Safety SA Consultants can assist business (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU)) by providing a total Work Health Safety and Injury Management (WHS&IM) System, or a component of their existing system- a one stop shop.

WHS Management Systems under the 2012 WHS Act and Regulations, and the Australian/New Zealand Standard 4804: 1997, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management Systems contain following the below components/standards

1. Commitment and policy
2. Planning
3. Implementation
4. Measurement and evaluation
5. Management systems review and improvement

 

1 – Commitment and policy

 

An organisation should define its WHS, rehabilitation and claims administration policy and commit adequate resources to ensure the success of its management systems.

 

 

 

2 – Planning

The successful implementation and operation of WHS & Injury Management system requires an effective planning process with defined and measurable outcomes. The plan starts with the policy statement and its objectives and addresses the schedules, resources and responsibilities necessary for achieving them.

 

 

 

3- Implementation

This principle focuses on ensuring that the resources and supporting mechanisms needed to achieve the organisation’s policy objectives and targets are provided.

 

4 – Measurement and evaluation

WHS, rehabilitation and claims management performance is measured, monitored and evaluated using performance indicators, to ensure that the organisation is performing in accordance with its policy, objectives and targets. Importantly, areas of success and activities requiring corrective action and improvement will be identified.

 

 

 

5 – MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT

The organisation should regularly review and continually improve its systems.

Safety SA Consultants can assist building your system by:

Developing both Strategic and Operational/Action Plans;

Providing lower cost and flexible training programs;

Conducting hazard assessment/job safety analysis or a facilitate a comprehensive hazard management program;

Undertaking Workplace Safety Inspections and report to you the outcomes;

Assisting and mentoring your Managers, Coordinator and Team Leaders on roles and responsibilities;

Improving the functioning of your Safety Committee/s;

Providing formal incident Investigations

Conducting WHS&IM Management System and legal compliance audits; and,

Supporting outsourced Work Health and Safety Management.

 

The above activities will:

be comprehensive and pragmatic and therefore suited to today’s environment;

achieve compliance whilst changing behaviour therefore an improved workforce culture;•significantly assist the Business Bottom line;

add value whilst considering the cost of compliance;

provide a more efficient Contractor Management system;

be developed for a global audience;

appease Managers, Coordinators and Team Leaders with a comprehensive and pragmatic system to inturn support the system; and,

enables certification to specific WHS accreditation requirements such as Australian Standard AS4804, Australian Government Building and Construction WH&S Accreditation Scheme, or "Work Cover Exempt Employer" standards

enable you to lodge a submission for a Safework SA award.