Workplace Injury/Investigation Training
It is common knowledge throughout industry that workplace injuries resulting in large compensation claims are becoming more prevalent. Even a small compensation claim can dramatically increase an Insured companies premiums. Not only compensation claims; action can also be taken by the Division of Workplace Health & Safety resulting in substantial penalties for organizations and managers which include heavy fines and/or imprisonment for more serious breaches of the regulations.
More and more organizations are being forced to review and improve their places and systems of work in order to address the growing problem. Any efforts to improve the safety of workers, is to be commended and any efforts made in order to reduce liability to Insured parties should be adopted.
The academy has designed a short lecture program to provide managers and supervisors with information regarding responsibilities and possible outcomes should they fail in their duty of care.
Lecture content includes:
- The main relevant bodies to be aware of regarding compliance and insurance
- Common claim types
- Common causes
- Notifiable incidents to WH & S
- Who needs to report an incident?
- Penalties for failing to report an incident
- Breaches of WH & S
- Examples of breaches
- Penalties for a breach under WH & S
- Defences or self-protection mechanisms
- Company procedures and non-compliance with them
- Vicarious liability, what it is and what it means
- Professional privilege and how it affects investigations
- Commonly used phrases indicating liability or responsibility
- Outcomes of breaches or failures in worker safety
- Case histories
This content rich lecture can be conducted at your place of work via a powerpoint presentation, and is delivered over a period of approximately one hour. Your lecturer will be a working investigator with over 4 years workplace accident investigation and over 27 years as a police officer and detective. For bookings please use the contact us facility with your requirements.
I would just like to thank Laurie Mullen for the great presentation to our supervisors at Lytton Refinery
Feed back from them has been positive with comments like,
- 'That was the best safety presentation they had sat thru and they got a lot out of it.'
- 'It was great they usually just preach a heap of legislation at us and try to scare us with what we should be doing out in the field'
Well recommended.
Mark Straney
HSE Coordinator
Transfield Services
Lytton QLD 0409 538 877
