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Safety at Work
Safety at Work
Safety at Work
Lesson 2 of 17
Welcome to the Client Warehousing Module. This module will encompass the
general safety requirements for some of our client sites and introduce you to the
safety standards of these sites.
All associates have an obligation to the Duty of Care for themselves and
others onsite. This essentially means that you’re required to ensure that you
are not deliberately putting yourself or anyone else in harms way. This
includes reporting any hazards, risks, injuries, incidents and unsafe
behaviours whilst onsite as soon as they are noticed or occur.
Apart from keeping yourself safe, the site has many implemented strategies
and precautions to ensure your safety. Some of these include but are not
limited to:
• COVID Safe Measures
• Dress Code and Grooming Standards
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Evacuation Plans and Procedures
• Signage and Floor Markings
• Manual Handling
• Machinery and PIT
• Incident and Injury Reporting.
In this module we will go through these and other important information
relating to general warehouse safety and guidelines.
Keeping everyone safe whilst at work is the most important thing to our
clients and to Adecco.
These measures are monitored and are taken very seriously. It is important
to follow these measures as best you can whilst at work.
• Temperature Checkpoints – At some client sites, upon entry
into the building you will be required to have your
temperature checked by use of a heat detection camera
which is manned by security.
• Masks – At some client sites, regardless of government
restrictions, you will always be required to wear a mask
whilst inside the building and whilst working. You are
required to wear it correctly, covering your nose and mouth,
and secured well behind your ears.
• Social Distancing – You will be required to maintain social
distancing whilst working onsite to the best of your ability.
• Cleaning – You will notice whilst at work that there may be
extra cleaners moving through the warehouse to ensure
cleanliness and sanitisation are maintained throughout the
day and particularly in bathroom facilities, kitchens,
lunchrooms, desks and other high traffic areas.
Whilst working with our clients, typically you can wear anything
you feel comfortable to complete the work in.
Hair
All hair below shoulder level must be tied up. All hair kept off the face.
Beard
Beards are to be no longer than 7.5cm unless tied up.
Nails
All nails are to be no longer than 6mm from the top of the finger.
Shoes
Ensure appropriate footwear is worn for the task. All shoes must be enclosed, not
platforms and not excessively long or untied shoes laces. Steel capped boots may be
required depending on the area you are working in.
Sunglasses
May not be worn inside the warehouse.
Body Odour
You’re required to manage body odour effectively. Perfume is ok to wear in the
warehouse but please ensure you’re not spraying copious amounts of it at work.
All sites have set instructions and clear signage for Emergency Procedures.
Floor Markings
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Each site may be a little different in layout, but all areas are set up to be
safe and the risks or hazards of each area are controlled or mitigated.
Injury/Incident Reporting and
Investigation
Lesson 8 of 17
• Reporting Process – who, what, when, where etc
• Who administers First Aid – what our process is (Injury
Assist)
• PIT Incident – what happens, what you can expect
• Investigation steps and what is required from you.
Hazard Reporting/Identified Risk
Reporting
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• Main Hazards in workplace – PIT, TDR, Yard, Manual
Handling, Slips, Trips and Falls.
• Process, what to do, what is expected.
Proper Lifting Techniques/Scanner
Rotation
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• Bend at the knees
• Test the weight of each box
• Use two hands when lifting and handling objects
• Nose over toes
• Turn, don’t twist
• Prevent wrist injury
• Maintain a neutral wrist position
Manual Handling
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In any warehouse there are risks and hazards involved in every task. Some of the
biggest risks come from manual handling, pushing carts/trolleys and lifting items.
There are specific guidelines that you need to follow to ensure that you
maintain correct posture whilst lifting, to ensure that you aren’t injured
whilst doing so. There are also certain guidelines to remember when you are
pushing carts and trolleys to ensure the safety of others onsite.
In a warehouse you will find many types of Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) and other
machinery. These include machinery such as Forklifts, High Reach Forklifts, Powered
Pallet Jacks, Pallet Riders (two pallets), Tuggers and conveyor belts.
Incident Reporting and Investigation
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If you’re involved in an incident or sustain an injury it is imperative to
report this immediately.
Sometimes, people don’t report injuries or incidents as they are worried they
might get in trouble, lose shifts, lose money/pay or be found out to have done
the wrong thing. This isn’t the case. Not reporting, will have longer lasting effects
and be more detrimental for your health and well being moving forward.
• Ask for help from another associate or colleague if needed.
• Immediately report it to your manager and your Adecco Representative.
• Seek First Aid or Medical Treatment.
• Help managers and Adecco Staff with their initial reporting by
providing a statement of events.
• Participate fully in an investigation following an incident to help get
to the root cause of what happened.
• If you are needing to attend the doctors, ensure you keep Adecco
informed and supply relevant medical certificates as they are
provided.
• Comply with any requests for information or duties.
Module Overview
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Completion of Learning
Lesson 15 of 17
You have completed the learning section of the Adecco Client Warehousing
module.
This learning module introduces you to the key principles relating to workplace safety
and discrimination, harassment and bullying at work.
Working in on-hire
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The form of work you are preparing for or may have already
started is where an on-hire organisation engages you and places
for to work ‘on-site’ at a Host site.
Obligations
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The on-hire organisation and Host both have a duty for your health and well-being and
neither can transfer this responsibility on to the other (or take no responsibility).
Your on-hire organisation should have processes in place to ensure you are placed
in a work environment that is safe and without risk to your health. For example:
The on-hire organisation gathers information about the Host’s work health and
safety management system and site safety prior to you commencing work on site.
