard
or, if not reasonably practicable
Control the risk
Substitution
Isolation
Engineering controls
Administrative controls
Personal protective equipment

23. Safe Work Method Statement – Retaining Wall

24. Workplace Emergencies
An emergency is an actual or imminent occurrence such as an accident, earthquake, explosion, fire, flood or storm which:
Endangers or threatens to endanger the health and safety of persons or
Destroys or damages, or threatens to destroy or damage property

25. First Aid Equipment FIRST AID KIT FIRST AID ROOM EMERGENCY SHOWER
EMERGENCY EYEWASH

26. Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
The aims of the Act are to:
Effectively and actively manage injuries
Compensate workers who suffer injuries arising from their employment
Provide necessary medical and vocational rehabilitation for injured workers
Promote the return to work of injured workers as soon as possible

27. Making a Claim for Workers Compensation
Notify your employer of your injury or illness and record in your workplace register of injuries
Notify your insurer of your injury or illness
Insurer will commence provisional payments (within 7 days of notification)
Submit medical certificate and relevant paperwork (eg. workers compensation claim form) to insurer
Insurer will accept or reject claim

28. WorkCover Claims Assistance Service
The Claims Assistance Service will deal with matters where:
A worker wishes to notify of a significant injury but is unable to do so (cannot contact or identify their employer)
There is a problem which may lead to a dispute
Intervention or assistance is required
Phone

29. Employee Rights and Obligations
Your rights
You cannot be victimised for making a workers compensation claim
Your employer must make suitable duties available to you
Your Obligations
Supply all relevant information to your employer and insurer
Do not make any false or misleading statements
Inform your insurer of additional employment or income while receiving compensation benefits
Comply with the requirements of your injury management plan and return to work plan

30. Workplace Injury Management
Injury Management Plan
Developed by the insurer, employer, injured worker and treating doctor (significant injury)
Aims to promote a timely and safe return to work
Return to Work Plan
Developed by employer, injured worker, treating doctor and rehabilitation provider
Describes physical restrictions, suitable duties, hours worked and supervision arrangements

31. Thank your for time!
Written by Tony Vinckx