Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system
- Occupational health and safety policies are developed which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the enterprise
- Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities for all workplace personnel are defined to allow implementation of Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs
- Financial and human resources for the effective operation of the Occupational Health and Safety system are identified and provided
- Information on the Occupational Health and Safety system and its operational procedures is provided and explained to employees
- Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety
- Participative arrangements are established and maintained with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation
- Issues raised through participative arrangements and consultation are dealt with and resolved promptly and effectively in accordance with procedures for issue resolution
- Information about the outcomes of participation and consultation is provided in a manner accessible to employees promptly
- Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks
- Procedures for ongoing hazard identification and assessment &; control of associated risks are developed
- Hazard identification is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created by the proposed changes
- Procedures for selection and implementation of risk control measures in accordance with the hierarchy of control are developed and maintained
- Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified in accordance with the hierarchy of control and resources enabling implementation of new measures are provided promptly
- Establish and maintain a quality Occupational Health and Safety management system
- An Occupational Health and Safety induction and training program is developed and provided for all employees as part of the organisation's training program
- A system for Occupational Health and Safety record keeping is established and maintained to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation
- Measurement and evaluation of the Occupational Health and Safety system is undertaken in line with the organisation's Quality Systems' framework
- Improvements to the Occupational Health and Safety system are developed and implemented to achieve organisational Occupational Health and Safety objectives
- Compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety legislative framework is assessed to ensure that legal Occupational Health and Safety standards are maintained as a minimum