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Defintion of OHS TermsAuthorised Officer - A person from a union given legal power to enter a workplace on occupational health and safety issues. Consultation - The sharing of information and exchange of views on occupational health and safety matters between managers and workers or their representatives. This may include participating in decision-making on OHS issues. Duty of Care - The responsibility of the employer to look after the health and safety of people at work. Employee - A person who carries out work for the employer. Employee Representative - A person elected by employees to represent them on the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. Employer - The organisation or individual who employs people to carry out work for them. This includes self-employed people. Hazard - Anything that might cause harm to a person. Hazardous substance - Products that can harm a person's health causing illness, injury or disease. For instance cleaning solvents and hairdressing chemicals. Hierarchy of control - Is a method of deciding what is the best or most practical way to reduce the risk of injury by an identified hazard. For example stopping the loud noises in a factory is better than handing out ear plugs. 
Manual handling - The lifting, lowering and moving of objects by a person. For instance, carrying boxes or house bricks. Occupational Health and Safety - Keeping people safe and healthy at their place of work by prevention of accidents, injury and illness. Occupational Health and Safety Act - The main law in NSW covering the responsibilities and rights of employers and workers. It also outlines fines and penalties for breaking this law. Occupational Health and Safety Committee - A group where consultation between employer and employee representatives takes place. Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) - Is an injury caused when using your body in unnatural positions, or carry out repeated actions. For example at the computer or being on a factory assembly line or playing music for a long time. Problems occur in muscles, joints or tendons. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Equipment used by workers to protect them from hazards in the workplace such as safety boots and helmets, gloves, goggles, aprons or sunscreen. Plant - Any machinery, equipment or tools used at work. Regulation - A specific part of the Occupational Health and Safety Law that details how to carry out work safely. Risk - The probability that harm might come to a person. Risk management - The process of managing risks caused by hazards in the workplace. Risk management involves hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control. Safe work method - The way employees should be trained to do a job safely. Stress - When a person becomes ill because of mental strain causing psychological illness through negative experiences at work. Supervisor - The person chosen by the employer to organise and oversee the work carried out by employees. Training - Instruction on how to do a job safely. For example operating a forklift. Ultraviolet radiation - Rays of the sun that can damage the skin and cause skin cancer. Union - An industrial organisation that represents workers. WorkCover NSW - The NSW Government organisation responsible for enforcing Occupational Health and Safety law. Workplace - The premises of the employer and any place where an employee carries out work. |
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