MAHA Global and IPR: Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words?
Edmund rice presentation
1. SERVICE SKILLS VICTORIA
Ian Nicolson, Chief Executive Officer
Presentation to
Edmund Rice Camps Board of Directors
March 2012
2. Service Skills Victoria
Industry Training Advisory Board
Personal Service Industries
Engage key stakeholders
Advise government and industry
Work with stakeholders in developing
training and qualifications
4. The Context for ERC
Federal Work Health and
Safety Act, which now includes
volunteers;
State Occupational Health
and Safety Act;
Duty of Care – through
legislation or common law
Director responsibilities
5. Risk Management
Identify the context for risk – the operating environment
Identify risks:
Internal / External
Natural, human, economic, operational, OH&S
Analyse risks:
Likelihood – rare to almost certain
Consequences – critical to insignificant
Evaluate risks:
Rate - low to extreme
Assign priorities
Manage risk
Strategies, policies processes
Board Agenda?
6. What does ERC have to do?
Remember the difference
between paid and volunteer
staff and plan accordingly:
Selection and recruitment;
Induction and training;
Consultation;
Performance monitoring and
management;
7. What are the next Steps?
Where do I start?
Develop an OHS policy
and processes manual
Examine work procedures
and the working
environment for potential
hazards
Look at the broader risk
issues
Check your insurance
8. Party Time!! An Organisation’s
Responsibility
Drawing the Line
http://www.vecci.org.au/news/Pages/Employers_reminded_to_keep_Chr
9. Resources
Volunteering Australia, ‘Running the Risk’
A risk management handbook designed
for volunteer organisations, but more
broadly applicable to any business
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=129
Volunteering Victoria ‘Fast Facts’
WorkSafe Victoria ‘Volunteer Health and
Safety’
10. Australian Tourism Accreditation Program
Business Development program
Quality Assurance principles
Professionalism
Service delivery
Australian Camps Association
Camping with Confidence
program
11. Thank You
Ian Nicolson
Chief Executive Officer
Service Skills Victoria
P: +61 3 9621 1777
E: iann@ssv.org.au | W: www.ssv.org.au
Notas del editor
Start by asking the difference between volunteers and paid staff? ONLY 1 – PAY! This helps to provide a context for managing volunteers: Position descriptions Codes of conduct Policies on a range of issues
Will ERC come under the Act? As the law stands, as an incorporated body and with some paid staff it will. With Victoria hedging its bets on whether it will pass harmonising legislation, it may take some time but it is likely that eventually it will apply to Victoria. In some ways IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. You still owe a duty of care to volunteers. The difference might be whether breaches of that duty of care are pursued through prosecution under the Act or common law remedies
OH&S sits in a broader category of risk that needs to be addressed by any organisation What is the context for ERC? Substantial numbers of volunteers not-for-profit outdoor, active, physical environment duty of care to campers
If you have these in place, make sure they are applicable to volunteers. Are the workplace documents in place? Incident and near miss registers Insurance – some aspects of volunteering may be covered by public liability. Talk to your insurer and make sure you are covered. Engage with Volunteering Victoria.
Worksafe publication is still current, but that may change under the new legislation