Work Health And Safety Management Plan
WORK HEALTHAND SAFETY (WHS)MANAGEMENTPLAN FORINSERT NAME HERE
DISCLAIMERThis information is for guidance only and is not to be taken as an expression of the law. It should be read in conjunction with therelevant legislation. For more information contact your local workplace health and safety authority.PUBLICATION DETAILSPublished by Comcare Commonwealth of Australia 2016All material presented in this publication is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 .0/au/deed.en) licence.For the avoidance of doubt, this means this licence only applies to material as set out in this document.The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the linksprovided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence ode).USE OF THE COAT OF ARMSThe terms under which the Coat of Arms can be used are detailed on the It’s an Honour dex.cfm).CONTACT USInquiries regarding the licence and any use of this document are welcome at:CommunicationsComcareGPO Box 9905Canberra ACT 2601Ph: 1300 366 979Email: helpdesk.communications@comcare.gov.auWHS 123a 2
CONTENTSPART A: WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS51.Purpose52.Work Health and Safety (WHS) tion and Communication Arrangements106.Training117.WHS Risk Assessment128.Right of Entry139.WHS Issue Resolution1310. Authoritative SourcesPART B: GENERAL WHS INFORMATION13141.Emergency Procedures142.Hazard/Injury/Incident Reporting143.Reporting of Notifiable Incidents144.First Aid155.WHS Training and Induction166.Risk Management and the Risk Register177.Workplace Hazard Inspections218.Purchasing219.WHS Record Keeping2110. Documents to be displayed2111. Important Contact Numbers21WHS 123a 3
PART C: SPECIFIC WHS REQUIREMENTS221.Asbestos222.Inappropriate behaviour223.Contractors224.Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances235.Electrical Safety236.Confined Spaces247.Mustering248.Falls from height259.Manual Handling2510. Plant and Equipment2611. Personal Protective Equipment2712. Slips, trips and falls2713. Drugs and Alcohol2814. UV Radiation2815. Vehicles2816. Working alone29PART D: FORMS AND CHECKLISTS30Attachment 1—Emergency Contacts List30Attachment 2—Hazard/Injury/Incident Report Form31Attachment 3—WHS Induction Checklist for New Workers33Attachment 4—WHS Induction for Contractors/Visitors34Attachment 5—Detailed WHS Induction Checklist for Contractors38Attachment 6—WHS Training Register40Attachment 8—WHS Hazard Inspection Procedure44Attachment 9—WHS Hazard Inspection Quick Checklist46Attachment 10—Suggested Asbestos Register50Attachment 11—Hazardous Substances Register51WHS 123a 4
PART A: WORK HEALTH AND SAFETYARRANGEMENTS1. PURPOSEThe purpose of this Plan is to establish and maintain an effective health and safety management system.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT ORGANISATION NAME HERE(is committed to implementing a structured approach to workplace health and safety in order to achieve a consistently highstandard of safety performance.This Plan will assistlegislation.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREThis Plan applies to allwork carried out atdisciplinary action.in meeting its obligations in accordance with work health and safetyINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE)officers and workers and to other persons at risk fromworkplaces. Failure to comply with the requirements of this Plan may lead to2. WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (WHS) POLICYThe Statement of Commitment and the Implementation of Policy Commitment provide the overarching directionINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREwill follow in pursuit of workplace health and safety outcomes. These commitments areStatement of CommitmentINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREis committed to providing a workplace that enables all work activities to be carried out safely.We will take all reasonably practicable measures to eliminate or minimise risks to the health, safety and welfare of workers,contractors, visitors, and anyone else who may be affected by our operations.We are committed to ensuring we comply with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (the Act). We will also comply with any otherrelevant legislation, applicable Codes of Practice and Australian Standards as far as possible.This WHS Management Plan andINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE’s WHS Policies and Procedures set outINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREthe safety arrangements and principles which are to be observed byand its workers to ensurecompliance with the WHS Act and to provide appropriate mechanisms for continuing consultation and management of WHSmatters.Implementation of Policy CommitmentINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREis committed to ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of itsworkers (employees, contractors, labour hire workers, outworkers, apprentices, students or volunteers) while they are at work,and that the health and safety of other persons (e.g. visitors) is not put at risk from our operations. This will be achieved by: providing and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment through the implementation of safe work practices, safesystems of work and the provision of safe plant and equipment; ensuring that workplaces under the control ofmeans of access and egress; routinely consulting in order to maintain effective and co-operative relationships betweenINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREare safe, without risk to health, and have safeand its workers, and with other duty holders, on health and safety matters in theworkplace; and reviewing, through appropriate mechanisms, the effectiveness of the safety measures taken.WHS 123a 5
INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREcommitment to providing safe and healthy working environments for its workers includes: providing relevant, up-to-date WHS information to all workers on matters such as workplace safety and their responsibilities; providing expert assistance in WHS matters where necessary; providing instruction and/or training in work processes where appropriate; developing and implementing strategies which include workplace assessment, hazard identification, and appropriateremedial action to eliminate or control hazards; and implementing and maintaining appropriate information, reporting and statistical systems.3. DEFINITIONSTerminologyDefinitionPerson Conducting aBusiness or Undertaking(PCBU)A PCBU has the primary duty of care to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable: the health and safety of its workers while they are at work, and that the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part ofthe conduct of the PCBU. OfficerINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREis a PCBU.It is an officer’s duty to exercise due diligence to ensure that the PCBU complies with its healthand safety obligations under the WHS Act.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE The Members of the Board forwill usually be Officers underthe WHS Act. The Station Manager may be an Officer under the WHS ActNote: A person is an Officer under the WHS Act only if they “make, or participate in making,decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business of the corporation; or whohas the capacity to affect significantly the corporation’s financial standing”. Whether a person isan Officer or not under the WHS Act will depend on the facts of the particular situation.WorkerPreviously known as ‘employee’.The term worker includes employees, contractors and sub-contractors and their employees,labour hire employees, outworkers, apprentices and trainees, work experience students andvolunteers.Health and SafetyRepresentative (HSR)A worker elected by members of their work group to represent them in health and safety matters.Other personsIncludes any visitorsWHS 123a 6
4. RESPONSIBILITIESINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREAs the duty holder,INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE, being the PCBU, must: ensure the health and safety of its workers and others in our workplace ensure the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part of its operations provide and maintain a work environment that is without risks to health and safety provide and maintain safe plant and structures provide and maintain safe systems of work ensure the safe use, handling and storage of plant, structures and substances provide adequate facilities for the welfare of workers provide information, training, instruction and supervision monitor the health of workers and the conditions of our workplaces.Specific duties as a PCBU also include: record and notify Comcare of any notifiable incidents arising out of the conduct of the business or undertaking ensure authorisations are in place for any high risk work or plant consult so far as reasonably practicable with other PCBUs or persons who have a duty in regard to a work health andsafety matter consult so far as reasonably practicable with workers, their representatives and Health and Safety Representatives on workhealth and safety matters.The Chairperson and members of the BoardINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREThe Chairperson and members of the Board, as officers, are responsible for ensuring thatcomplies with any duty or obligation under the WHS Act. This is achieved by these officers exercising due diligence, which meansthey: acquire and keep an up to date knowledge of work health and safety matters gain an understanding of ensure that appropriate resources and processes are provided to enable hazards to be identified and risks to be eliminated orminimised ensure that information regarding incidents, hazards and risks is received, considered and responded to in a timely way ensure thatobligations verify the provision and use of the resources and processes listed above.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE’s operations and the hazards and risks involvedhas, and implements, processes for complying with its WHS duties andWHS 123a 7
This may include: having work health and safety as a standing agenda item for each Board meeting integrating WHS laws into everyday business through consultation with Managers and all workers developing a work health and safety management system framework, which will be reviewed on a regular basis by theChairperson and Board members ensuring that WHS risk management is incorporated into all business activities and that hazard identification, riskassessment and control is an on-going process, including:–development and maintenance of a WHS risk register–development and maintenance of WHS policies and procedures–ensuring an effective injury/incident reporting procedure–ensuring appropriate processes are in place for WHS issues relating to contractor management–ensuring that the procurement of any equipment takes into account WHS matters–ensuring that regular hazard inspections of the–ensuring that WHS is a standing agenda item at all staff meetings–incorporating WHS updates and information into regular reporting provided to the Board by Station Managers–ensuring that WHS issues are part of all training provided for staff, including induction–ensuring that contractors and visitors toWHS information at site entry, and–ensuring that the work environment is a safe environment.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREworkplaces occurare provided with appropriate and reasonableStation ManagerINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREThe Station Manager, (if an officer), is responsible for ensuring thatWHS policies andprocedures are implemented in the workplace and/or systems of work under their control. As an integral part of their normalduties, the Station Manager will: consult with their workers on measures to protect their health and safety actively follow agreed safety practices and model positive attitudes towards health and safety matters arrange for their workers to be instructed in healthy and safe systems of work and procedures and supervise the practice ofsafe working procedures notify the Chairperson and/or other members of the Board of all incidents, hazardous situations, dangerous occurrences orimmediate risks to health and safety of any workers ensure that all workers are informed of this policy undertake consultation with all managers and workers on change that may affect their health and safety ensure that WHS is a standing agenda item at all staff meetings communicate WHS matters to the Chairperson of the Board.WHS 123a 8
Managers and LeadersManagers and leaders are responsible for providing a workplace that is, as far as reasonably practicable, safe and healthyworkplace for workers and visitors, in particular in the areas of their control. This includes: modelling health and safety leadership demonstrating a commitment to good health and safety performance, by:–talking about safety at regular meetings–ensuring safe work procedures are followed–reporting incidents, hazards and safety concerns promptly–assessing task risk and not allowing an activity to continue until it can be controlled adequately fostering a strong work health and safety culture where worker input is valued Promoting and implementing the actively support the identification of hazards and risks and the management of these understand and monitor safety performance objectives proactively manage other duty holders (e.g. contractors), when required.