HEALTH & SAFETY WORK ACT

New Health & Safety Legislation came into force in April 2016 and introduces key changes such as

• Bowls Matua  Inc is the person who conducts a business or undertaking (PCBU) at 108 Levers Road, Matua and will be known as the PCBU.
• To achieve this we will:
  
• Systematically identify new hazards, existing hazards and regularly monitor these hazards in our facilities.  
• Working together we will take reasonably practicable steps to ensure that any significant hazards to our workers  are minimized, and they  are  protected, where elimination is impracticable.
  
• Have systems in place to record all incidents, near misses or injury.  We will ensure these are reported and investigated, updating our hazard register and complete our risk management process to eliminate.
  
• Communicate actions to prevent harm to any other worker.
  
• Our Club committee will have up-to-date knowledge of workplace health and safety.  This will include understanding the operations of our club, and the hazards and risks associated with those operations. 

Key Terms

Hazard - is a source of or situation with the potentional to cause harm

Risk - the likelihood and potential consequence of harm from a hazard

Control Measure - a health and safety measure to eliminate or minimise risk

Risk Control -  taking action to eliminate health and safety risk so far as reasonable practicable, and if that is not possible, minimising the risks so far as reasonably practicable. Eliminiating a hazard will also eliminate any risks associated with that hazard.

So far as reasonably practicable - that which is reasonably able to be done in relation to ensuring that health and safety measures are introduced.

The full Health and Safety document can be viewed under the "Documents" section above.