Courtenell

An important point for employers and OHS Committee members to remember is that employer representatives on an OHS Committee must;

Risk management consists of 4 steps which, when done in sequence, will lead to informed decisions and action on how best to eliminate or control risks that have been identified. In simple terms these steps are;

How can you be sure that what you did to eliminate or control OHS risks in your workplace produced the results you need?

In some instances an employee has to work alone and that in itself could create a risk that has not been anticipated.

How can we encourage employees to put their names forward for election to the OHS Committee – and how can we encourage them to stay on the Committee? The answer to that question springs out of the fact that most people like to help and support a group that is successfully working on a worthy purpose. It is vital that employees in your workplace know that the OHS Committee is such a group - here are some suggestions to get the message across;