❓ A WA parliamentary question investigates a Worksafe inspection at Challenger Institute of Technology, focusing on safety notices, hazard exposure, existing safety procedures, and implemented recommendations. The response indicates one Provisional Improvement Notice was issued and addressed.
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(1) How many Improvement Notices were issued at the Challenger Institute of Technology, during a site inspection by a Worksafe Inspector in late 2009, and what were each of the notices issued for?
(2) Were either students or lecturers exposed to any hazards prior to the issuing of the notices?
(3) What procedures did the Challenger Institute of Technology have in place to identify, and fix any workplace hazards prior to the issue of these notices?
(4) How many registered safety and health representatives were there at the Challenger Institute of Technology prior to the visit?
(5) What recommendations has Worksafe made to the Challenger Institute of Technology as a result of the improvement notices being issued?
(6) Have these recommendations been implemented?
(2) Were either students or lecturers exposed to any hazards prior to the issuing of the notices?
(3) What procedures did the Challenger Institute of Technology have in place to identify, and fix any workplace hazards prior to the issue of these notices?
(4) How many registered safety and health representatives were there at the Challenger Institute of Technology prior to the visit?
(5) What recommendations has Worksafe made to the Challenger Institute of Technology as a result of the improvement notices being issued?
(6) Have these recommendations been implemented?
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Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
47 days
(1) 1 Provisional Improvement Notice was issued to Challenger Institute in 2009. It was issued in February and referred to inadequate edge protection on a landing at the Henderson campus. The landing had a hand rail and a mid-rail but did not have a toe board.
(2) No.
(3) Safety audits and inspections are carried out at Challenger Institute campuses, including Henderson, on a regular basis. A proactive approach is undertaken by both management and staff to rectify any issues identified in the campus safety audits. Prior to the Provisional Improvement Notice issued in February 2009, Challenger Institute had in place:
· Regular safety audits and housekeeping inspections.
· Trained safety representatives across all sites and campuses.
· A Safety Leadership Committee on each campus.
· A Safety Leadership Steering Committee to oversee safety across all campuses.
· Two dedicated safety practitioners (principal OSH advisor and OSH advisor).
· An incident/accident and hazard reporting system with both manual and on-line forms, OSH roles and responsibilities.
· Regular OSH training for Institute staff.
· A dedicated safety budget.
· A safety issue resolution policy.
(4) 41.
(5) The WorkSafe recommendation was to ensure the landing has a toe board, in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Regulation 3.55 (5) 1996.
(6) The Safety Leadership Steering Committee was notified immediately via email when the Provisional Improvement Notice was issued. The WorkSafe recommendation was actioned within seven days and completed on 27 February 2009. The corrective action was communicated to all campus Safety Leadership Committees and the Safety Leadership Steering Committee.
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(2) No.
(3) Safety audits and inspections are carried out at Challenger Institute campuses, including Henderson, on a regular basis. A proactive approach is undertaken by both management and staff to rectify any issues identified in the campus safety audits. Prior to the Provisional Improvement Notice issued in February 2009, Challenger Institute had in place:
· Regular safety audits and housekeeping inspections.
· Trained safety representatives across all sites and campuses.
· A Safety Leadership Committee on each campus.
· A Safety Leadership Steering Committee to oversee safety across all campuses.
· Two dedicated safety practitioners (principal OSH advisor and OSH advisor).
· An incident/accident and hazard reporting system with both manual and on-line forms, OSH roles and responsibilities.
· Regular OSH training for Institute staff.
· A dedicated safety budget.
· A safety issue resolution policy.
(4) 41.
(5) The WorkSafe recommendation was to ensure the landing has a toe board, in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Regulation 3.55 (5) 1996.
(6) The Safety Leadership Steering Committee was notified immediately via email when the Provisional Improvement Notice was issued. The WorkSafe recommendation was actioned within seven days and completed on 27 February 2009. The corrective action was communicated to all campus Safety Leadership Committees and the Safety Leadership Steering Committee.
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