Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop and resource WHS policies.
- Establish commitment to WHS and review relevant legislation to ensure development of store policy and procedures is based on sound principles.
- Establish policy and resource requirements for the identification, control and reporting of existing and potential hazards and safety incidents.
- Establish policy and resource requirements for safe handling and storage of hazardous goods.
- Establish policy and resource requirements to ensure equipment is maintained and stored safely.
- Establish policy and resource requirements to ensure safe lifting or shifting and manual handling techniques are applied by staff.
- Establish policy and resource requirements for store emergency procedures.
- Identify and seek or provide financial and human resources for the development and implementation of WHS procedures based on determined policies.
- Establish systems to encourage staff members to identify and report matters likely to affect workplace safety.
- Establish and maintain risk assessment and hazard management procedures.
- Identify potentially hazardous events and assess risks presented by identified hazards according to WHS legislation and codes of practice.
- Develop risk control measures according to the hierarchy of controls and legislative requirements, in consultation with appropriate emergency services.
- Establish and maintain procedures for risk assessment and integrate with systems of work and procedures to facilitate identification and prevention of hazards by staff.
- Establish and maintain reporting procedures to facilitate communication and recording of details of safety-related incidents.
- Monitor staff activities to ensure risk assessment procedure is adopted effectively.
- Address risk identification and assessment of workplace changes at planning, design and evaluation stages to prevent creation of new hazards.
- Establish and maintain safe work procedures.
- Establish and maintain procedures to ensure safe handling and storage of hazardous goods.
- Establish and maintain procedures to ensure equipment is maintained and stored safely according to store policy.
- Establish and maintain procedures to ensure safe lifting, shifting and manual handling techniques are used by staff according to store policy.
- Establish and maintain store emergency procedures according to store policy.
- Train and consult with staff.
- Develop and implement WHS training program to ensure staff members are trained in WHS issues and procedures.
- Ensure information on the WHS system is readily accessible and clearly explained to staff.
- Establish and maintain appropriate consultation processes in consultation with staff according to WHS legislation and store policy.
- Promptly deal with and resolve issues raised through consultation according to store policy.
- Clearly and promptly provide information to staff on outcomes of consultation.
- Evaluate policies and procedures.
- Establish and monitor system for maintaining WHS records to facilitate identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease according to store policy.
- Assess effectiveness of the WHS system and related policies, procedures and programs according to store policy.
- Develop and implement improvements to the WHS system to ensure more effective achievement of store policy.
- Assess compliance with WHS legislation and codes of practice to ensure that legal WHS standards are maintained.