Elements and Performance Criteria
- Advise on the OHS requirements of the design process
- Organisation decision makers are made aware of their responsibility for the safety of downstream users and beneficiaries.
- Decision makers are advised of their obligation under law to design and supply a safe designed product by eliminating OHS hazards and controlling for residual OHS risk.
- OHS is promoted within the design requirements and includes an overall risk evaluation of the designed product's life cycle.
- The most current knowledge of OHS principles, materials, technology and systems is sourced and made available for application in the design of the product.
- Required education and training to enable decision makers to have the necessary skills and knowledge to identify and eliminate OHS hazards, and to control OHS risk in the design phase, is identified and made available.
- Relevant sources of information and data are identified and accessed, in particular equipment users.
- Potential users of the equipment are consulted during the design phase.
- Situations are identified where specialist advisers may be required.
- Develop a systematic hazard identification and OHS risk evaluation system for safe design
- OHS hazards are identified and associated risks are analysed across the life cycle of the designed product.
- A systematic analysis of the likelihood and consequences of injury or illness arising from exposure to identified OHS hazards guides the selection and implementation of the most appropriate OHS risk controls for the designed product.
- Hazard identification and risk analysis includes potential alterations to the designed product during its life.
- Decision making during the OHS risk evaluation process is documented and made accessible to all parties.
- A residual risk register is established, recording OHS hazards not eliminated in the design together with possible control strategies, and distributed to those involved in the downstream or subsequent life cycle stages.
- The design is monitored as it evolves to identify potential new OHS hazards and to manage risks if they become evident.
- Advise on principles of OHS risk control
- Advise on consultation processes between people involved in the life cycle of the designed product
- Decision makers are advised to consider the range of people who will use or interact with the designed product.
- Consultation between all parties is arranged during the concept and detailed design phases to identify and eliminate OHS hazards and minimise risk.
- Residual OHS risk in the designed product is communicated appropriately to those who will use or interact with the designed product throughout its life cycle.
- Advise on contractual arrangements and procurement systems to minimise 'purchased' OHS risk
- Decision makers involved in purchasing and contractual arrangements are advised to include a requirement to eliminate OHS hazards, minimise OHS risks, and provide information and data on residual OHS risk.
- The design brief or draft specifications include an agreement to carry out a Safe Design approach.