Occupational Support
Services
• Occupational Health & Safety Advisory Service (OH&S)
• Workplace Injury Solutions (WIS)
• Training & Employment Programs (TEP)
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Workplace OH&S
• OHS Advisory Service
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
OHS Advisory Service
To Date:
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Gap Analyses performed – key findings similarities found
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Generic NTG OHSMS framework developed – 60+ documents
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In-principle support – no. of agencies building their OHS capacity
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Assistance provided to develop self-inspection and follow-up capabilities
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On-line incident report – improved workflow and periodical reporting
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SharePoint web-site – information sharing improvements
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
NTPS OHS Performance
NTPS Comparative
14,000,000
13,000,000
12,000,000
11,000,000
10,000,000
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Finacial Year
Workers Compensation Costs
Note:
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These are adjusted figures
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
2008/09
NTPS OHS Performance
No. of Occurances
NTPS Comparative
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
Financial Year
No. of Incident Reports
No. of Incident Reports with Injury
Note:
•
These are adjusted figures
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
No. of Workers Comp. Claims
OHS in the NTPS
Looking Forward:
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Broader periodical reporting
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Uptake of On-line Incident Report
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Setting targets and objectives
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Continue to review, develop, implement and measure OHSMS’s
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Further development of the SharePoint web-site
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National OHS Laws preparation
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Workers Compensation
• Workplace Injury Solutions
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Responsibilities
Territory Insurance Office (TIO)
• Determine liability
• Claims Management
• Ensure Workers Rehabilitation
and Compensation Act (WRACA)
Compliance
Injured Worker
• Complies with workers
compensation and employment
legislation
• Participates within workers
compensation processes i.e.
return to work program (RTWP)
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Workplace Injury Solutions (WIS)
• Provides facilitation role
• Represents employing Agency
• Liaises between Agency and
TIO to coordinate compensation
processes
• Ensure compliance with legal
and policy requirements
Employer/Agency
• Provides suitable duties
• Manages worker under Public
Sector Employment and
Management Act (PSEMA)
• Comply with workers
compensation legislation
Deemed Claims
DEFINITION:
Failure to decide within specified time Section 87 WRACA
If an employer fails to notify a person of his or her decision within the time specified in
Section 85 (10 working days), the employer is deemed to have accepted liability for compensation until:
(a)
the expiry of 14 days after the day on which the employer notifies the
person of his or her decision (form 5)
or
(b)
the Court orders otherwise
Deemed Claims 01/7/08 – 14/4/10
Year
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
2008/09 4
2009/10 2
2
0
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
0
1
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
1
0
3
2
3
6
3
0
Total
25
21 (to date)
Training and Employment
Programs Unit
•Training Programs
– Calendar and application forms are located:
http://www.nt.gov.au/dbe/hr/training/training/calendars/index.html
– The current calendar is until June 2010
– We anticipate that the July to December calendar will be
advertised on the web at the end of May
– A new feature of the training offered is Cross Cultural
Training:
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Orientation Program – ½ day
Frontline & System Staff – ½ day
Middle Management (Frontline Service Delivery) – 1 day
Middle Management (System Staff) – 1 day
– The next scheduled Darwin courses are in May
– For all programs and for other regions please see
Training Calendar
• Employment Programs
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Apprentices
Graduates
Indigenous Cadetship Support Program
Vacation Employment
Work Integrated Learning Scholarships
Apprentice Recruitment Summary
AGENCY
DBE TEP
AACNT
RTO
Agency conducts Workforce
Planning Activity and identifies
Apprenticeship requirements
including:
- Qualification and Duration
- Registered Training
Organisation (RTO)
Agency then forwards a
nomination form to DBE TEP
through their Early Career Coordinators for action
DBE TEP then assess if
advertising needs to occur or if
advertising has occurred within the
last 6 months and actions as
required
Applications are then forwarded to
Agencies for short listing and
interview
Once short listing and
interviewing are completed the
Agency notifies DBE TEP of
successful applicant on an
Approval to Fill
Letter of Offer and Contract issued
to successful applicant and letters
sent to unsuccessful applicants.
Commencement completed
including induction.
Apprentice Commences within
the Agency
DBE TEP notify AACNT of
commencement
AACNT Register
Apprentice and notify
chosen RTO of
commencement
RTO completes training
plan and commences
training
Contacts & Information
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For a copy of the DBE/TIO Service Level Agreement please contact Kevin Thomas
on 899 91405 or email: kevin.thomas@nt.gov.au
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A copy of “A Managers Guide to Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation” are
located: http://uluru.nt.gov.au/dbe/hr/docs/hr_wis_managers_guide_info.doc
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Calendar and application forms are located:
http://www.nt.gov.au/dbe/hr/training/training/calendars/index.html
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For queries regarding:
– OHS Advisory Service:
– Workplace Injury Solutions:
– Training and Employment Programs:
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Matthew Peachey
Gail Calogeras
Samantha Schuster
899 91624
899 91564
899 93770