Safety Institute of Australia Victoria Division Sue Pilkington

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Safety Institute of Australia(Victoria
Division)Sue Pilkington

• Compliance Codes
• Suitably qualified persons
• Removal of requirement to undertake risk
  assessment

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Compliance Codes

• Industry standards and codes of practice made
  under the previous OHS Act - not yet translated
  into new compliance codes.
• Availability of guidance material critical to
  compliance
• Sn 150 Effect of compliance codes Failure to
  comply does not give rise to any civil or
  criminal penalty? OHS Act 2004 Part 12

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Suitably qualified persons

• Who fits the bill?
• Safety profession needs to regulate
• Require accreditation of practitioners to
  professional body
• Stipulate minimum qualifications and experience
• Lead and insist upon continued professional
  development
• Monitor and review professional activities of
  members for continued compliance with membership
  and licence criteria

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Removal of requirement to undertake risk
assessment

• Worksafe rationale Not always required to
  appropriately control a risk removal of the
  requirement lessens the red tape and increases
  flexibility.
• You need to know when its appropriate to skip a
  risk assessment
• Workplaces are complex not just specific
  industries Effective and sustainable risk
  control is underpinned by some form of systematic
  risk assessment when dealing with multiple risk
  exposures