Are Your Ready to Assess Your Workstation Assessment? Here Are Six Key Questions
Posted by iinsight on November 25th, 2020
Work health and safety remains a priority in many organisations. Taking it for granted, you risk damaging your reputation and facing costly litigation. A good WHS management software will support your occupational health and safety program and reduce problems in the long run. It also makes sense to conduct workstation assessments as a step to minimise incidents and possibly litigation down the line.
Keep in mind that as the business owner, you are accountable for everyone’s health and safety in the workplace. You are responsible for finding ways to avoid or at least reduce risks. Otherwise, you risk breaching relevant laws and regulations pertaining to work health and safety.
So, as you plan to assess workstations, here are some key questions to ask yourself to help you make informed choices and decisions:
- What’s the purpose of an assessment? - The purpose of conducting a workstation assessment is to determine any issues that may have an adverse effect on health and safety. After identifying the problems, you can implement solutions that can improve the situation.
- How can a good WHS management software help me? - Using a cloud case management software that supports occupational health and safety measures can optimise the way you can minimise problems. It comes with all the critical tools to help keep your workers safe, while serving as your one-stop platform to effectively manage jobs.
- What makes a good system? - Look for a WHS management software that lets you and your team conduct risk assessments, which are backed by safe work procedures, predefined compliance check lists, and comprehensive JSAs. Make sure it can support the way you manage WHS practices by automating routine, repetitive tasks. Automation can help minimise mistakes that could affect your organisation’s compliance.
- Will the WHS software work with our accounting system? - Some platforms can easily integrate with an accounting software like Xero to reduce administrative costs and eliminate time-consuming and mistake-prone double data entry. That should also keep invoices and payments synchronised between those systems.
- When should I make an assessment? - Workstations must be assessed when they are set up, when a new user works in it, or when there is a significant change made to it or the way it is used.
- How can I keep track of assessments? A good WHS management software will help you organise the documentation and data associated with every assessment.
About the Author:
This article is written by Renato Parletta, CEO of the iinsight®. iinsight® is a cloud-based case management system designed for medical professionals, which include vocational rehabilitation consultants, occupational therapists, NDIS service, and allied health service providers.
