Verification of Currency (VOC)

Take the Guesswork Out Of:

Is This Person Safe With Your Equipment?

There is a lot of risk in owning and operating plant and equipment.

VOC's are important to help you reduce that risk.



A Verification of Currency (VOC) observation confirms a worker's ability to safely and effectively operate equipment or perform specific tasks, particularly in High Risk Environments & industries with safety-sensitive roles. 


It demonstrates that the worker possesses the current practical skills and safety knowledge required for to do their job, and work in accordance with the standards that both the law and your organisation requires.

What VOC Actually Confirms

One way your organisation can demonstrate its Duty Of Care is through the implementation and recording of a VOC process.

 

By assessing Operator /Technician testing for Verification of Currency, you and your company can help ensure potential employees have the necessary current licences and skills and can safely use the equipment in according to their mandatory license obligations.


VOC is a universal process used in high-risk industries to aid in operator recruitment decisions, employment negotiations, or as a mandatory pre-start site requirement.


  • Recruitment: Employers may want confirmation that operators' skills are current.


  • Satisfying Duty of Care requirements: A Verification of Currency(VOC) is one way to make sure that rules about workplace health and safety (WHS) are communicated, understood and adhered to.


  • Fulfilling Insurance Requirements: Insurance obligations may require an independent third party to inspect and confirm the safe use and operation of equipment as a means of meeting ongoing insurance coverage and mitigating exposure to risk.


  • Re-training: If there is an incident on site, one of the post-incident investigation outcomes may involve the operator undergoing a currency assessment prior to resuming operator duties.

Why Paperwork Isn’t Enough - Seeing Is Believing

The team at Work Help & Safety Co. know that when you work in a High-Risk environment, all the paperwork and forms can sometimes mask and normalise the real dangers in the workplace.


  • To reduce the risk of complacency and autopilot, the VOC process can be used to remind and educate the operator about the real dangers and risks in the workplace and the importance of safely operating your plant and equipment.


  • The VOC process can also be used as part of an onboarding process. In this way, VOC can help to introduce your new employees to your organisation's risk culture, ideas, concepts, or safety rules.

VOC - Theory & Practice Woven Together

To underpin the observation process, WH&S Co use the organisational equipment SOPs or High-Risk Licence requirements as foundational safety benchmarks.


VOCs are important tools because, not only do they help in demonstrating organisational Duty of Care but they also provide the organisation and leadership with an increased level of confidence and trust in the capabilities of the team to meet operational demands and safety standards.


VOC’s are valuable because they are also an instrument that helps demonstrate an operator's skills, knowledge and experience in a holistic way that is compatible with your organisations safety culture and risk management practices.


Are your employees on board with the way you want your business to run? VOCs are one way to help you answer this critical question.

Not Only High-Risk Licenses and Competencies

If you're operating High Risk plant or equipment or doing High Risk work (IAW WHS Reg 2022 S291), a Verification of Currency Assessment can help you:

  • Demonstrate your duty of care as an employer,
  • Your commitment to ensuring a safe workplace for your team,
  • As an example of how you communicate with your employees or operators about new or updated safety procedures or company standards.


Work Help & Safety Co. can help organisations demonstrate their safety commitments through the delivery of VOC’s, onboarding programs and workshops.

Real-World VOCs On your

Real-World Sites

Reducing operator downtime

The VOC process can be done on your site by Work Help & Safety Co, using your rules, equipment, and safety management system. 


On-site VOCs allow for the operator to undergo the observation in a workplace environment which is an accurate reflection of the working environment the operator or technician is likely to experience.


The benefits are:

  • Reduced down time for the VOC process.
  • Operating equipment in an environment that reflects and mirrors typical operational conditions.
  • Compliance with organisational risk management procedures.
  • Demonstrated capacity to effectively implement risk management by identifying and controlling workplace hazards prior to beginning operations.

VOC

Protect your people, your organisation and your Plant

Let Work Help & Safety Co. help your company onboard new operators and technicians and give you the confidence and trust that your new operators understand and demonstrate your safe work practices.