Your Say
OHS Reps @ Work invites elected OHS reps, workers and others interested in OHS to 'have your say' and contribute to our forum topics.
The intention of the forums is to provide you with the opportunity to give your views, make observations, and respond to others' views on a range of OHS related issues. The VTHC OHS Unit moderates the forums: we reserve the right to edit for length, legal reasons or to reject a post if it is irrelevant to the topic or too specific. If you have any concerns, you are welcome to communicate these to us at ohsinfo@vthc.org.au
The intention of the forums is to provide you with the opportunity to give your views, make observations, and respond to others' views on a range of OHS related issues. The VTHC OHS Unit moderates the forums: we reserve the right to edit for length, legal reasons or to reject a post if it is irrelevant to the topic or too specific. If you have any concerns, you are welcome to communicate these to us at ohsinfo@vthc.org.au
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A model OHS Act The Labour Federal Government has started the ball rolling on a model OHS Act. Your views? What do you think are the most important features to include? |
16 | OHS NSW 26-05-2009 10:58 am |
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First Aid facilities Under the 2004 OHS Act employers must provide 'adequate facilities for the welfare of employees'. Nothing more is specified, but employers have had two codes of practice (Workplaces and First Aid) for 'guidance'. What are the first aid facilities like at your workplace? Do you think they are good enough? Have you had problems getting what you consider is 'adequate'? |
14 | John Crimmins 09-10-2008 10:38 am |
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Other workplace facilities Employers should also provide workplaces with a range of other facilities, as per the Workplaces Code of Practice. These include dining and washing facilities, toilets, adequate light, comfortable temperatures and more. What about your workplace? Does it 'measure up'? |
9 | John 16-12-2008 03:18 pm |
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Problems at my workplace What are the OHS problems at your workplace? How have you tackled them? Do you have any advice to others? Or do you want others to give you some ideas about how to deal with these problems? Give us your views. |
91 | Julian Makara 01-07-2009 01:49 pm |
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Consultation There's an entire new section on consultation in the new Act - employers will have to consult directly with employees on a range of issues - including how that consultation is going to happen. Where there are OHS reps, this consultation must involve those reps. What do you think of Part 4 of the Act? Will it make it easier for workers and their reps to have an input into what happens at the workplace? |
27 | 31-07-2008 09:13 am |
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Deputy reps, Multiple reps Workers in Designated Work Groups (DWGs) will be entitled to negotiate to have deputy reps for each of their OHS reps. They will may agree that some (or all) of the DWGs in the workplace should have more than one elected rep. Do you think any DWGs in your workplace will end up with either deputies or more than one rep? Why? How do you think this will improve representation? |
9 | Martin Cassar 17-03-2008 10:55 am |
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Right of entry for union officials Under the new Act, 'authorised representatives of employee organisations' will be able to enter a workplace where they suspect there has been a contravention of OHS legislation. What do you think about this? |
15 | Renata - VTHC OHS Unit 01-07-2009 02:55 pm |
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WorkSafe's Advice on the Act WorkSafe has produced two new publications on the 2004, one for reps and one for workers. What do you think of them? |
12 | Dave 17-05-2009 03:19 pm |
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