Elements and Performance Criteria
- Implement requirements for the WHS and environmental management systems
- Ensure WHS and environmental policies and procedures are documented and that documents are accessible to all relevant personnel
- Ensure implications of any proposed changes to the WHS and environmental management systems are identified and addressed
- Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult specialists as necessary
- Implement and maintain participative arrangements for the management of WHS and the environment
- Provide information to employees in a format that is readily accessible and understandable
- Promptly and effectively deal with and resolve issues raised through participation and consultation
- Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to employees
- Implement and maintain WHS and environmental risk management processes
- Implement a process of hazard identification and risk assessment
- Ensure risk controls and hazard specific procedures for risk control comply with legislation and the hierarchy of control
- Implement and maintain an WHS and environmental training program
- Consult with relevant WHS and environment specialists about training program
- Develop and implement a training program to identify and fulfil employees' WHS and environmental training needs
- Implement and maintain a system for records
- Identify and access sources of WHS and environmental information
- Ensure that records are accurately completed, collected and stored
- Identify areas for systems improvement
- Analyse data and information to identify areas for improvement
- Consult with stakeholders, key personnel and expert advisors
- Document and communicate outcomes of analysis to key personnel and stakeholders in an easily understood format
- Recognise limits of own expertise and seek appropriate advice
- Initiate and maintain systems improvements
- Develop an WHS and environmental plan in consultation with stakeholders
- Identify and source resources required for implementation of plan
- Monitor achievement against plan
- Monitor effectiveness of modifications to the management systems on an ongoing basis in consultation with stakeholders