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Prevention of Falls in Construction
At the December 2006 meeting HWSA nominated “Prevention of Falls in Construction” as the national construction campaign for 2007/08. WorkSafe Victoria committed to coordinating the campaign, which was a repeat of the 2003/04 HWSA Joint Construction Compliance Project.
The two main purposes of this campaign were to:
- Undertake a coordinated national compliance and enforcement campaign focusing on falls prevention in the housing construction and the smaller general construction industry sectors, and
- Compare the current level of fall prevention compliance, within the targeted construction industry sectors, with that found during the 2004 Project.
Inspections of construction sites occurred during February and March 2008.
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Labour Hire in Manufacturing - Food Processing
In May 2006, the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities nominated the Food Manufacturing Industry as the focus of the Labour Hire Project to be conducted in 2006/2007. There was general agreement between the various state regulators that each jurisdiction had previously dealt with the labour hire sector in different ways, potentially resulting in a lack of clarity about OHS obligations owed by labour hire agencies and host employers. The primary purpose of the project was to implement a national model for jurisdictional application of OHS obligations / duties in labour hire arrangements; and to measure compliance in a small sample of targeted high-risk host employer / labour hire agencies across the food manufacturing industry to establish baseline compliance data.
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Manual Handling – Manufacturing (led by SA and NSW)
The primary purpose of this campaign is to improve the capability of employers within targeted manufacturing sectors, to effectively manage manual handling risks in consultation with employees. The campaign activities were implemented from July 2006 to August 2007. The campaign final report is currently being prepared and will be available on the HWSA website once complete.
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Large Mobile Plant - Civil Construction
In May 2006 the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) agreed to mount a national compliance campaign targeting moving plant in civil construction across all jurisdictions. The objectives of the project were to: Provide relevant advice, guidance and information to persons involved in civil construction and road works, Provide advice and compliance where safe systems of work are missing or inadequate, Measure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation applying to the identification, assessment and control of mobile plant and traffic hazards on civil construction sites, Provide a nationally coordinated approach, with a balance of information, assistance and enforcement activity, to educate and increase industry awareness and capacity to manage safety and identify causal factors relating to civil construction and roadwork activities.
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Design 4 Health National Manual Handling Campaign final report
The National Manual Handling Compliance Campaign in the Health and Community Services industry sector was called "Design – 4 – Health" and was coordinated by Workplace Health and Safety, Queensland. The campaign working group was established in August 2003 and was made up of representatives from all Australian OHS jurisdictions and the then National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, (NOHSC). Campaign activities included the development of an audit tool, inspections of randomly selected hospitals and aged care facilities, implementation of a communications strategy, audits of a number of facilities and an evaluation.
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National Falls from Heights in the Heavy Vehicle Sector Campaign final report
In late 2003 HWSA agreed to conduct a national program for the transport industry focusing on falls from heights in the heavy vehicle sector. NSW led the campaign. A campaign working party was established, known as the National OHS Road Transport Coordination Group (NORTCG). The NORTCG agreed that the national strategy would have two elements, with the first being an information/advisory element and the second being an intervention (compliance) element. It was also agreed that the programs would focus on car carriers, livestock transport, tankers, and dry bulk haulage (pneumatic).
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Agricultural Plant Designer, Manufacturer, Supplier and Importer Program Post Implementation final report
In December 2004 HWSA agreed to conduct a campaign on the use of plant in agriculture. NSW and WA agreed to jointly lead the campaign and a Farm Safety Working Group was established. The campaign aimed to protect and improve the workplace health and safety of agricultural workers by ensuring that plant and equipment provided to the market complies with health and safety standards. This campaign targeted manufacturers, suppliers, importers and retailers of plant and equipment, which is supplied generally to the agricultural sector.
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Hazardous Substances in Manufacturing campaign final report
In October 2004 HWSA agreed to implement a national campaign with a focus on hazardous substances in manufacturing. Queensland agreed to lead this campaign. The campaign working party agreed that the campaign would focus it’s activities on the boat building and repair industry. Campaign activities commenced during 2005 and involved:
- Development of a self assessment audit tool;
- Development of a media release for distribution in each jurisdiction in November 2005;
- Selection of fibre-composite boat building workplaces for auditing;
- Mail out of the self-assessment tool in late November/early December 2005;
- Field visits/phone calls to boat building workplaces; and
- Inspector training and fieldwork conducted in early 2006.
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Asbestos Demolition Campaign final report
In October 2004 HWSA agreed to conduct a campaign on the demolition of asbestos. SA and WA agreed to jointly lead the campaign. The Demolition/Asbestos Project Management Group was established and the campaign objectives were agreed as:
- To improve the levels of compliance in demolition and asbestos removal work;
- To improve the capabilities of contractors in hazard identification and risk management associated with demolition and asbestos work;
- Increase contractors and sub contractors perceptions of the risk of detection and sanctions imposed where non compliance with demolition and asbestos requirements is identified; and
- Identify and promote best practice in managing demolition and asbestos related hazards.
Campaign activities included site visits and commenced in February 2006. An audit tool was developed for use during the site visits.
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