WHS – Form 22WHS_ Form 54_ WHS Manual
This is your Safety Manual. This manual contains information on all aspects of your safety system. This manual goes into detail all of the aspects in managing you safety system.
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Contents
1 Introduction to the manual 7
1.1 Introduction. 7
2 Definitions. 7
2.1 Definitions and explanations. 7
2.1.1 Access way. 7
2.1.2 Accident. 7
2.1.3 Appendix. 7
2.1.4 Attachment. 7
2.1.5 Audit. 8
2.1.6 Checklist. 8
2.1.7 Common sense. 9
2.1.8 Consultation. 9
2.1.9 Contemporaneous Notes. 9
2.1.10 Control 9
2.1.11 Control-ability. 10
2.1.12 Direct (Factual) Evidence. 11
2.1.13 Document. 11
2.1.14 Due diligence. 12
2.1.15 Emergency. 12
2.1.16 Equipment. 17
2.1.17 Exhibit. 17
2.1.18 Foreseeability. 17
2.1.19 Form.. 18
2.1.20 Gap analysis. 18
2.1.21 Hazard. 19
2.1.22 Hearsay. 19
2.1.23 Incident. 19
2.1.24 Incident investigation. 19
2.1.25 Information. 19
2.1.26 Instruction. 20
2.1.27 Judgement. 20
2.1.28 Logic. 20
2.1.29 Manual Handling. 20
2.1.30 Noise. 20
2.1.31 Occupational Hygienist (OH). 20
2.1.32 Occupational Therapist (OT). 20
2.1.33 Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) 21
2.1.34 Officer. 21
2.1.35 OOS. 21
2.1.36 PCBU.. 21
2.1.37 Personal Protective Equipment. 22
2.1.38 Policy. 22
2.1.39 PPE (initials standing for ‘personal protective equipment’): 22
2.1.40 Practicability. 22
2.1.41 Procedures. 24
2.1.42 Programs. 24
2.1.43 Quality. 24
2.1.44 Quality Control 25
2.1.45 Rainbow File. 25
2.1.46 Reasonably practicable. 25
2.1.47 Return-to-Work Coordinator (previously called ‘rehabilitation coordinator’). 25
2.1.48 Return-to-Work Provider (sometimes referred to as ‘rehabilitation provider’). 26
2.1.49 Risk. 26
2.1.50 Risk management. 26
2.1.51 RSI 26
2.1.52 Safety. 26
2.1.53 Safety audit. 26
2.1.54 Safe Work Procedures (SWPs) Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) 29
2.1.55 WPs vs SWPs. 30
2.1.56 Serious injury. 33
2.1.57 Significant Injury. 33
2.1.58 Staff Manual 33
2.1.59 Supervisor. 34
2.1.60 Training. 34
2.1.61 Visitor. 36
2.1.62 Visitor sign-in. 36
2.1.63 Volunteer. 36
2.1.64 Witness. 37
2.1.65 Whistleblower. 37
2.1.66 Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) 37
3 Planning for Safety. 37
3.1 Introduction. 37
3.2 Safety Management Plan. 38
3.3 Work Health and Safety Policy. 39
3.3.1 Purpose. 39
3.3.2 SCOPE. 39
3.4 Responsibility. 40
4 Risk Management. 41
5 Risk Management awareness. 42
5.1 Common Hazards. 42
5.1.1 Electricity. 43
5.1.2 Manual Handling. 44
5.1.3 Hazardous Substances. 46
5.1.4 Noise. 47
5.1.5 Plant. 48
5.1.6 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation. 50
5.1.7 HIV and Blood Borne Pathogens. 51
5.1.8 Traffic and Mobile Plant. 52
5.1.9 Working at Heights. 53
5.1.10 Drugs and Alcohol 54
6 Auditing. 56
6.1 Internal Auditing. 57
6.1.1 Timing of Audits. 58
6.1.2 Audit questions. 58
6.1.3 Gap Analysis. 73
7 Legislation. 74
7.1 Introduction. 74
7.2 THE LAW… 74
7.3 Work Health and Safety Act 2012. 74
7.4 Purpose of the WHS Act (section 3). 75
7.5 WHS Regulations. 75
7.6 Codes of Practice. 75
7.7 Interpretive guidelines. 76
7.8 Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012. 76
7.9 Approved Industry Codes of Practice. 77
7.10 Standards. 77
8 Management Procedures. 77
8.1 WHS Roles & Responsibilities. 77
8.1.1 Purpose. 77
8.1.2 Scope. 78
8.1.3 Responsibility. 78
8.2 Procedure. 82
8.3 Training. 82
8.4 WHS Representatives. 82
8.5 Workers. 83
9 Contractor Management. 83
9.1 PURPOSE. 83
9.2 SCOPE. 83
9.3 RESPONSIBILITY. 83
9.3.1 Your business General Manager. 83
9.3.2 Supervisory Staff. 83
9.3.3 WHS Representatives. 84
9.3.4 Workers. 84
9.3.5 Worker Contractors. 84
9.4 PROCEDURE. 85
9.5 Training. 85
9.5.1 Management. 86
9.5.2 Workers. 86
10 Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures. 86
10.1.1 Grievance. 86
10.1.2 Discipline. 87
11 Consultation. 90
11.1 Purpose. 90
11.2 SCOPE. 90
11.3 RESPONSIBILITY. 90
11.4 PROCEDURE. 91
11.5 TRAINING.. 92
12 WHS Consultation Statement. 93
13 Training. 94
13.1 PURPOSE. 94
13.2 SCOPE. 94
13.3 RESPONSIBILITY. 94
13.3.1 Your business General Manager: 94
13.3.2 Supervisory Staff: 94
13.3.3 WHS Representatives: 95
13.3.4 Workers: 95
13.3.5 Contractors: 95
13.4 PROCEDURE. 95
13.5 TRAINING.. 96
13.5.1 Your business Administrator and Supervisory Staff. 96
13.5.2 Workers. 96
13.5.3 Contractors and Others. 96
13.5.4 Training Need. 97
13.5.5 Duty of a trainee. 98
13.5.6 Training Session. 98
14 WHS Forms, Policies and registers (attachments). 99
