Occupational Health and Safety

Maximise the occupational health and safety (OHS) benefits provided to your employees while controlling costs and limiting the administrative burden on your staff.

Australian workplaces are under on-going pressure to provide a safer workplace environment for employees, contractors, sub-contractors, customers, visitors and other members of the public.

Constant onus is on senior management to invest in robust OHS management systems to remove workplace risk and comply with OHS legislation.

OHS Harmonisation

OHS Harmonisation legislation recently enacted in many states means that senior officers can now be held personally responsible for OHS risk exposures and organisations face harsher penalties for failure to comply. With the remaining states expected to adopt these laws in January 2013, the need has never been greater for organisations to conduct formal due diligence reviews and ensure that they and their employees remain protected.

Click here to find out if your company is exposed.

Aon Hewitt helps clients meet their legal requirements and assists them in mitigating their people related risks, leading to reduced workers’ compensation expenses and a more efficient workforce.

Aon Hewitt delivers value

Our consultants will work with your organisation to identify strategies to:

• Meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Develop risk management strategies that target workers’ compensation claim drivers and key OHS risks
• Increase the health and safety of workplaces taking into account the hazards specific to each environment
• Develop tailored, cost-effective and practical solutions
• Improve productivity through establishing robust management systems
• Protect the organisation’s reputation and brand and satisfy corporate social responsibility standards
• Develop and improve company policies, work procedures and safe work instructions
• Achieve a reduction in workers’ compensation claims costs which are the key driver of premium increases
• Identify and minimise hidden costs associated with injuries such as first aid expenses, additional wage costs, production losses and intangibles such as morale, labour conflict and engagement.

We have experienced consultants across Australia who work with a wide range of clients from different industries and environments to help them manage their OHS and workers’ compensation programs including policy and placement and self-insurance.