Catholic Safety Health and Welfare

Adapting to change

Catholic Safety Health & Welfare South Australia (CSHWSA) is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the Safety Management System and the self-insured registration for the Catholic Church Endowment Society (CCES). The CSHWSA team looks after 234 entities within CCES.

The continuing health pandemic, and the lifting of the Major Emergency Declaration in May, changed the working landscape for CCES this year. While some sectors remain under emergency management declarations and directions, others do not.

We assisted with policy development around vaccinations, through risk assessment and consultation with workers, and continued to adapt to the ever-changing legal, economic, safety, and environmental challenges that COVID presents. Work included:

• Assessing workers' fitness to return to the workplace after

COVID leave • Plant and equipment management • Scoping existing and emerging hazards • Adhering to WHS consultation requirements • Ensuring emergency management systems and processes are compliant and effective • Reviewing and maintaining our WHS Management System in line with COVID developments

Our five-year plan to nurture workplace mental health continued as part of our push to see people thrive in the workplace. We completed an initial baseline survey, introduced a psychological rehabilitation service provider, and offered mental health awareness training.

We hope to build on this work next year and introduce mental health first aid and reliance training.

Debbie Nation Executive Manager

Visit CSHW SA online: www.cshwsa.org.au The Catholic Church employs more than 12,500 people in South Australia across education, health, social services and parish worksites.

Many more volunteers give their time and expertise in support of the Church.

On behalf of these worksites, the Catholic Church Endowment Society Inc (CCES) holds a Self-Insurer Registration with ReturnToWorkSA. Currently, we are in year two of a three-year renewal term.

53%

decrease in incidents from 2127 to 1008

34

procedural compliance audits completed

518

site visits

13%

Incident to claims conversion rate

41

ergonomic assessments

120

training courses delivered