1. Occupational Health and Safety Issues

2. Occupational Health and Safety Issues
Government Legislation
Signage
OH&S Principles and Requirements
Personal Protective Equipment
Safe Working Practices
First Aid
Materials Handling

3. Government Legislation
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
The objects of this Act are as follows:
to secure and promote the health, safety and welfare of people at
work,
to protect people at a place of work against risks to health or safety
arising out of the activities of persons at work,
(c) to promote a safe and healthy work environment for people at work
that protects them from injury and illness and that is adapted to their
physiological and psychological needs,
(d) to provide for consultation and co-operation between employers and
employees in achieving the objects of this Act,

4. to ensure that risks to health and safety at a place of work are
identified, assessed and eliminated or controlled,
(f) to develop and promote community awareness of occupational health
and safety issues,
to provide a legislative framework that allows for progressively higher
standards of occupational health and safety to take account of
changes in technology and work practices,
to deal with the impact of particular classes or types of dangerous
goods and plant at, and beyond, places of work.

5. Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001
The new Regulation contains provisions in respect of the following matters:
the identification of hazards by employers and the elimination or
control of risks at employers’ places of work,
the establishment of occupational health and safety committees and
the election of employees’ representatives in connection with an
employer’s duty under the Act to consult with employees in respect
of decisions affecting their health, safety and welfare at work,
(c) particular risk control measures (including provisions regarding
lighting, noise, atmosphere, electricity, confined spaces and manual
handling),
the manufacture, supply and regulation of hazardous substances for
use at places of work including such processes as spray painting
(e) the notification of accidents and other matters.

6. Signage
What kind of signage is in a furniture workplace?
What is the importance of signage in a workplace?
How does a business use signage to encourage safe and healthy work practices?

7. Safety Signs
There are three main types of safety signs used in the workplace:
1) Picture signs using symbols or pictures.
2) Signs with only text based messages.
3) Picture signs with a short message.
Picture signs are universal - they reach as many people as possible in the workplace, including workers with low reading ability or non-English speaking backgrounds.

8. Colour and Shape
There are seven categories of safety signs identified by colour and shape:
Prohibition signs –
Indicate something that you must not do:
They are made up of a red circle border with a line through it, a white background and black symbol
2) Mandatory signs –
Tell you that you must wear special safety equipment:
They are made up of a blue solid circle, white symbol, with no border.
3) Restriction signs –
Tell of a limitation placed on activity or use in an area:
They are made up of a red circular border, no crossbar, and a white background.

9. 4) Hazard warning signs –
These signs warn you of a danger or risk to your health:
They are made up of a yellow triangle with a black border, and a black symbol.
5) Danger hazard signs –
Warn of a particular hazard or hazardous condition that could be life-threatening:
They are made up of a white rectangular background, with the word DANGER in white on a red background, and black border and black text.
6) Emergency information signs –
Show where emergency safety equipment is kept:
They are made up of a green solid rectangle, with a white symbol or text.
7) Fire signs –
Tell you locations of fire alarms and fire fighting facilities:
They are made up of a red solid rectangle, with white text.