What is Work Health & Safety?

Work Health & Safety (WHS) is the prevention of illness and injury in the workplace, including psychological illness and injury & the promotion of health and wellness in the workplace.

Workplaces are routinely audited and checked for compliance by authorities such as WorkSafe Victoria to put your procedures and processes under a microscope and ensure your safety standard is up to scratch. We help you get ahead of the game by conducting routine compliance checks and audits to resolve any reasonably foreseeable risks or non-compliance.

Safety is important in every workplace so that every worker can go home safely every day. The best way to maintain a safe workplace is to promote health, safety and well-being in the workplace, to encourage people to think positively about safety, and to have, maintain and improve safe systems of work. Talking about safety in the workplace will allow people to be involved in safety and encourages them to raise safety concerns or unsafe behaviour. Training, information and education for owners, directors, managers, workers and other affected, will help all to understand safety better and to drive safety positively in the workplace. Walker Safety Services can tailor training programs to suit your workplace, to improve safety for your workers.

Safe systems of work are an important way of setting the safest way work activities and tasks should be performed and help employers provide directions to workers on how to be safe. Developing safe systems of work is just the first step, these systems also need to be continuously reviewed and improved to ensure they are effective.

If you would like more information about safety training or safe systems of work call 1300 633 158 or click here.

Walker Safety Services work closely with you to ensure your workplace complies with the Vic OHS Act 2004 and Vic OHS Regulations 2017, so you can avoid incidents, injuries, and downtime. Safety and Risk management packages are a great way to receive ongoing support from your very own WSS Safety Advisor. Hire an Advisor for one hour, one week or choose a package to suit your needs. With monthly and custom packages available, we have a safety solution to suit all businesses and organisations of all sizes. Find out more about what packages are available.

Through conducting workplace inspections, hazard identification and  risk assessments, we identify the areas in your workplace that need assistance to comply with the Act and Regulations. Walker Safety Services will provide comprehensive reporting, practical advice and ongoing support.

Risk assessments are exactly what they sound like – an assessment of workplace risks! A good risk assessment paints a complete picture of work tasks undertaken and any identified risks that go along with them. They also cover the level of identified risks how they will be managed to help prevent incidents. We help you conduct risk assessments using expert knowledge and tools in identifying potential hazards, and work with you to put the necessary control measures in place.

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