Tender contracts can be defined as ‘An unconditional offer of a party to a contract to perform their part of the bargain’. These have always been popular by use for government, large firms, project builders and specialist contractors as they have a number of benefits, such as: Giving the tendering organisation transparency of contract award;...
The use of contracting and consulting in all occupations is growing each year as the workforce in Australia becomes more specialised, flexible work arrangements become commonplace and people work a number of occupations in a lifetime. Safety has been no exception to this rule and SafetyZone OHS Consulting is a result of more companies recognising...
New panel released to review and monitor Worksafe Victoria OHS Compliance and enforcement. The Andrews Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to ensure high safety standards are met in Victorian workplaces, appointing an expert panel to review and strengthen occupational health and safety (OHS) standards across the state. The review panel will make...
There are two challenges every OHS adviser needs to overcome to be effective. Firstly, know your subject backwards and second, find a way to manage your controls. Knowing your subject is one area which uses the experience and inquisitive nature of your OHS Representative. This is the time spent out consulting with your team identifying...
For business across South West Victoria and in Geelong, OH&S or Occupational Health and Safety is the term used for the laws and processes that have been established to protect workers at work. These laws also cover contractors, visitors and other employees at a workplace or worksite. Australian law and indeed OH&S law maintains that...
As we approach the end of the year, production requirements ramp up in anticipation for our Christmas holidays, deadlines for construction loom like the shadows of Collins Street over contractors, drivers push for one more run before stopping and safety consultants find it more difficult to convince customers to observe their risks. It will come...
A gap analysis focuses on the implementation of the management system. This process generally includes a desktop audit (legislative or standards subscribed to i.e. AS4801:2001 – Safety Management Systems) as well as assessment of the implementation of such systems, to ensure practicality and undertaking of prescribed requirements. Often at SafetyZone, we are called into get...
Occupational Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Management compliance are key procurement decision factors in the modern business climate. These guide the ability for a company to reduce project risk and show surety of operations to clients in both private and public sectors alike. As a result, our consultants are regularly called upon to use...
Many businesses meet their first OHS specialist as a result of receiving a visit or other contact from a state regulator (i.e. Worksafe) whom has visited and provided them with an infringement notice, identifying a hazard or issue to be rectified. Generally, this is as a result of a reportable incident or injury which has...
The biggest advantage of using a consultant is to acquire a specialist service, without your business having to hire a full time specialist or rely on untrained or unmotivated staff to direct safety initiatives in your business. The emergence and growth of the OHS Consultant has been a part of the broader change in business...
