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SAFETY PROCEDURES
D1.HRS.CL1.07
D1.HOT.CL1.03
D2.TCC.CL1.03
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Implement occupational health and
safety procedures
This unit comprises four Elements:
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Assessment
Assessment for this unit may include:
Oral questions
Written questions
Work projects
Practical exercises
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Provide information on health and
safety procedures
Performance Criteria for this Element are:
Explain relevant health and safety information, including
enterprise specific details, accurately and clearly to staff
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Employers are under a legal obligation to make staff
aware of OHS information and workplace hazards as they
apply:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Job specific OHS roles may relate to:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
OHS responsibilities for different positions may include:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Generic OHS obligations on employers:
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Providing safety information in appropriate languages
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Generic obligations on workers:
Work safely
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Report and record accidents and incidents
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Legal requirements are contained in, and imposed by:
‘Codes’.
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Common law ‘Duty of Care’ obligations mean employers
must act to prevent foreseeable harm:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Employee ‘Duty of Care’ obligations include the obligation
to:
Cooperate with the employer
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Workplace OHS should be based on ‘participative
arrangements’ . This may be a legal requirement and
focuses on the need for cooperation between management
and workers, and on collaboration with workers as they:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Structured participative arrangements are best for
workplace safety and may include:
Appointment of HSRs
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
For participative OHS arrangements to be effective:
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
HSRs should receive formal training in safety as it
applies to their workplace/department
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Advertising the time and location of OHS meetings
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Consulting with all employees during the course of
each business day
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Holding regular staff meetings which include OHS
discussions
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Using informal meetings
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Ways to make staff aware of their OHS responsibilities:
Verbal notification
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
It is not sufficient for staff simply to be told what to do in
terms of workplace safety – the employer is under an
obligation to:
Train them
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Employers are obliged to create:
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Employers may need to provide the following OHS
information to employees:
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Identification for individual staff regarding their liability
should they fail to comply with required OHS procedures
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Presentation and explanation of all relevant Codes
applicable to the work the individual staff member is
required to perform
(Continued)
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Explain relevant OHS information
to staff
Location of the first aid kits within the property
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
OHS information must be readily accessible to employees.
Options include:
Intranet
(Continued)
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
Placing materials in staff rooms
• Wall posters
(Continued)
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
Embedding new material into workplace training:
(Continued)
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
Including new knowledge/requirements into Staff
Handbooks
(Continued)
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
To maintain currency of information provided to staff
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Make health and safety information
available to staff
In addition to making OHS information available to staff
there is also a need to:
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Summary – Element 1
When providing information on health and safety
procedures:
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 1
Be aware of the generic OHS obligations on employers
and employees
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 1
Seek a collaborative OHS relationship between
workers and management
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 1
Develop ‘safe place’ as opposed to developing ‘safe
persons’
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Implement and monitor procedures
for controlling hazards and risks
Performance Criteria for this Element are:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Workplace OHS:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Generally applicable risks about which staff must be
advised and trained include:
Crowd-related risks
Bomb threats
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Theft and armed robbery
Manual handling
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Slips, trips and falls
Hazardous substances.
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Risk management comprises:
Risk identification
Risk assessment/analysis
Risk control.
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Ways to identify workplace risks/hazards:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
OHS inspections must be undertaken in a systematic and
timely manner. Inspections should occur:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Before and after changes to workplace
practice/procedures
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
When establishing workplace OHS inspection systems
there is a need to determine:
Frequency
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Personnel involved
Documentation.
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
When considering priority areas for OHS inspection, the
following factors must be considered:
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Introduction of new/revised practices
into an area or process
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Checklists can be used when conducting OHS inspections:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
It is important to work closely with staff on a day to day
basis regarding OHS so:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Workplace hazards can be classified as:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Pay attention to the following when considering hazards in
the work environment:
Lighting
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Exposure to weather/’the elements’
Noise
Electrical items
Flooring
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Manual handling equipment
Crowd-related situations.
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Pay attention to the following when considering hazards
with plant and equipment:
Ensuring regular service and maintenance
is provided
Ensuring staff receive adequate training
Ensuring electrical tests and checks are
performed
Ensuring RCDs are fitted to portable electrical
equipment
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Ensuring staff are adhering to standard
safe work practice when using electrical
equipment/appliances
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Pay attention to the following when considering hazards
related to work practices:
SOPs PAY
ATTENTION!
Rostering of staff
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Risk assessment/analysis:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
When assessing workplace hazards/risks:
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Include HSRs, workers and management in risk
assessments and consider:
Numbers involved/exposed
Who is exposed
Proximity to source
Frequency of exposure
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Duration of exposure
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Lessons/data from other workplaces
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
When reporting workplace OHS issues:
Report immediately
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
Risk assessment reviews must be conducted:
(Continued)
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Identify and report workplace
hazards
If staffing levels are altered
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
Identified hazards/risks must be controlled:
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
‘The Hierarchy of Controls’ lists the following control options:
1. Elimination – Level 1 option
2. Substitution – Level 2 option
3. Isolation – Level 2 option
4. Engineering controls – Level 3 option
5. Administrative controls – Level 3 option
6. Personal protective clothing and equipment – Level 3
option.
1 = Most effective
6 = Least effective
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
‘Elimination’ is a ‘Level 1’ control:
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
Level 2 control options:
‘Substitution’
‘Isolation’
‘Engineering controls’.
