| Your Safety Matters | | | | |
| | | | · Display the Minutes of the OHS |
| Getting & Retaining Members on the OHS | | | | Committee in areas of the workplace so that |
| Committee | | | | all employees know that the Committee is |
| | | | working on their behalf. |
| How can we encourage employees to put their | | | | |
| names forward for election to the OHS | | | | · Management should encourage and give |
| Committee – and how can we encourage | | | | 100% support to the Committee and treat OHS |
| them to stay on the Committee? | | | | members with the greatest respect - and make |
| | | | that known at every opportunity eg. at |
| The answer to that question springs out of | | | | company functions and in company |
| the fact that most people like to help and | | | | publications. |
| support a group that is successfully working | | | | |
| on a worthy purpose. It is vital that | | | | · Management should give a written |
| employees in your workplace know that the OHS | | | | commendation every year to each Committee |
| Committee is such a group - here are some | | | | member in acknowledgement of the work they |
| suggestions to get the message across; | | | | have done on the Committee – employees |
| | | | love to have these for their CV. |
| · Make sure that all employees know | | | | |
| the purpose of your OHS Committee - develop | | | | · Make sure that members are given |
| your own posters about this and put them up | | | | enough time during the day to deal with their |
| in the workplace – include the purpose | | | | OHS member functions. |
| in new employee inductions – | | | | |
| supervisors can mention it in tool box talks, | | | | · OHS Committee members are there |
| etc | | | | because they want to help others – it |
| | | | comes from the heart – they want to |
| · Put a picture in each area of the | | | | help make the workplace safe and healthy. |
| workplace of the OHS Committee member for | | | | Validate and support them for that at every |
| that area. | | | | opportunity. |
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| · Promote every success the OHS | | | | This publication provides general information |
| Committee has in making the workplace safe | | | | about ohs. |
| and healthy. | | | | |