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The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare presents:
Safer Workers, Better Care
“Taking care of those who take care of others”
“Taking care of those who take care of others”
A series of free forums for workers in child, youth and family services will explore how poor health and safety outcomes are impacting the recruitment and retention of workers, as well as the sustainability of quality service delivery.
The sessions will offer insights from stakeholder feedback and a recent sector survey conducted as part of a two-and-a-half-year project funded by WorkSafe Victoria. The OHS Champion Project’s main objective is to improve worker health and safely outcomes in Out of Home Care and Family Services organisations.
“Sector workers most willing to put clients’ wellbeing ahead of their own safety.”
-Sector survey on worker health and safety, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (2010)
To be held in nine locations across Victoria, the sessions will explore the:
· Psychological and physical risks and hazards that add to worker injuries and WorkCover claims
· New Work Health and Safety Act effective from January 2012
· Roles and responsibilities of all involved in the process of work
· Assistance and resources available
Attending these forums will give you greater insight into the:
· impact of poor OHS outcomes on the quality and cost of service provision
· legislative changes and steps toward compliance
· existing networks and resources to improve OHS outcomes
Entry is free only upon registration and places are limited. For more information, please contact Kelvin Lee or Stephanie George on (03) 9614 1577.
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Level 5, 50 Market Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Telephone +61 3 9614 1577 Facsimile +61 3 9614 1774
www.cfecfw.asn.au
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