ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1

Develop policies to establish and maintain a safe working environment.

1.1

Develop store policy and procedures based upon a commitment to OHS and with regard to relevant legislation.

1.2

Clearly define and allocate OHS responsibilities and duties, and include in job descriptions and duty statements for all relevant positions.

1.3

Promptly and consistently identify, seek or provide financial and human resources for the operation of the OHS system.

1.4

Ensure information on the OHS system is readily accessible and clearly explained to staff.

1.5

Establish procedures to identify existing and potential hazards.

1.6

Establish and maintain procedures to facilitate the reporting of all safety-related incidents.

1.7

Develop control measures according to the hierarchy of control.

1.8

Establish systems to encourage staff members to identify and report matters likely to affect workplace safety.

2

Consult with staff.

2.1

Establish and maintain appropriate consultation processes in consultation with staff according to OHS legislation and store policy.

2.2

Promptly deal with and resolve issues raised through consultation according to store policy.

2.3

Clearly and promptly provide information to staff on outcomes of consultation.

3

Establish and maintain a safe working environment.

3.1

Establish and maintain policy and procedures to facilitate identification and prevention of hazards.

3.2

Establish and maintain procedures to ensure safe handling and storage of hazardous goods.

3.3

Establish and maintain procedures to ensure equipment is maintained and stored safely according to store policy.

3.4

Establish and maintain procedures to ensure safe lifting or shifting and manual handling techniques are employed by staff.

3.5

Establish and maintain store emergency procedures.

4

Assess risks.

4.1

Assess risks presented by identified hazards according to OHS legislation and codes of practice.

4.2

Develop procedure for ongoing risk assessment and integrate with systems of work and procedures.

4.3

Monitor staff activities to ensure risk assessment procedure is adopted effectively.

4.4

Address risk identification and assessment at planning, design and evaluation stages of workplace changes to prevent creation of new hazards.

5

Control risks.

5.1

Develop measures to control assessed risks according to the hierarchy of control and implement according to store policy, OHS legislation and codes of practice.

5.2

Establish and implement interim or contingency measures when control measures are not immediately practicable, until permanent control measures are implemented.

6

Establish and maintain policies for hazardous events.

6.1

Identify potentially hazardous events.

6.2

Develop procedures to control risks associated with hazardous events and meet legislative requirements, in consultation with appropriate emergency services.

6.3

Provide appropriate information and training to all employees to enable implementation of the correct procedures in all relevant circumstances.

7

Train staff.

7.1

Develop and implement OHS training program to ensure all staff are trained in OHS issues.

8

Establish and maintain record system.

8.1

Establish and monitor system for maintaining OHS records to facilitate identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease according to store policy.

9

Evaluate policies and procedures.

9.1

Assess effectiveness of the OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs according to store policy.

9.2

Develop and implement improvements to the OHS system to ensure more effective achievement of store policy.

9.3

Assess compliance with OHS legislation and codes of practice to ensure that legal OHS standards are maintained.