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Health and safety should be a key issue in
every employer’s mind. An employer has an obligation to provide a safe
and healthy workplace not only for their workers and contractors but
also for their customers, visitors and the general public.
Workplace Health and Management Solutions Pty Ltd understand that
the way to reduce compensation and public liability claims is related to
the commitment of you and your staff to instigate correct workplace
health and safety procedures. The first rule of providing a safe working
environment is to identify the risk. We have found that because many
employers are so familiar with their business environment they can
sometimes overlook the obvious and the potential risks contributing to
workplace injuries.
Identifying potential hazards is key to reducing any future injuries and
Wham Solutions can assist you by offering an independent risk
assessment.
As an independent advisor, Wham Solutions is available to help
you identify risks and help you develop measures and procedures to
reduce those risks.
Having positive risk management strategies in place will assist
your business:
Stress Related Claims
Safe systems are not just aimed at physical injuries but also the
identification of the potential for stress related illnesses, which may
lead to large statutory and common law claims.
Although psychological and psychiatric injuries account for only 2.9% of
claims intimidated in 2005-2006, they represent 8.2% of statutory claim
payments. The average finalised time lost claim cost of a stress claim
was $28,617 with an average duration of 125.8 days compared with the
overall scheme average of 37.1 days.
(Source: Statistic report 2005/2006 Qld Workers Comp scheme.)
Workplace Inductions
Workplace inductions for new employees is an
essential part of a healthy work environment. Wham Solutions can
help your company to develop and implement an effective workplace health
and safety induction program.
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