SPECIAL OH&S MEETING TO DISCUSS THE NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY
REVIEW
OF SA'S OHS&W ACT (1986)
TIME: 5.30 PM
DAY: WEDNESDAY 26 JULY 2000
DATE: 26 JULY 2000
VENUE: 2ND FLOOR
PSA BUILDING
122 PIRIE ST
ADELAIDE
GUEST SPEAKERS:
* DEBBIE PALMER (WORKPLACE SERVICES, DAIS)
* HAMILTON CALDER (WORKCOVER)
ALL UNION MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ARREND TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE
Copies of the DAIS NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY ISSUES PAPER are available from:
Carmen Gonzalez
Workplace Services
GPO Box 465
Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 83030264
Fax: 08 83030411
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
&/or consult:
www.talkingpoint.sa.gov.au
BACKGROUND:
This discussion will be very important because it will form the basis
of the PSA response to the National Competition Policy Issues paper on
the Review of SA's OHS&W Act (1986).
The paper was released on 6 June 2000 by the Workplace Relations
Policies Division of DAIS. The PSA, the UTLC & the other unions have
been concerned at the simplistic, economic rationalist and hostile tenor
of the document to the need for a sound, preventative approach to OHS&W
legislation.
Instead the authors seem to promote the concept that the OHS&W
legislation is a restriction to market place competition.
In 1998, we were compelled to spend time and energy on responding to the
Public Discussion Paper on SA's OHS&W Regulatory System. This was
produced by DAIS and WorkCover and was a thinly veiled attempt to scrap
our OHS&W Regulations. The union movement allied with more responsible
employers prevented this from happening.
If there is widespread credence given to this latest issues paper, our
OHS&W legislation could be at threat. This is why we must take it
seriously and respond decisively.
One cause for hope on the horizon is that the WorkCOver Corporation has
distanced itself from this particular paper.
We need to respond decisively and in doing so, we should demand that:
* OHS&W be treated as a basic human right
* far more effective enforcement policies are needed to protect workers
* our OHS&W legislation is broadened
* DAIS Workplace Services & WorkCover develop more effective strategies
to halt the unacceptable level of occupational death, injury and
disease in Australia and South Australia
Andrew (Andy) Alcock
OH&S Industrial Officer
PSA/CPSU (SA)
ADELAIDE
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5000
Phone: 61 8 82053200 (work)
Facsimile: 61 8 82236509
Pager: 61 8 82734382
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LL.SG
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