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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish and maintain the framework for the OHS system.
- Financial and human resources for the operation of the occupational health and safety system are identified, sought and/or provided in a timely and consistent manner.
- Establish and maintain participative arrangements for management of OHS.
- Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, assessing risk and controlling risk.
- Existing and potential hazards within the area of managerial responsibility are correctly identified and identification confirmed in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation, codes of practice and trends identified from the occupational health and safety 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 this procedure is adopted effectively throughout the area of managerial responsibility.
- Hazards identification is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created.
- Risks presented by identified hazards are correctly assessed in accordance with occupational health and safety legislation and coded of practice.
- A procedure for ongoing assessment of risk is developed and integrated within systems of work and procedures.
- Activities are monitored to ensure that this procedure is adopted effectively throughout the area of managerial responsibility.
- Risk assessment is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change within the area of managerial responsibility to ensure that the risk from hazards is not increased.
- Measures to control assessed risks are developed and implemented in accordance with the hierarchy of control, relevant occupational health and safety legislation, codes of practices and trends identified from the occupational health and safety 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.
- A procedure for ongoing control of risks, based on the hierarchy of control, is developed and integrated with general systems of work and procedures.
- Activities are monitored to ensure that the risk control procedure is adopted effectively throughout the area of managerial responsibility.
- Risk control is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change within the area of managerial responsibility to ensure that adequate risk control measures are included.
- Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified in accordance with the hierarchy of control, and resources enabling implementation of new measures are sought and/or provided according to appropriate procedures.
- Establish and maintain procedures for dealing with hazardous events.
- Establish and maintain OHS training program.
- Establish and maintain a system for OHS records.
- Evaluate the OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs.
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