Work safely
1. Safety procedures and instructions
1.4. Let’s get local
Each government department’s WHS policies will differ slightly depending on the industry they work in. For example, the Department of Education (DET) is committed to the following WHS activities:
- Preventing workplace injury
- Enhancing workplace culture
- Consulting collaborating and communicating with employees, health and safety representatives and other groups within the department
- Allocating adequate resources
- Providing transparent and robust information, training and instructions and documentation
- Driving continuous improvement.
You were most likely inducted to your organisation’s WHS policies when you first began your job. Often that is a busy time and you may not have retained all the information. Following the WHS procedures for your organisation is your responsibility, so let’s take another look at the policies and procedures that govern your workplace.
1. Download and read through the Health Safety and Wellbeing policy from the Department of Education and Training (DET):
2. Download and read through the DET OHS induction checklistWeblink: OHS induction checklist (DET)
3. Now locate and read through the health
and safety policies for your workplace.
4. Read through the OHS checklist for your workplace. Tick off the policies you have read through. Make time to look at the ones you have not read.
Note.
If you are required to make onsite visits to various businesses as part of your VPS role, then you should also be aware of and follow their WHS policies and procedures.