This document provides an overview of topics to cover in occupational health and safety (OHS) induction training. It discusses how employers are legally required to provide workers with adequate safety training under the OHS Act. The induction training should cover OHS legislation, workplace policies and procedures, hazards specific to the workplace, first aid and emergency procedures, and workers' compensation rights. Example topics included are electrical safety, fire safety, and an overview of poisons. The summary concludes by thanking attendees for participating in the induction training.

1. OH&S
SAFETY
INDUCTION
OHS Induction Training
Under Section 21(2)(e) of the Occupational
Health and Safety Act the employer must
provide adequate information, instruction,
training and supervision to employees so
that they can work in a way that is safe
and without risks to health.

2. LEGISLATION
 The employer should ensure that all new workers - whether newly employed, or new to the
work site - are provided with training, sometimes referred to as 'Induction Training'. There are
a number of topics which need to go into a general OHS induction session:
 •OHS Legislation: Overview of the OHS Act, including duties of all parties; consultative
arrangements (the OHS reps and the committees); key regulations and codes of practice
(those which are most relevant for your workplace)
 •workplace policies and procedures (including the bullying/harassment policy; procedures to
report hazards, incidents, injuries, and near misses; equal opportunity; hazardous substances;
etc)
 •what are the Designated Work Groups and who the OHS reps are
 •major potential hazards in the workplace, potential effects, how to identify them, and how they
are controlled in the workplace
 •first aid arrangements, including who the first aiders are
 •emergency evacuation procedures
 •brief workers' comp and rehab rights

3. Never play with electrical cords, wires, switches, or plugs.
Stay away from fallen power lines. Tell an adult if you see a fallen line.
Never use a hairdryer or play an electrical radio or television near a bathtub or sink.
Before you climb a tree, look up. If a power line is nearby or touching, stay away from the tree
Never touch anything that runs on electricity when your hands are wet.
Fly kites and model airplanes in a wide open field or park—never near overhead electrical wire
Never climb utility poles or electrical towers.
Stay away from substations and transformers (green boxes).
ELECTRICAL SAFETY

4. FIRE SAFETY
 •Keep exit routes, paths of
travel, fire exits and fire
 •Do not obstruct accessibility
fighting equipment free from
any obstruction and non- to fire fighting equipment e.g.
complying locking devices. fire hydrants, hose reels,
 •Properly delineate the exit
portable fire extinguisher, etc.
routes or alternatively clearly  •Note the locations of smoke
define areas for storage, detectors and sprinkler
racks, cabinets or the like. heads. Plan the locations of
 •Do not use hose reel your stored material in stacks
cabinets, switch rooms or or racks so that they will not
plant rooms for storage. be closer than 500mm from
any smoke detector or
sprinkler head.

5. Poison is anything that kills or injures through
its chemical actions. Most poisons are
POISONS swallowed (ingested). The word poison
comes from the Latin word - potare -
Poisoning Overview meaning to drink. But poisons can also enter
the body in other ways:
If you or someone you know has
swallowed or breathed in a
poison, and you or they have •By breathing
serious signs or symptoms
(nausea, vomiting, pain, trouble
breathing, seizure, confusion, or •Through the skin
abnormal skin color), then you
must either call an ambulance for
transport to a hospital emergency
department or call a poison •By IV injection
control center for guidance. The
National Poison Control Center
phone number in the U.S. is 1-
800-222-1222. •From exposure to radiation
•Venom from a snake bite

6. THANK YOU FOR FOR ATTENDING
THIS INDUCTION