The Host is also expected to have processes in place to ensure your health and safety
is not at risk during your placement. For example: The Host should provide you with a
site-specific health and safety induction and instruction on safe work practices.
While your on-hire organisation and Host are responsible for your health and safety,
you have several health and safety responsibilities at work.
During your placement you must take reasonable care of yourself, and
not do anything to affect the health and safety of others.
This includes following any reasonable health and safety instructions
from the on-hired organisation and Host such as:
• Understanding how to perform work safely and ask questions if you
are unsure.
• Using equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the way
you were trained and instructed.
• Stop any unsafe work immediately
• Report unsafe, unhealthy situations and injuries to your Supervisor at
the Host site and notify your on-hire organisation
• Report to the on-hire organisation if you have been instructed to
perform any tasks or duties that are outside the original scope of your
job.
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Safe Work
When starting a new role/placement it is important that you are provided with a clear
understanding of the work that you will be performing, and any information and
training required to complete the work safely.
Health and safety information must be provided to you in a way that is meaningful and
easily understood. If you have language or literacy barriers, it is important that you let
the Host and on-hire organisation know, so they can determine the most suitable
approach to provide information and undertake consultation with you.
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Speaking up is an important part of keeping you safe at the workplace and the
on-hire organisation should be in regular contact with you throughout your
placement to monitor your health and safety, ensure the environment remains
safe and allow you to share any concerns or feedback. You should also
maintain contact with your on-hire organisation throughout your placement.
Change of Duties
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Prior to placement and upon commencement at the Host, you should be provided
with information and details relating to with the work you will perform.
Workers’ compensation claims are to be submitted to your on-hire organisation not the
Host.
Discrimination:
when a person is treated less favourably than another person because of their
background or certain personal characteristics.
Harassment:
unwelcome conduct that humiliates, offends, or intimidates.
Bullying:
repeatedly unreasonable behaviour towards a worker or group of workers while at
work, and the behaviour creates a risk to health and safety.
Directly
Direct discrimination involves treating someone unfairly or less favourably because of
their background or certain characteristics. An example may be an employer refusing to
employ a suitably qualified individual on the basis that they are of a certain nationality.
Indirectly
Indirect discrimination is an unreasonable rule or policy that applies to everyone but
has the effect of disadvantaging some people because of a characteristic they share. An
example may be an internal job advertisment that states that only males are eligible to
apply for the role.
Unlawful discrimination
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Health and safety law prohibits a person from engaging in discriminatory conduct
for a prohibited reason. This means that workers, prospective workers, and
others are entitled to perform legitimate safety-related functions or activities and
to raise health and safety issues or concerns under the Act without fear of
punishment.
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Harassment
Some examples of harassment include:
• Insulting jokes
• Sending explicit or sexually suggestive emails or text messages
• Displaying racially offensive or pornographic posters or screen savers
• Making derogatory comments or taunts about someone’s race
• Asking intrusive questions about someone’s personal life
Sexual harassment
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Examples include:
• Unwelcome physical touching
• Inappropriate staring or leering
• Remarks with sexual connotations
• Suggestive comments or jokes
• Circulating sexually explicit material
• Unwanted requests to go on dates
• Intrusive questions about someone’s private life or their body
• Sexually explicit or indecent emails, phone calls, text messages or
online interactions
• Displaying posters, magazines, or screen savers of a sexual nature
• Actual or attempted rape or sexual assault.
Bullying
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Bullying can occur in any workplace and can impact an individual’s physical and
mental health and their ability to do their job.
Keep a Record
An important part of the reporting, responding and reconciliation process includes
keeping an accurate record of the events. This includes names of people involved, what
you have experienced or witnessed, and dates that the events occurred.
If you believe you have exhausted your internal options and the issue remains
unresolved, you have the following options to escalate or make a formal complaint:
You can make a personal grievance claim with the ERA without having to discuss it
with the employer and third party, however, mediation is encouraged before an
approach is made to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA).
Where you have concerns about talking to the party/parties about the problem first,
you can apply directly for mediation. It is a good idea to keep a record of your letter
and the details discussed in the meeting.
It is important to note that you have three years to begin proceedings in the ERA
after it was first raised with the employer and if relevant, the third party. If the
three-year period passes, permission must be granted from the ERA, which is a rare
situation.
Employment Court
If you are unhappy with the ERA, you can ask the Employment Court to review the
ERA’s decision. The Employment Court will work through the reasoning of the ERA
and decide whether it was correct.
You can ask the Employment Court to consider your case again. This is known as a
‘de novo’ hearing. The Employment Court will gather all of the facts itself and make
a new decision without being influenced by the ERA’s decision.
Importantly, a personal grievance must be raised with your on-hire organisation (and any third
party, which may include the Host) within 90 days of when the personal grievance arose or
first came to your attention (whichever is the later). Grievances can be raised after this period
but only under certain circumstances.
. The following bodies may also be able to provide advice and assistance:
• Employment New Zealand
• New Zealand Law Society or Community Law Centre
• Work Health and Safety Regulator
Summary
Lesson 25 of 29
Your on-hire organisation and the Host have a responsibility to ensure that
adequate processes are in place to prevent inappropriate behaviour in the
workplace. As a worker you have responsibilities that include taking
reasonable care of yourself and not doing anything that would affect the
psychological or physical health and safety of others at work.
The on-hire organisation and the Host should provide you with information
and details about their process, policy, and procedure during induction.
Completion of Learning
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To finalise the module, you need to complete a short assessment to confirm that
you have a good understanding of the content.