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Occupational Health and Safety

Workplace safety is a right not a privilege. The fines and penalties for non-compliance are severe including possible gaol terms for responsible managers. It applies as much to white collar work places as it does to construction sites. Those businesses that have been affected by a work place injury will testify to the disruption and costs involved in resolving a claim in the event you do not have appropriate systems in place.

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It is a legal obligation of all employers in Australia to:

Consult with staff

Train staff with respect to OHS

Identify workplace hazards

Assess workplace hazards

Control/treat hazards

Maintain first aid facilities

Maintain an injury register

Workplace laws and regulations in Australia are notoriously complex and many smaller enterprises have great difficulty understanding what exactly it is that they need to do.

Nova Solutions™ demystifies workplace safety laws by delivering to you a comprehensive OHS and Injury Management program as well as a suite of commonly used worksafe policies. Nova Solutions™ provides you with the tools to manage the program and tailor it to your ongoing requirements.

In NSW whilst 7% of claims are stress related these account for approximately 20% of the value of claims. As it is the value of the claim that ultimately determines the cost to the employer white collar work places are increasingly at risk of experiencing severe disruptions as a result of workplace injuries.

The major protections against stress claims are strong policies with respect to behavioural standards and strong consultation procedures. Nova Solutions™ provides a comprehensive range of such policies and procedures together with a detailed injury management program which means that you will know what to do if a stress claim is made against your organisation.

The average duration of absence of an injured worker at an employer of less than 20 staff is almost double that of an employer of over 100 staff (i.e. 103 days for the small employer and 57 days for the larger employer);
The average direct cost of a workers compensation claim in a workplace of less than 20 staff is $18,000 (not taking into account indirect costs).
Average direct cost of a claim in a workplace of more than 100 staff is only $13,000.

www.nohsc.gov.au

The reason SME’s workers compensation costs are substantially higher than larger business is that they often do not have adequate internal systems and controls to manage workplace safety issues.

Nova Solutions™ delivers detailed Workplace Safety Programs that can be simply adapted to your particular needs.

Under the NSW and Victorian OH&S laws, franchisors are responsible for the safety of workers on premises operated by their franchisees. This duty to provide a safe workplace cannot be delegated to a franchisee or independent contractor and breach can result in a fine of up to $1.65 million for the company and $190,000 for individual directors or employees who have the capacity to make decisions affecting the franchisor’s financial status.

Nova Solutions™ delivers detailed Occupational Health and Safety and Injury Management Programs to individual franchisee sites. These programs contain detailed policy content as well as on-line tools to allow you to manage the specific hazards you may identify within your workplace. Nova Solutions™ is a small investment to protect your staff from injury and protect responsible directors and managers from potential personal liability.

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