hazards and associated risks that exist in the organisation, including: considerations for choosing between different control measures, such as possible inadequacies with particular control measures how to identify when expert advice is needed the range of control measures available for these risks how the characteristics and composition of the workforce impact on OHS management, including: communication skills cultural background gender literacy part-time, casual and contract workers workers with disabilities management arrangements relating to regulatory compliance, for example, arrangements for: allocating financial, technical and human resources for OHS assessing risks collection and use of OHS related data communicating to the organisation about OHS consulting about, and participating in, OHS management controlling risks identifying and reporting on hazards, for example, through audits and inspections keeping the organisation abreast of developments in OHS, for example, law, control measures and hazards mandatory licences and certificates mandatory notifications and reporting monitoring risk control measures OHS record keeping OHS training registers, listings and labelling of regulated materials (e.g. hazardous substances and dangerous goods) responding to, and dealing with, hazardous events principles and practices of effective OHS management, including: appropriate links to other management systems (e.g. contractors, maintenance and purchasing) elements of an effective OHS management system incident and accident investigation participation and consultation over OHS risk management the hierarchy of control measures the role of technical information and experts in designing control measures, monitoring systems and health surveillance the provisions of OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the workplace, including legal responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities the relevance to OHS management of other organisational management systems, policies and procedures, including: business planning (especially plans relating to technological change, organisational change and workplace design) consultation contractors equal employment opportunity finance human resource management maintenance materials transport and storage purchasing training. |