Safe Work Australia has collaborated with a range of Commonwealth agencies to develop a framework that embeds work health and safety considerations into the policy development cycle.
Michelle Baxter, Safe Work Australia’s CEO, said that good government policy addresses all health and safety risks that might arise from its implementation and actively manages risk at every stage in policy development and implementation.
“Workers’ and others’ health and safety should not be harmed as a result of government program and service delivery,” said Ms Baxter.
“This framework helps policymakers apply the principles of good work design at critical decision points in policy development, providing the greatest opportunity to design out safety hazards and incorporate effective risk control measures.”
Safe Work Australia will continue to progress the framework’s inclusion in Commonwealth government policy guidance documents and to develop guides, tools and other user resources to support its implementation.
Source: http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/news/pages/tn31032016
Vocabulary:
framework: estrutura
actively: ativamente
harmed: prejudicada
policymakers: formuladores de política
guidance: orientação
guides: guias
tools: ferramentas
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