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There are 3 primary areas which relate to the formation of policies and procedures in most countries around the world today.

1. Quality
2. Environmental
3. Safety

Modern systems are now combining all 3 into 1, which has the effect of ensuring system elements are addressed equally and the volume of material is minimised.

MINC Risk Services supports this concept and shall work with companies to incorporate their Health and Safety system documents according to Australian federal and state legislative requirements and based on International standards OHSAS 18001.

The importance of implementing the appropriate documented system, apart from the benefits it brings to your business, cannot be over stated and it is in fact a legislative requirement in itself.

At any time a Government appointed OHS Inspector may subject your business to a Compliance Audit. In such an instance they will be examining your methods of providing a safe workplace by controlling risks and complying with the legislative requirements – i.e. a Risk Management System (RMS). The Inspector looks for the RMS to address various Compliance and Advisory Elements fundamental to any system. These are summarised as:

• Core Compliance Elements
  • Appointment of a WHSO (Qld terminology, similar for other states)
  • Appointment of a WHS Representative & formation of a WHS committee
  • Handling of administrative issues
  • Controlling of workplace risks in the following areas
  • manual handling
  • hazardous substances
  • plant
  • noise
  • workplace environment

• Core Advisory Elements
  • Management commitment
  • Health and Safety Policies
  • Emergency Planning
  • Suppliers, sub-contractors and purchasing controls

Your Occupational Health and Safety Management system incorporates of a number of Policy statements including Rehabilitation and Communications, a variety of procedures across a number of departments (business dependent), supporting Work Instructions and records. Most likely there will need to be a selection of well planned Safe Work Method Statements, perhaps Site Safety Plan templates and an all encompassing Business Safety Manual.

Very importantly you will have several schedules or programs, registers and development tools, with which to guide you through the progressive improvement process after implementing this system. These will include but are not limited to;

• An Audit program
• Needs Analysis review document and training schedules
• Staff development methodology and tools
• Variety of registers – for instance
• Calibration
• Electrical tools
• PPE
• Training, etc.

MINC Risk Services look forward to helping answer your questions and developing your business to the new highs in the area of Health & Safety.