Common use of OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE Clause in Contracts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and illness. 12.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 ‌‌ 14.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 14.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 a) Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 b) Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 c) Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and or illness. 12.3 14.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety safety, and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 14.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 14.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 14.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 a) Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 b) Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 c) Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and or illness. 12.3 14.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety safety, and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 14.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 11.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 11.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 a) Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 b) Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 c) Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and or illness. 12.3 11.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety safety, and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 11.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and illness. 12.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. ; • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. ; • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety and injury management performance. ; • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. ; • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. ; • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. ; • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. ; • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 11.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 11.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 11.2.1 Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 11.2.2 Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 11.2.3 Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and illness. 12.3 11.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 11.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 11.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 11.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 11.2.1 Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 11.2.2 Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 11.2.3 Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and illness. 12.3 11.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • • • • • • • • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 11.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. 12.1 ‌ 11.1 The parties are committed to, and acknowledge the mutual benefit to, and responsibility of, the employer and employees for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with applicable legislation. 12.2 11.2 Agencies will strive to achieve best practice in preventing and minimising workplace injuries, illness and periods of absence from work in order to: 12.2.1 a) Improve workplace health and safety; 12.2.2 b) Improve return to work performance; and 12.2.3 c) Reduce human and workplace costs of injury and or illness. 12.3 11.3 The parties will work towards achieving and maintaining applicable occupational health and safety and injury management standards and practices, including: • Ensuring understanding of the importance of systematically managing OHS in all work activities and workplaces through consultative processes. • Supporting and engendering a safety culture within agencies that promotes the adoption of safe work practices. • Achieving continuous improvement, and best practice, in occupational health and safety safety, and injury management performance. • Introduction and maintenance of monitoring and reporting systems. • Introduction and implementation of more flexible “return to work” options aimed at improving return to work performance. • A collaborative approach to identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing reasonable measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. • Participation in pro-active prevention strategies aimed at improving the health, safety and well-being of all employees. • Achieving improved outcomes from preventative, rehabilitation and return to work strategies. 12.4 11.4 In establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, an agency will not require an employee to have an unreasonable workload in the ordinary discharge of the employee’s duties.