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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Organise consultation process
   • Personnel are identified and invited into the development and maintenance process
2. Issues raised through consultation are handled, in accordance with organisational procedures
3. Results from the consultation process are verified and made available to relevant personnel
4. Consultative processes are flexible and consistent with representatives' requirements
5. Design WHS/OHSframework
   • Hazards and risks are identified and confirmed, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and codes of practice
6. Procedures for ongoing identification of hazards and risks are developed and integrated within the organisational WHS/OHS framework
7. WHS/OHS policies are developed, in accordance with legislative requirements
8. WHS/OHS responsibilities and duties are defined and incorporated into job/role descriptions and/or statements
9. Resources are sourced and provided in a timely and consistent manner
10. Measures to control risks are developed and implemented, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control, WHS/OHS safety legislation and code of practice
11. Interim solutions are implemented until a permanent control measure is developed
12. Details of interim solutions are clearly recorded, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and WHS/OHS legislation
13. Design and implement aWHS/OHSawareness training program
    • Educational information about the WHS/OHS system is made available to all personnel
14. Appropriate training is provided to all personnel to enable the implementation of safety procedures
15. Establish, monitor and maintain WHS/OHS
    • A system for keeping WHS/OHS records is established, in accordance with legislative requirements
16. Work activities are monitored to ensure that hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures are adopted
17. Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control measures are reviewed, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control and are reported on to designated personnel
18. Amendments to organisational procedures are undertaken through appropriate consultation
19. Establish and maintain a system for accident investigation
    • A safety management system is developed and implemented for reporting and investigating accidents and/or incidents, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
20. Training is provided to personnel responsible for accident investigation
21. Organisational policies and procedures for reporting and investigating accidents and/or incidents are reviewed and updated, as required
22. Evaluate organisational WHS/OHSsystem and related policies, procedures and programs
    • Effectiveness of the WHS/OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs are assessed, in accordance with organisational safety policy
23. Improvements to the WHS/OHS system are developed and implemented
24. Compliance with WHS/OHS legislation and codes of practice is assessed to ensure legal requirements and organisational standards are maintained

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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