Occupational Health & Safety
Every Practice has a moral and a legal obligation to manage the health and safety of its staff. Under the various Occupational Health and Safety Acts throughout Australia, all employers have a duty of care to provide and maintain a workplace that is safe and with minimised risk to health.
The information to follow is not intended to cover in detail OH&S legislation specific to each state although some references to general legislative requirements may be made. This information in Riskequip aims to serve as a practical simplified guide to the management of Occupational Health & Safety in the context of a veterinary practice and thereby assist in meeting health and safety requirements.
Systems
The approach to health and safety management at the practice is best served by doing so systematically.
Hazards
In systems we discuss the need to identify hazards, the risks they present, & to apply controls.
