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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

WHS manager

Kenmore, Brisbane

Manage HS & R for varying facilities, Aged Care, Community Care, Child Care & Retirement Living for North Western Qld region- Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, Mackay, Townsville, Mt Isa. Fire & Compliance auditing, IM & H & S training for WHSO's on site, Site Inspections, IM training, Change management, development of various risk training programs, premium auditing, Claims Management Stat & Common law, Liability- Mitigation of loss training & advice for Service Managers

Brisbane

Management of all work & non work related injuries for qld & nt, including development of new policies & procedures, training programs & auditing procedures to assist in premium reduction. Management of all potential & existing common law claims, risk management auditing.

Assist employers during litigation processes;Assess and quantify notice of claim estimations;Identify mitigation of loss;Identify liability problems;Liase with employers when Notice of Claim is received to identify risk issues for liability & how this can be addressedAttend Compulsory conferences with all parties to negotiate a successful settlement outcome for the insuredKey AchievementsSuccessfully negotiated settlements for reduced quantum for individual common law claimsIdentified and assisted to address common law and cultural trends;Negotiated nil liability on particular claims;Systems gap analysis - Successfully identifying policy & procedural shortcomings to assist with premium forecastsIdentifying shortfalls in HR induction processes; Proactively develop strong working relationships with customers and develop a partnership approach with all stakeholders to ensure durable return to work outcomes

Relationship manage large employer portfoliosConduct audit reviews on policy and premiums;Attend worksite visits to assess existing risks and formulate strategies to mitigate loss;Face to face conferences;Initiate effective early return to work programs;Establish on-track case management plans;Develop job task analysis;Liaise with Work Place Health & Safety to assist with injury prevention and management for employers with high premiums and poor claims experience.Advising employers of their HR responsibilities with “onboarding” of new staff;Complex claims and employer portfolio management including brain injuries and amputeesPremium forecasting for policy holders and suggestions of improvement in performance to reduce premiumMentoring and training of colleagues in relation to claims and premium management including medical and legislative interpretation.Identification of key business areas that could be improved to increase productivity and reduce operating costs.Assist management to deliver training and presentations to employers and industry groupsAchievementsIntroduced a highly successful risk assessment and rehabilitation program for a large corporate employer, this model was used as a template for other employers.Working with large employers to review their premiums and identify areas which need improvement.Assisted self-insurance statutory claims rollout for large corporate employer;Assisted roll-out from self-insurance to WorkCover Queensland for large corporate employer;Significantly reduced premiums on multiple policies for large Corporate employersAssisted employers to implement new risk and injury management practices;Developed job task analysis for health community care employers to determine strategies for best rehabilitation outcomes;Assisted large organisations in improving legislation compliance;

Workplace Health and Safety:; , Injury Prevention and Management Program (IPaM)IPaM is a joint initiative between WorkCover Queensland and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. The purpose of this project is to identify risk and injury management problems that create double capped premiums. Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyse WorkCover data to identify trends in injuries and cultures;Develop business improvement plans to assist employers in addressing risk issues and reduce premiums below the double capped rate;Educated employers with minimal exposure to OH&S legislation;Identify opportunities for improvement in hazards and systems;PeRforM (Assist in train the trainer for high risk employers to self manage manual handling tasksReview existing OH&S policy & procedures Advise employers of DEIR policies & programs available, such as Small Business & Psychosocial unitsKey Achievements:Negotiated action plans for large employers to assist with risk and injury management;Review existing OH&S policy & procedures Established health and safety management plans that identified positive performance indicators (PPI's) to measure safety and injury management performance at the workplace;Conduct a training needs assessment of WHS safety committee members to better help them perform their WH&S duties;Assisted employers to adapt to the change in the OH&S legislation via the existing and new Codes of Practice;Assisted various employers in completing the Self Supported Management Scheme via successful participation in the IPaM

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