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREWork Health and Safety Management SystemWorkersWorkers must take reasonable care for their own health and safety while they are at work, and take reasonable care that theiracts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons. They must comply, so far as they are reasonablyable, with any reasonable instruction given by the Station Manager, as well as co-operating with any reasonableINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREpolicy or procedure which relates to workplace health and safety. On a day to day basis,this includes: to the extent of the worker’s control or influence over working conditions and methods, take reasonable care to work safely making sure that the work area safe when leaving it make proper use of all appropriate safeguards, safety devices and personal protective equipment follow agreed safe working practices and rules report all known hazards, accidents and incidents as soon as possible.It is acknowledged that, in accordance with the Act, a worker may cease, or refuse to carry out work if they have a reasonableconcern the work would expose the worker to a serious risk to their health or safety. The Act requires workers who cease workto notify the relevant manager that they have ceased unsafe work as soon as practicable after doing so. It also requires workersto remain available to carry out ‘suitable alternative work’. This would not however require workers to remain at any place thatposes a serious risk to their health or safety.ContractorsContractors, sub-contractors and self-employed persons are defined as “workers” under the WHS Act if they carry out work in anycapacity for INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE. They are required to:comply with the requirements of the WHS legislation have in place any work health and safety policies and programs required under State or Territory safety legislation consult withINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREwork safely and to include the safety ofabout safety matters and comply withINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREpoliciesstaff and visitors in their safety plans.If any staff member believes that a contractor may be engaging in an unsafe work practice, they are required to report this issueto their manager.WHS 123a 9
VisitorsINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREVisitors and other persons toand procedures. These responsibilities include to:also have responsibilities to abide by our workplace safety rules take reasonable care for their own health and safety and for the health and safety of other persons comply with, so far as they are reasonably able, all reasonable safety directions provided byINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREstaffINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HERE report all safety related incidents to ensure the adequate supervision of any accompanying children not enter any restricted area without authorisation or escort not bring or consume alcohol or illegal drugs at not wilfully or recklessly interfere withstaffINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREINSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREworkplacesproperty.5. CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENTSOpen communication between workers and managers is important to ensuring a safe workplace. Therefore, workers areencouraged to: ask questions relating to WHS bring up safety concerns make recommendations regarding WHS give regular feedback become involved in evaluation of safety issues participate in any WHS related problem solving process.It is important that workers help shape decisions about WHS particularly when: identifying hazards and assessing risks making decisions about ways to eliminate or minimise those hazards or risks proposing business changes that may affect the health and safety of workers purchasing of new equipment or substances developing or changing job tasks or safety procedures.All workers belong to a work group and are encouraged to raise any work health and safety concerns they may have with theirmanager and/or Health and Safety Representative. If the issue identified remains unresolved, it should be raised directly with theStation Manager.WHS 123a 10
Health and Safety Representatives (HSR)HSRs are elected by members of a work group in order to represent the interests of that work group in matters relating to workhealth and safety. HSRs must undertake approved training to exercise their powers, and may: consult with workers on a regular basis inspect a work area as required participate in workplace accident and incident investigations as required participate in any change management discussions that may affect the health and safety of workers provide advice to managers on the welfare of workers in their work group.HSRs cannot exercise their powers under the Act unless they are trained. HSRs are not liable for acts or omissions that areundertaken in good faith. HSRs are not entitled to personal or medical information about a worker without their consent unlessthat information is of a general form that does not identify workers specifically.Health and Safety CommitteeHealth and Safety Committees provide the forum for the constructive discussion of measures to assure health and safety in theworkplace. At INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREthe Health and Safety Committee will meet quarterly and:facilitate co-operation between the PCBU and workers in the instigation, development and implementation of WHS policiesand procedures assist in developing standards, rules and procedures relating to health and safety consult with workers regarding their WHS concerns consult with management regarding worker WHS concerns including change that may influence WHS more broadly ensure the conduct of regular workplace inspections.Minutes of the latest Health and Safety Committee meeting will be made available for all workers to review.6. TRAININGThe Station Manager will conduct a training needs analysis and arrange for appropriate WHS training to be undertaken byworkers as required.Where required,INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREworkers are to demonstrate their competencies to perform required tasks safely.In tasks with a high potential for injury, a separate documented assessment of a person’s competency may be undertaken.As a guide, competency assessments should be signed and dated by the assessor/assessee and contain the following elements: task or equipment description information on licenses held (or other relevant qualifications) a checklist containing the essential competencies that were demonstrated, and comments or confirmation that the competency was met.INSERT SHORT ORG NAME HEREis committed to developing a suite of competencies to deal with al
5. Consultation and Communication Arrangements 10 6. Training 11 7. WHS Risk Assessment 12 8. Right of Entry 13 9. WHS Issue Resolution 13 10. Authoritative Sources 13 PART B: GENERAL WHS INFORMATION 14 1. Emergency Procedures 14 2. Hazard/Injury/Incident Reporting 14 3. Reporting of Notifiable Incidents 14 4. First Aid 15 5.
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