Preventing Injury and Illness
PWSS offers workstation assessments, reasonable adjustments, WHS training, flu vaccinations and other services to prevent injury and illness.
Preventing injuries and illness is an important part of protecting ourselves and those around us. Making small changes to the way we think and the way we do things can make all the difference.
A proactive approach can assist employers find and fix workplace hazards before workers are hurt and can be effective at reducing injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
Further inspiration about prevention can be found here:
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A worksite assessment can be face to face or virtual. They assist in the prevention of workplace injury and support MOP(S) Act employees who may require specific ergonomic equipment.
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Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, employers have obligations to make adjustments to accommodate an individual’s disability, unless that adjustment would result in unjustifiable hardship. A reasonable workplace adjustment is a change to a work process, practice, procedure or environment that enables an employee to perform their job and minimises the impact of their disability. A disability can be sensory, intellectual, physical or psychosocial.
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Information regarding the annual flu vaccination program for all MOP(S) Act employees. Participation in the flu vaccination program is optional and the decision to be vaccinated rests with each employee.
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CPW offices must complete annual Emergency Response Management (ERM) audits.