If you’re reading this article, chances are you’re searching for an innovative way to improve your workplace’s safety record. Well then, you’ve arrived at the right place.
To begin, some key tips to improving your OHS program is to regularly review and update your OHS policies. The next step is to ensure they’re competently delivered in a systematic, multi-pronged approach. However, if you’re not current with OHS legislation in your state or territory, it’s highly recommended that you seek professional advice and expertise in areas such as workplace risk assessment, safety auditing and policy development. You can also outsource elements of your OHS unit to help simplify and minimise your operational demands. Essentially, if you’re not suitably qualified in OHS management, then it’s recommended these technical, highly specialised fields of OHS risk management are left to the industry experts.
In the interim, you can make a preliminary risk assessment by determining: a) whether your business has encountered an increase in workplace accidents: b) you have sufficient reason to believe there is a “culture of risk” in your workplace (i.e. alcohol and drug misuse) which has compromised workplace safety, employee health and workplace performance. If this is the case, then Mediscreen’s cost competitive services are highly recommended to address possible workplace drug and alcohol policy breaches.
At Mediscreen, our comprehensive onsite drug and alcohol testing service can help deliver a robust risk management system and better safety records for your workplace. For example, companies that deploy random drug testing in unison with pre-employment drug testing can in effect reduce their mean workers’ compensation claims by as much as 63.7 percent (1).
In today’s highly competitive business climate (in addition to escalating insurance premiums), it makes sound business sense to ensure your risk management systems are thoroughly equipped to address risks proactively. OHS compliancy is certainly not an ‘optional’ business unit: rather, it’s a necessary and vital component of a successful business plan and operation, whether assessed through an OHS lens or the business ‘bottom-line’.
For more information, call Mediscreen’s professional team today on 1300 79 70 40.
