OHS 20-05-2025

Attendees

• Sarah Driscoll

• Tim Bishop

• Graeme MacLean

• Lance Gannon

• Henry Osborne

• Thomas Lidgerwood

• Jake Joyce 

• Matthew Windsor

• Paul Deakin

Word of the day is 'Spuddle'

Apologies

• Jack Tandy

• Alex Morris

Nominate Chair person

• • Oscar Paterson

Conflicts of interest if any

• Nil

Health & Safety reps update 

• Reminder to reinforce steel-cap boot policy.

• Graeme shared his experience of dropping a 150kg tool chest on his toe—no injury.

• Proposal: create humorous/impactful visual reminders (e.g. photos, toe-stomping skit).

• Repetition of footwear reminders suggested for future slides.

Policy working groups updates:

Diversity & Inclusion Committee Report

• Committee has not met yet; planning to meet next week.

• IDAHOBIT Day BBQ reported as a success (high participation, positive vibes, great cupcakes).

• Future focus: planning for “fun national days” and follow-up on the Free Work discussion.

Safe Manual Handling

• Awaiting presentation from Matt, Kenzie, and Sam. Next month

Fatigue Management

• As above

Complaints Policy Update

• Still pending: addition of contact information section.

Privacy Move Policy

• Cranbourne seminar TBC

General Business

• System Performance Feedback

  • Effort underway to improve performance of time clocking system.

  • Debate on whether hiding full day view improves load time—mixed feedback.

  • Receipt printer to be reinstated; terminal display screen to be installed upstairs.

  • Office meeting to be organised

• Toilet Infrastructure

  • Toilet pump replaced; better flushing performance reported.

  • Discussion of future improvements: auto-flushers, splash minimisation, and leak near workshop.

• CCTV Policy

  • Draft being developed; OHS Committee will review and provide feedback before finalisation.

  • Policy being designed in line with EBA claim

• Toolbox Meeting Responsibilities

• Rostered presenters to prepare in advance.

• Injury summaries and rotating leadership encouraged.
  
  

Start-Time Confirmation Text

• Discussion to remove or revise COVID symptom message.

• Proposed to generalise to “fit for work” or remove entirely.

• Group voted in favour of removing it.

Anonymous Feedback Handling

• Concerns raised about dismissive tone towards anonymous feedback.

• Agreement that responses should be respectful and constructive.

• Suggestion to formalise process and tone for addressing anonymous concerns.

Weather-Related Job Safety

• Discussion on dynamic risk assessments for exposed staircases in rain.

• Emphasis on team autonomy to stop work when risk is high.

• Proposal to document incidents and share learnings via “The Man’s Message.”

General Biz

• • Flu shot reimbursement

  • Ensure newsletter is unlisted from google crawlers

  • Stop lights, indicators etc check as you're leaving, eport and ask a manager to fix, or swap truck

  • $100 per training video, not cold hard cash, EFT. Must be ratified by group as effective training content.

Injury report

• Making movies

• Concentrate getting in and of trucks, 3 points of contact

Next Meeting:, 17th June 2025

Meeting Adjourned: 08:15