Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish and maintain the framework for the OHS system in the area of managerial responsibility
- OHS policies are developed which clearly express the organisation's commitment with respect to OHS within the area of managerial responsibility and how relevant OHS legislation will be implemented, consistent with overall organisational policies.
- OHS responsibilities and duties which will allow implementation and integration of the OHS system are clearly defined, allocated and included in job descriptions and duty statements for all relevant positions.
- Financial and human resources for the operation of the OHS system are identified, sought and/or provided in a timely and consistent manner.
- Information on the OHS system and procedures for the area of managerial responsibility is provided and explained in a form which is readily accessible to employees.
- Established and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OHS
- Appropriate consultative processes are established and maintained in consultation with employees and their representatives according to relevant OHS legislation and consistent with the organisation's overall process for consultation.
- Issues raised through participation 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.
- Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards
- Existing and potential hazards are correctly identified and confirmed according to OHS legislation, codes of practice and trends identified from the OHS records system.
- A procedure for ongoing identification of hazards is developed and integrated within systems of work and procedures.
- Activities are appropriately monitored to ensure that procedures are adopted effectively throughout the area of managerial responsibility.
- 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.
- Establish and maintain procedures for assessing risks
- Risks presented by identified hazards are correctly assessed according to OHS legislation and codes of practice.
- Procedure for ongoing assessment of risks are developed and integrated within systems of work and procedures.
- Activities are monitored to ensure that procedures are adopted effectively.
- Risk assessment is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change to ensure that risks from hazards are not increased.
- Establish and maintain procedures for controlling risks
- Measures to control assessed risks are developed and implemented according to the hierarchy of control, relevant OHS legislation, codes of practice and trends identified from the OHS records system.
- When measures, which control a risk at its source, are not immediately practicable, interim solutions are implemented until a control measure is developed.
- Procedure for ongoing control of risks, based on the hierarchy of control, are developed and integrated within general systems of work and procedures.
- Activities are monitored to ensure that risk control procedures are adopted effectively.
- Risk control is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change to ensure that adequate risk control measures are included.
- Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified according to the hierarchy of control, and resources enabling implementation of new measures are sought and/or provided according to appropriate procedures.
- Establish and maintain organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events
- Potential hazardous events are correctly identified.
- Procedures which would control the risks associated with hazardous events and meet any legislative requirements as a minimum are developed in consultation with appropriate emergency services.
- Appropriate information and training is provided to all employees to enable implementation of the correct procedures in all relevant circumstances.
- Establish and maintain an OHS training program
- Establish and maintain a system for OHS records
- A system for keeping OHS records is established and monitored to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease.
- Sources of workplace information and data are accessed as part of regular monitoring of the OHS management system to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within the workplace.
- Evaluate the organisation's OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs
- The effectiveness of the OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs is regularly assessed according to the organisation's aims with respect to OHS.
- Improvements to the OHS system are developed and implemented to ensure more effective achievement of the organisation's aims with respect to OHS.
- Compliance with OHS legislation and codes of practice is assessed to ensure that legal OHS standards are maintained as a minimum.