When reading the OHS news recently I came across an article that I have pasted into the blog below. To me, this is a brilliant way of improving the safety culture and providing useful knowledge to not only one person, but many. For me I can only see win-wins. The company learns about ways to reduce the risks, they have a valuable tool they can provide to all employees and contractors, new and existing. Home owners are also provided with the tool (as per the article), and I can also see a use of it for training organisations. My excitement isn’t about the asbestos, it is about improving the knowledge of people through training. There should be more of it; getting something as a result I love the idea, and wanted to share.
Asbestos safety e-learning guide
Reported by Haydee | 12:02am, Monday 04 August, 2014
A large building company will soon develop an e-learning guide to improve asbestos risk management procedures. This will also serve as resource for the construction industry and the community on safe management of asbestos.
J. Hutchinson Pty Ltd is set to develop an e-learning guide for workers and home owners as part of an enforceable undertaking (EU) that the company agreed to following an incident involving the removal of awning that had asbestos in 2011.
An EU could be a preferred enforcement alternative to prosecution. This will allow companies to establish effective work health and safety initiatives that will benefit workers, industry and the community, rather than imposing a one-off penalty. More information about this can be accessed via Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
This project has a total minimum expenditure of $87,925.
Australia has one of the highest rates of asbestos-related diseases in the world. Because of its widespread use in the country over much of the 20th century, it remains a serious threat to many Australians.
