Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage OHS information and records
- Relevant OHS legislation, standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, guidance material and other sources of OHS information are identified and accessed and their relevance to the specific work context is evaluated
- Information on OHS requirements, trends and risk controls is collected, collated and provided to others
- Records and record keeping processes are reviewed to ensure that legal requirements for OHS record keeping are identified and addressed
- Processes for ensuring that OHS records are accurately completed, collected and stored are implemented and monitored in accordance with legal requirements and workplace procedures
- Manage OHS participative processes
- Participative processes are monitored to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and organisation procedures
- Information provided to employees is evaluated to ensure it is in a readily accessible and understandable format
- Processes for ensuring that workgroup members have an opportunity, either directly or through their representative, to contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety are implemented and monitored
- Processes for addressing OHS issues are evaluated to ensure issues raised through consultation are resolved promptly and in line with organisation procedures and legislative requirements
- Information about the outcomes of consultation is provided promptly in a format and medium that is readily accessible to employees
- Manage OHS risk management processes
- Hazard, incident, and injury reporting and investigation processes are in place, to meet legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies
- Processes are in place so that hazard identification and risk assessments occur according to organisation procedures
- Risk controls and hazard specific procedures are consistent with the hierarchy of control and are monitored to support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements
- Processes are in place to identify and address any OHS implications of either proposed or implemented changes to the workplace, work processes or organisation of work
- Limits of own professional expertise are recognised and expert advisors consulted as required
- Manage OHS training program
- OHS training needs assessment is undertaken for workgroup members, that takes account of legislative and regulatory requirements, internal policies and procedures, existing skills of work group members and risk control requirements
- Training programs are implemented and monitored to ensure identified OHS training requirements are addressed
- Processes to ensure that all new employees receive ohs induction are implemented and monitored
- Relevant OHS and training specialists are accessed and consulted as required in the development and implementation of the OHS training program
- Manage OHS continuous improvement process
- Input from individuals and workgroup is considered in identifying and implementing OHS improvement
- OHS priorities are determined in consultation with appropriate managers and stakeholders
- OHS action plans are developed taking account of priorities and training needs
- Achievements against the OHS plans are monitored and updated accordingly