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
Level 3 control options:
Includes:
• ‘Administrative controls’
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Implement and monitor risk control
procedures
When using personal protective equipment and clothing as
a risk control:
Must be supported by other controls
Never make it the default risk control
option
Must be provided by employer to
individual workers
Must meet Standards for safety items
Must be appropriate to need
Must be properly cleaned and maintained.
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
All controls introduced into the workplace to address
identified risk must be checked:
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Checks of controls for identified risks should be made:
Prior to implementation
During use
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Identified problems with risk controls must be:
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Evaluation should be made of overall OHS workplace
performance. A five step process will facilitate this:
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Step 1 – Understanding the OHS objectives of the
business involves investigating and becoming aware of:
Strategic goals
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Step 2 – Developing performance measures will relate to
establishing relevant:
Short-term indicators
Long-term indicators
Quantitative measures
Qualitative measures.
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Step 3 – Collecting data on established indicators:
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Step 4 – Analysing data and making decisions:
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Evaluate and adjust risk control
procedures
Step 5 – Implement changes and start again:
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Summary Element 2
When implementing and monitoring procedures for
controlling hazards and risks:
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 2
Use checklists to support and guide regular hazard/risk
identification and workplace inspection activities
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 2
Review and evaluate risk control procedures to
verify/determine their effectiveness
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Implement and monitor health and
safety training
Performance Criteria for this Element are:
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
OHS training:
Vital and legally required for workers
Many businesses provide ‘standard’
training to all staff
Basic OHS requirements are
communicated as part of Induction
and Orientation
Can be targeted to individual need by identifying the
‘training gap’ – the difference between the OHS
competencies staff need and the OHS competencies
they possess.
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Training should involve:
The use of CBT
Training workers in required ‘competencies’
which address:
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Attitude
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
The ‘training gap’ can be identified for individuals by:
Talking to staff
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
All personnel in a business require OHS training and
generic training requirements can be identified for:
New staff
Supervisors
Management.
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
OHS training for new or transferred staff may need to
address:
Hazards of their work and workplace
How to advise identified of workplace hazards
Workplace consultative arrangements
Health and safety procedures applying in their work area
Their responsibilities under applicable legislation
Responsibilities under business policies and procedures.
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
OHS issues to cover at Induction and Orientation:
Tour of area/workplace
Identification and explanation of OHS amenities
and facilities
Introduction to other staff
Introduction to OHS staff
Description of work hazards and risk
controls
(Continued)
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Fire-fighting equipment
Emergency exits
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Special OHS training for supervisors may include:
Hazard/risk identification
Hazard/risk assessment
Risk control
Workplace investigation
Report writing
(Continued)
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Communication
Consultation
Training skills
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Special OHS training for managers or owners may include:
OHS legislation
Management systems
Hazard identification.
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Ask these questions to help identify the OHS training
needs in your workplace:
(Continued)
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
What does existing OHS training cover?
(Continued)
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Identify health and safety staff
training needs
Is there an induction training program for all new and
transferred employees?
Is there workplace training on specific hazards, controls
and health and safe work procedures?
Does OHS training cater for employees with special
needs?
How does the business know if OHS training is
effective?
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Arrange training interventions
Workplace OHS training:
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Arrange training interventions
To facilitate delivery of OHS training there may be a need to:
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Arrange training interventions
Training options for OHS training:
Workshops
Information sessions
Lectures
Demonstrations.
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Arrange training interventions
Viable training options/intervention for OHS training will
depend on:
Numbers of participants
Urgency
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Arrange training interventions
Points to note about OHS training:
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Arrange training interventions
Considerations in determining if external OHS training could
be effective include:
Consider timetable
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Arrange training interventions
Consider when selecting an external OHS training
provider:
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Summary – Element 3
When implementing and monitoring health and safety
training:
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 3
Document the OHS training provided to staff members
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 3
Plan, prepare and properly resource all OHS training
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Maintain health and safety records
Performance Criteria for this Element are:
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Complete records
OHS records need to be maintained to:
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Complete records
OHS records to be kept may include:
Injury register
(Continued)
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Complete records
Hazardous Substances/Dangerous Goods Register
Training records
(Continued)
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Complete records
Consultation records
(Continued)
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Complete records
Investigation reports
Insurance-related documentation/claims
(Continued)
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Complete records
Monitoring reports
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Complete records
All OHS workplace documentation must be:
Accurate
Current
Legible
Easily accessible.
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Complete records
Additional requirements for OHS records may include:
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
Workplace OHS records may be used to:
Provide evidence.
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
In relation to workplace OHS checklists:
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
Well-designed OHS inspection and monitoring
reports/documentation will:
(Continued)
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
Indicate effectiveness of controls
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
OHS Committee minutes (‘information’) can be used to:
Map OHS issues
Monitor action taken
Reveal problems
Monitor procedures
Reveal OHS issues
Identify need for policies and procedures
Identify hidden costs related to OHS.
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
Information in an ‘Incident Report’ can be used to:
Identify hazards
Assess risks
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Use aggregated information and
data from work area records
The OHS information system in a business:
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Summary – Element 4
When maintaining health and safety records:
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 4
File OHS records as required by law
(Continued)
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Summary – Element 4
Keep a record of all OHS training provided
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