OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANUAL
10.
Section 10 – Workplace Inductions
Version:
04
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1 of 1
Issue Date:
12 January 1999
Authorised by: Marjorie Dickenson
WORKPLACE INDUCTIONS
The Laboratory Manager will arrange for induction training to be undertaken by all new personnel
employed. This induction training will include, but may not be limited to, the following issues:
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Information about the company.
Quality Policy & Objectives.
Tour of laboratory site.
Communications (reporting, use of telephones, fax, etc.).
Employment issues (company policies, salary, leave, superannuation, hours of work, bundy
clock procedures, performance reviews, etc.).
Occupational Health & Safety Policy, employee responsibilities, accident reporting
mechanisms (hazardous substances, personal protective equipment, fire safety, first aid, non
smoking environment etc.).
Welfare issues (meals, parking facilities, etc.).
Each new staff member will receive a copy of the corporate “Staff Manual” which outlines company
policies and procedures that impact on employees during their career within SimuLab P/L. When a
new employee signs their induction form they acknowledge that they are on a three (3) month
probation period and that all the items ticked on the induction form have been fully explained and
understood.
10.1.
Safety Induction
SimuLab’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy requires all persons entering the site to
undergo a workplace induction. The type of induction will vary according to the parts of the
site visited by the person and the nature of activities undertaken by the person. All persons
will receive the generic section of the induction package, whilst induction to specific
workplace hazards and control measures will only be received by those who are required to
enter particular areas. For example, specific items pertaining to chemical safety will be
presented in the induction package for those required to enter the chemical laboratories.
The steps involved in conducting the safety section of the workplace induction are listed
below.
Step 1. Show the generic sections of the induction video. This must include at least the
background information section, the emergency procedures section, and the fire prevention
section.
Step 2. Outline the details of, and provide a copy of SimuLab’s Occupational Health and
Safety Policy. All occupational health and safety responsibilities for those entering the
workplace should be clarified.
Step 3. Identify the areas of the workplace to be accessed by the inductee and consult the
risk register to check which other sections of the induction video need to be presented.
Ensure that the inductee clearly understands all workplace hazards and control measures as
well as safe operating procedures.
Step 4. Complete the SimuLab Employee Induction form, 05-009, and forwarded it to the
Human Resources Manager.
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