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    The Lord is my protector; he is my strong

    fortress. My God is my protection, and


    with Him I am safe. He protects me like a
    shield; He defends me and keeps me safe.
    Psalm 18:2
    Occupational
    Health and
    Safety
    Chapter 4
    Workplace injuries:
    inevitable, or not?
    In early 2009, a labour hire worker (whom we will call Frank) was placed with
    a recycling firm, SITA, to perform welding work at their Parramatta site. SITA
    is a large organisation, employing around 1600 workers as well as 500 labour
    hire workers and contractors across over 100 sites. Frank had more than 20
    years' experience in the mining industry, but had not worked in waste
    processing before being placed with SITA.
    When Frank started at SITA, he was shown around the site but not
    provided with a site safety induction; he says he was advised what his job
    would be and told not to steal anything. Frank's employer, the labour hire
    company, also did not provide safety or induction training. Frank's knowledge
    of safe work practices was limited to what he had learned in the mining
    industry. Six months after commencing at SITA, Frank was performing
    welding work on a hydraulic baling machine. He thought he had isolated the
    machine and that it could not be powered up. He had not been instructed on
    how to isolate the machine but had done so through trial and error.
    Unfortunately, the machine started while he was atop the shute and he was
    dragged into the machine. Both of his legs and one hand were immediately
    severed. After 2 hours of being trapped (while still conscious), Frank was
    finally released from the machine. He suffered other major injuries in addition
    to the amputations. SITA and Frank's labour hire employer both had OHS
    systems in place that appeared relatively comprehensive on paper but neither
    was well implemented. SITA was fined $130 000 and a SITA manager placed
    on an 18-month good behaviour bond; Frank's employer was fined $117 500.
    The incident had a major impact upon SITA's approach to its management
    of OHS. Among the significant changes introduced were regular toolbox
    safety talks with all workers on site (whether they be employees, labour
    hire or contractors); a process for identifying training needs of all workers
    on site supported by the development of an online induction training
    program; an annual safety week to reinforce the importance of safety at
    worksites; and, emphasising the importance now given to OHS by senior
    managers, the national safety manager was appointed to the company's
    executive management committee. Frank's employer, the labour hire
    company, also implemented changes intended to instil the importance of
    OHS among all managers. Additional training now includes competency-
    based assessment in OHS; there is more regular communication with
    employees; and there are fortnightly safety meetings as well as a national
    database system for tracking clients and workers. Frank, who now gets
    around with a wheelchair, skateboard and scooter, along with prosthetic
    legs for stairs, has since become a campaigner on OHS and an active
    member of the Amputee Association of Sydney Inc. At a presentation to a
    national safety conference in 2011, he stated, ‘I should have walked away
    that day. If it doesn't feel right it probably isn't ... Everyone is a safety
    officer. Speak up. Ask questions. If you see someone doing something
    wrong, talk to them. Maybe you have seen something they have missed’
    (SIA 2011).
    Critical Thinking
    Questions:

    01 02
    Why is safety training so important How could training have been
    for new workers? improved at this case study
    organisation?
    THANK
    YOU!

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