Work Health & Safety
This was a task of reviewing existing strategic safety management systems and determining the main parts that would be required in a simplified and generally office based environment. A template was produced to create a safety management system for mainly…
This project was conducted over a number of weeks and involved reviewing all hazardous chemicals registers in all Defence workplaces and creating a consolidated list of the 2,000,000+ chemicals in those lists in a researchable data base (Microsoft Excel). Time…
CSI used its experience in policy writing to develop a safety management system for Blue Energy. CSI created a system based upon the future needs of the company when it went into production and after its exploration tasks had neared…
Following a series of deaths in dental technicians in the USA Military it was decided by the Department of Defence to review the use of silica in products and blasting bead media in Australian Defence Force Dental Laboratories. The contract…
Development of strategic policy and procedures and review of work practices and occupational hygiene evaluations. Methyl Methacrylate is used in making dentures and is a combination of chemicals that off-gas during the curing process. The final product is inert. The…
This was an interesting industrial hygiene review of the generation of inorganic lead dusts resulting in elevated blood lead levels in Special Forces training. The investigation involved visiting a number of indoor firing ranges, dental laboratories, soldering training facilities and…
In 2001 a board of inquiry issued 52 recommendations and 2 additional supplementary recommendations for implantation across all Groups and Services within Defence. While the recommendations were being implemented action was deemed to be slow. As a result it was…
Following the death of two workers in the previous months an incident was reported and determined to require external investigation to maintain independence and to ensure that process was not seen as biased. CSI used recognised incident investigation tools and…
CSI conducted safety management systems audits for both clients using an understanding the Australian Standards on Safety Management Systems (AS/NZS 4804) and the auditing requirements for these systems (AS/NZS 4801), auditing paperwork and documentation required to undertake a safety management…
Qantas were placed in a position where it had to review its output. As such a review of training was undertaken to deliver only those courses that were mandated by legislation. Qantas was accountable to each State and Territory under…
Procurement of goods and/or services comes with its own issues and may introduce problems to a principal’s workplace. Qantas sought support in the development of and delivery of procurement training for facilities and human resource personnel to allow them to…
Authority to commence work is integral to good safety management of contractors entering into the principal’s workplace. The system is designed to ensure that contractors are aware of their responsibilities and have the right capability to undertake the work for…
CSI has conducted many risk assessments utilising its facilitation skills in a number of client locations and on a range of subjects. For the University of Western Sydney we examined a potential exposure to asbestos dusts; at mining sites we…
CSI developed a two day course (reduced from the four day course) with the practical and report writing sessions removed for delivery across Defence workplaces where hazardous chemicals were being used or stored.
This course was developed following a Defence review of the management of hazardous chemicals in a range of military and civilian workplaces. The course covered theory on the application of safety legislation, Defence policy and recognised workplace procedures for hazardous…
This task involved the review of safety training as it relates to supervisors in Army industrial workplaces, delivering information to Army supervisors (Corporal to Junior Officer level) and to provide practical insight to course participants on the hazards they were…
This task required reviewing the training sessions to provide recommendations for improvement in content and in quality. The course involved the provision and review of safety management systems, understanding the Australian Standards on Safety Management Systems (AS/NZS 4804) and the…