DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN WHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Contents
Introduction of Company
WHSMS at Salad Fresh
External motivators for WHMS
Internal and organisational motivators for WHSMS
Impact of external, Internal and Organisational motivators upon WHSMS at Salad Fresh
WHS Policy
Risk Management
Incident Management and Corrective Action Procedures
Injury Management Process
Induction checklist
Training Needs and Requirements for Implementing the System
Resources Requirements for Implementing the System
Internal Review and Evaluation
Introduction of Company
WHSMS at Salad Fresh
External motivators for WHMS
- Legal obligations - WHSMS is required to ensure the company meets their legal obligations in relation to WHS
- Customer/contract demand -Many companies have policies that ensure that they are purchasing from companies that are meeting their overall employee obligations.
- Corporate image/reputation: A Work Cover conviction can also damage the company's reputation.
Internal and organisational motivators for WHSMS
- Prevention of occupational injury and disease
- Reduced loss of working days due to injury and accidents
- Reduce in employee compensation claims
- Minimised work stoppages due to safety disputes
- Improved work methods and worker morale leading to improved productivity
- A framework for meeting legislative responsibilities.
Impact of external, Internal and Organisational motivators upon WHSMS at Salad Fresh
WHS Policy
To work towards achieving making the workplace a more safely and risk free environment to work in, would require over a period of time extensive thought for each employee to keep considering the impact of their decisions when it comes to their own safety and the safety around those in the workplace.
Strategic and Objective goal - Elaborate
- To Perform and regulate training sessions on WHS for all employees atleast once a year.
- To assess current WHS standards every 3 months and implement new and relevant policies to ensure up to date WHS is incorporated in the involvement of daily tasks.
- To ensure all machinery is fully checked and employees are fully trained on the use as well as supervised when in operation.
- To reduce work related incidents by 5% by end of financial year 2016
- To monitor and review WHS system on a monthly basis to ensure any health and safety standards are maintained consistently.
- To gain continuing commitment from senior management.
- To conduct gap analysis of the current business systems to determine how the WHS management system will integrate.
- To determine resource requirements and availability.
- To establish communication and consultation methodologies.
- To prepare schedule for development and implementation of the management system.
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The Act
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the Act) -Explain
Scope
Policy will be applicable to all internal and external stakeholders related to Salad Fresh - Elaborate
Relevant laws: Explain
OH&S Act 2004 - s 21(1) & (2)(a)
OH&S Act 2004 - s 21(1) & (2)(e)
Privacy Act 1988:
Communication and Consultation - Explain all the questions
- Why is it important to identify the communication channels?
- Why is it important to strategies to be used during the planning process.
- Why is it important to establish a consultation mechanism in the early stages of the process ?
- Ways to communicate in a workplace that would be used in Salad Fresh are:
Purchasing and Hiring Guidelines - Explain all points (Refer to provided Sample)
- Introduction and Scope
- Purchase of Services - WHS implications
- Plant / Equipment (Goods)
- Hazardous Chemical/Material
- Suppliers to meet H&S specifications
- Induction and training
- Competency of purchasing staff
- Recordkeeping
- Review and evaluation