BUSHkids 2016-17 Annual Report
WH&S
Work Health and Safety
Work Health and Safety continues to play a very important role within BUSHkids and we consider it a core responsibility of the organisation. We continually review our WHS policies and procedures to make sure we keep our workplaces as healthy and as safe as possible for both workers and visitors.
Council receives regular reports on Work Health and Safety matters and is notified of any serious incidents that may have occurred. It regularly examines all the requirements connected to BUSHkids’ activities to ensure that any risks are identified and managed. All workers are kept informed of their legislated responsibilities and are given updates on Emergency Evacuation Procedures and fire equipment use on an annual basis. WHS inductions are given to all new staff, students and volunteers starting with the organisation by the Maintenance & Safety Co-ordinator, or by the Emergency Evacuation Co-ordinators within the centres. Our Maintenance & Safety Co-ordinator is also in regular contact with workers at our regional centres to remind them of the necessity for such regular activities, such as evacuation practices, incident reporting, and completing of risk assessments for School visits, outreach trips, and so on. Projects completed As reported last year, BUSHkids was in the process of fitting GPS tracking units to our fleet of vehicles, and all vehicles have now been fitted with the GPS units. These units provide ‘real t0ime’ information on our vehicles, and enable us to access trip reports that monitor mileage and vehicle usage.
INCIDENTS / RISK ASSESSMENTS
(Data for November to November calendar year) 2017
2016
Incidents/accidents Reported
12 12
4 4
Resolved
Risk assessments Completed
29 29
32 31
Approved
BUSHKIDS ON THE ROAD
2017
DISTANCES TRAVELLED
2016
Location of vehicle
km
km
6,108
BUNDABERG
6,751
8,425
DALBY
12,641
8,075
EMERALD
11,418
23,028
INGLEWOOD
27,865
1,915
MOUNT ISA
1,689
4,761
WARWICK
10,810
27,462
BRISBANE - CEO
38,257
2,324
BRISBANE - CSM
n/a
4,685
BRISBANE - UTE*
13,257
17,533
DSS Warwick
15,678
11,869
DSS Kingaroy
9,856
8,709
DSS Agnes Water
5,431
7,325
DSS Stanthorpe
4,760
1,450
NDIS ECEI Bundaberg 1
–
1,457
NDIS ECEI Bundaberg 2
–
539
NDIS ECEI Bundaberg 3
–
TOTAL km travelled
135,665
158,413
*Available for all volunteers and staff for organisation purposes.
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