Occupational Health & Safety
QBE offers employers a comprehensive range of national Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and Risk Management services. Our experienced team of consultants has extensive experience across a wide range of industries and organisations and can assist you to:
- develop a systematic framework to mitigate or manage risk and reduce workers compensation costs
- analyse performance to identify key cost drivers
- build a strong organisational health and workplace culture
- set goals, drive improvement strategies and implement line management accountability for OH&S requirements
- comply with OH&S and workers compensation legislation.
Please note, in WA OH&S is called OS&H (Occupational Safety and Health)
Employers Requirements for OH&SIn all states and territories, organisations must provide a safe and healthy work environment for their employees and others (e.g. clients, customers, or contractors). This includes:
- providing a safe place of work
- having a current workers compensation policy to cover workers in the event of an injury
- providing return-to-work opportunities for injured workers.
QBE believes in a planned, systematic and integrated approach to address this.
Each state and territory has its own OH&S legislation, setting out OH&S roles and responsibilities reporting and penalties for organisations. Contact your local QBE OH&S and Risk Manager. More information is available from the Australian Safety and Compensation Commission (ASCC), state and territory regulators and Standards Australia.
Benefits of complying
There are significant benefits for organisations who meet their OHS and workers compensation responsibilities:
- Reduced costs. For example, workers compensation premiums and productivity costs can be better controlled if claims are prevented
- better management of claims. If claims occur, injured workers have return to work options available, reducing disruption to workplace productivity
- Due diligence. If an incident occurs, an organisation is less likely to face penalties or prosecution
- Benchmarking. Organisations can measure their OH&S performance against competitors and industry standards. This will assist organisations with continuous improvement.