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Occupational Health & Safety for VET in Schools!
Occupational
Health and Safety
for Young People
Background material
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To participate fully in this event it may be helpful to read the following
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NOHSC’s latest guidance on OHS in New Apprenticeships at www.nohsc.gov.au/work/education/guides99_toc.htm
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The project report Development of Generic Guidance on OHS in New Apprenticeships – this includes a literature review on OHS and young workers, apprentices and trainees at
Development of Generic Guidance on OHS in New Apprenticeships - Literature Review (PDF131K)
Development of Generic Guidance on OHS in New Apprenticeships - Project Report (PDF 125K)
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National Guidelines for the Integration of OHS Competencies into Industry Competency Standards [NOHSC:7025 (1998)] 2nd Edition . In particular, the skills and knowledge in generic competency ‘A’ which is used to develop competency standards for entry level workers and those without supervisory responsibilities at www.nohsc.gov.au/publications/fulltext/toc/compet98_toc.htm
These resources have been added to the VECO resources library in the Occupational Health and Safety category. Please browse the collection for other OH&S resources and suggest additions.
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) is a tripartite statutory body established by the Commonwealth Government under the National Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985. NOHSC reports to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
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" The vision of NOHSC is Australian workplaces free from injury and disease." |
The current minister is the Honourable Peter
Reith, MP. |
National Commissioners represent State, Territory and Commonwealth occupational health and safety authorities, the Commonwealth Department of Health, the Commonwealth Government, and peak employer and employee bodies - the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
The vision of NOHSC is Australian workplaces free from injury and disease. Its mission is to lead and coordinate national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease in Australia.
NOHSC integrates the needs of small business into its work.
NOHSC has a different role from that of the State and Territory authorities and has a strategic plan for 2000-2003 that contains 5 key areas of work:
- Improving national data systems and analysis
- Improving national access to OHS information
- Improving national components of the OHS regulatory framework
- Facilitating and coordinating national OHS research effort
- Monitoring progress against the National Improvement Framework
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) is a tripartite statutory body established by the Commonwealth Government under the National Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985. NOHSC reports to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business. The current minister is the Honourable Peter Reith, MP.
National Commissioners represent State, Territory and Commonwealth occupational health and safety authorities, the Commonwealth Department of Health, the Commonwealth Government, and peak employer and employee bodies - the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
The vision of NOHSC is Australian workplaces free from injury and disease. Its mission is to lead and coordinate national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease in Australia.
NOHSC integrates the needs of small business into its work.
NOHSC has a different role from that of the State and Territory authorities and has a strategic plan for 2000-2003 that contains 5 key areas of work:
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Improving national data systems and analysis
- Improving national access to OHS information
- Improving national components of the OHS regulatory framework
- Facilitating and coordinating national OHS research efforts
- Monitoring progress against the National Improvement Framework
- OHS and young workers
NOHSC has for some years focussed on new young workers as a group particularly vulnerable to risks in the workplace and in need of special attention.
NOHSC is collaborating with the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) on the incorporation of occupational health and safety (OHS) into the national reforms in vocational education and training.
Effective management of the OHS aspects of training delivery is an emerging issue for those providing and undertaking training in the workplace environment. The greater focus on workplace-based learning and training, and the expansion of vocational education and training programs in secondary schools through arrangements such as New Apprenticeships, presents a number of OHS challenges.
In 1999 NOHSC released a set of 6 easy to read guides for people implementing New Apprenticeships, especially in schools. The guides on OHS in New Apprenticeships are designed to complement the vocational education and training sector’s quality assurance arrangements and has been developed in consultation with representatives of the intended users such as State and Territory training authorities, industry training advisory bodies, registered training organisations, school education authorities, employers, and unions.
Suggested
Discussion Points These
and other issues will be explored when the discussion gets underway. First published May
31, 2000. Last modified June
1. How accurately does the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) guidance OHS in New Apprenticeships pinpoint issues for those implementing VET and New Apprenticeships in schools?
2. How can schools and training organisations best prepare school students undertaking structured workplace learning (SWL) for the health and safety situations they will encounter in the work place? For example:
- What OHS arrangements are in place or needing to be put in place for those involved in SWL – that is, school administrators, teachers, trainers, students, coordinators?
3. Are there health and safety matters of particular interest or concern to school students undertaking SWL and how can these be addressed?
- What OHS arrangements are in place or need to be put in place for host employers or community partners?
- How are/can all parties involved obtaining the information and assistance they need to support school based workers undertaking SWL ?
4. What makes a good health and safety learning experience for students? How can such experiences be developed?
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