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info systems

Date Posted: 14/09/2008 15:57 - mark humphreys

does anyone out there have any relevent info on information collection and data systems in relation to ohs

Re: info systems

Date posted: 16/09/2008 10:53 - Pamela Peckover

Hi Mark,

 Water (WA) use its HRMS - Alesco to collect data on incidents etc.  Not perfect, though I am trying, but we get fairly good information out of it.

 Pam

Re: info systems

Date posted: 18/09/2008 09:57 - Gunther Gahleitner

Hi, have a look at MYOSH. its not free but its a good tool for project safety professionals.

Re: info systems

Date posted: 22/09/2008 12:58 - Patricia Beale
Last Modified Date: 22/09/2008 13:00 - Patricia Beale

On a site visit to Coca Cola Amatil, with some OHS students,  we were shown examples of incident & risk management practice using their  integrated  Safety, Health and Environmrent system, Pegasus. It uses a systematic approach to handling information, policies, procedures, forms, through hyperlinks and the intranet of contacts and their local/broader management hierarchy. Pegasus even opens emails with linked documentation  to appropriate levels of supervision and management for appropriate action, communication, reporting, statistical analysis, and other business needs. The system does not allow you to remove messages and actionable documents until all actions have been completed, at all levels. It is obviously designed for a large organisation.

However, it would be relatively straightforward to begin to integrate policy, procedure and management practices in smaller organisations, using their existing operating software. While studying in my Dip OHS some years ago, I did some small group work on a smaller version of this idea for a major assessment piece. I have applied the same thinking, and developed easier  principles and methods, in my consulting work for small business owners.

 

 

Re: info systems

Date posted: 22/05/2009 11:40 - Kosta Nicolaou

Hello Mark,

This is a probably a little belated however I work for a software company known as PAN Software who services clients in the education sector.

 PAN Software has a product known as RiskWare which allows organisations to capture OHS and Risk related data.

 If you are interested I can request for someone to send you some information on the product.

Regards, Kosta

Re: info systems

Date posted: 16/07/2009 15:57 - Philip Hart

We are using a structured information system (Mavim) that asks you the right questions for a solution. They are  called the 6 w's ! What is someone doing, With What is he/she doing that, Who is doing it, Where is he/she doing it, When is he doing it en most important Why is someone doing it.

It is easy to create a process. Attach that to the the 6 w's and you have a perfect process. From that point you only have to press a button to create all kinds of overviews (ie swimming lanes, hierarchical charts, IDEF0-charts, matrices and more).

To sum up: mavim software enables organisations to effectively capture, design, maintain, and communicate organisational procedures, processes, rules, and changes. This results in the clear and consistent communication of these issues and the relations between processes and resources.

Everyone in an organisation is able to understand who is doing what, when, how, where, with what, and why. The result is greater productivity, increased business and operational efficiencies, and greater commitment among employees.

Re: info systems

Date posted: 17/07/2009 09:38 - George Robotham

Call me a cynic if you will but I reckon number of the packaged computerised OHS systems are a con designed to seperate you from your money.

You have to analyse your needs first and have a system designed specific to your needs, identifying your needs will take a bit of effort.

 it is a few years since I have looked at this and there may have beeen some advances in this time.

The only really complete system that I have seen that impressed me was the First Priority system BHP developed.

My advice generally is not to be suckered into these systems by some of the smooth talking promotors and sales people, make sure it really meets your needs before you part with the cash.

 My experience is that when it come to the time to do a taxonomy of your personal damage occurence (" accident") experience you will always have to go back to the original hard copy or a scanned in copy of the original report.

Regards,

George Robotham