Apprenticeships Contents
SAFETY ON THE JOB
Safety service
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aster Builders Apprenticeship Service (MBAS) recognises the importance of good safety management practices to minimise the risk of harm or injury to apprentices.
MBAS have developed and launched the MBAS Safety Service to assist Training Employers in the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of their safety management practices. This is a free service for all Training Employers and is available throughout the period of the engagement of a MBAS apprentice or trainee and every Training Employer is engaged in the Safety Service from the commencement of the process of taking on a MBAS apprentice or trainee. Before a Training Employer can take on a MBAS apprentice or trainee, they must satisfy the MBAS Minimum Safety Standard. MBAS will review the current safety practices of each Training Employer and if gaps are identified between their current safety practices and the MBAS minimum safety
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Master Builders Apprenticeship Safety Service is well received by Training Employers standard, the Safety Service will assist Training Employers to bridge the gap. The Safety Service provides templates and guidance in their use for the safety documentation required for meet the minimum safety standard, as well as other commonly used and requested safety management documentation such as incident investigation. Since the launch of the MBAS Safety Service, over 200 current or prospective Training Employers have received assistance through the Service including advice and safety templates such as SWMS, risk assessments, toolbox talks, work health & safety management plans, site inductions and training registers. We asked a couple of our Training Employers to tell us about their experience with the Safety Service: Ed Callanan — Builder/Director, Callic Constructions and a MBA Training Employer since August 2016 ‘The MBA Apprenticeship Safety Service
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assisted in developing a Work Health & Safety Management Plan to help ensure we were protecting our employees and contractors when they were on site. It was comprehensive yet succinct enough to ensure it could be reviewed by busy workers and our management team. Many Thanks.’ Mick Johns, Owner, Mick Johns Constructions and Training Employer since February 2017 ‘Safety is something we can all become a little complacent about. Having the support of the Master Builders Safety Coordinator to help implement better safety procedures has proven to be a major benefit to both me and all of my workers. We are now all on the same page and this helps us look after each other.’ Training Employers can contact Master Builders Apprenticeship Services for assistance or advice at any time by email: apprenticehip@mbansw.asn.au or calling (02) 8586 3533.
