Comments on: Inconsistency on OHS roles in dairy careers guide https://safetyatworkblog.com/2015/05/20/inconsistency-on-ohs-roles-in-dairy-careers-guide/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Thu, 21 May 2015 03:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Kevin Jones https://safetyatworkblog.com/2015/05/20/inconsistency-on-ohs-roles-in-dairy-careers-guide/#comment-658 Thu, 21 May 2015 03:18:56 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=90398#comment-658 In reply to Lindsay Jahn.

Lindsay, thanks for the very important and relevant training perspective.

]]> By: Lindsay Jahn https://safetyatworkblog.com/2015/05/20/inconsistency-on-ohs-roles-in-dairy-careers-guide/#comment-657 Thu, 21 May 2015 03:16:09 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=90398#comment-657 Yes, agreed… but I think if you look at the ‘Stepping Stones’ in the context of a guide to providing career information to the pathways for different skills on the farm, I think you will see that OHS is more than covered. Each of the pathways has been aligned with a recognised training course. As an example the ‘relief milker or milker’ identifies a Certificate 2 in Agriculture (AHC20110) which includes the core unit of AHCOHS201A Participate in OHS processes. This is incrementally increased up to the farm business manager where a cert 4 or diploma is mentioned.
So I agree that ‘Stepping Stones’ does not implicitly mention OHS obligations, but by reading the core competencies attached to each pathway OHS has a very direct and targeted audience. The trick is to ensure the quality of the OHS modules being delivered by the RTO, or alternatives if the person is given a position at the farm without any prior training. Then it becomes incumbent on the PCBU to ensure that the workers are inducted and trained to recognise the OHS obligations.
BTW my only concern was the worker with the quad bike and no obvious proper head protection… the beany does not count.

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