Occupational Health and Safety (OSH)

Hazard identification & Control

• EAL has people nationwide that can implement systems for identifying and controlling workplace hazards for any business.
• We can complete the process for you and show you how to continue the process.
• We can provide you with all the tools to do it yourself.

Management of Workplace Injuries

• Claims Management
• Rehabilitation Programs
• Administration

Health Monitoring and Assessment
We are able to provide the following services

• General Health Screening for all current employees
• Specific Health Screening, specific to certain core tasks of various groups of employees
• A report and recommendations on various options open to the company with regard to any remedial action
• Pre-Employment Health Checks
• Employee Assistance Programme : dealing with anything that affects person's working performance i.e. drug, alcohol abuse, hepatitis B, Aids
• Supervision and maintenance of first aid systems.

Employers Assistance Ltd offers business owners and managers several options that will assist in complying with OSH obligations.

a) Tier 1 ($32.50 monthly or $360.00 incl. GST annually - minimum term 2 years.)
Tier 1 offers the basic products that will enable owners/managers to complete OSH compliance themselves and to continue to run the on-going systems required by the Act. Tier 1 includes:

• Employers Assistance OSH Software, including an information pack and instructions.
• Employee information (names, training records in OSH systems, annual plan etc.)
• The Systems of OSH text files (Hazard ID Inspection, Risk Assessment, Classification, Hazard Management, Reporting System, Employer’s Responsibilities, Employees Obligations etc.)
• Tier 1 clients will be able to print off an OSH Manual (of systems), a Records & Reports Register and a Staff Training File to help evidence OSH compliance.
• There will be a (09) phone OSH Compliance Hotline available to Tier 1 clients and each call will be invoiced out at $40.00 plus GST ($45.00) per call and E-mails at $28.00 ($31.50 incl. GST).
• Tier 1 clients will have the system of random drug and alcohol testing and will run the programme themselves or pay for these to be completed by the EAL team.

b) Tier 2 - Includes the OSH Software & Information Pack with instructions (Tier 1) plus:

• An 0800 OSH Hotline and free e-mail service for two months with remote hands on help to set the systems of OSH (on-line) in place.
• Tier 2 clients will print off their own suite of manuals. This will be Stage 1.
• Tier 2 will include EAL overseeing the Hazard Management systems remotely, training the owner/manager in all the systems of OSH and setting up the on-going requirements of monitoring the health of employees exposed to minimised significant hazards and the Health & Safety team meetings required by the Act. The owner/manager will train the staff under (remote) supervision.
• The tier will require an initial setup fee of $180.00 hourly plus GST. After stage one has been completed the farmer will use the on-line OSH products to maintain compliance for the monthly fee of $32.50 as in Tier 1 and run OSH for themselves including drug & alcohol testing.
• If EAL runs OSH maintenance for the owner/manager the monthly fee will be $180.00 an hour plus GST plus disbursements.

c) Tier 3 – a fully managed OSH Program

• This will include the gathering of initial information remotely (phone & e-mail) and write the annual plan, compile the suite of printed books (OSH Manual, Records & Reports Register & Staff Training File), a visit to the farm to carry out the initial Hazard Identification Inspection and then EAL will write the hazard management programme.
• EAL will conduct on-site staff training and obtain sign-offs from staff. Then EAL will maintain the staff safety meetings, agendas, arrange drug and alcohol random testing and monitor (remotely) the health of those employees exposed to minimised significant hazards for a monthly fee.
• The initial cost will be $180-00 hourly plus GST then a monthly fee of $88.00 or $99.00 monthly including GST plus disbursements.