Ohs Risk Assessments Still Matter, But A Systemized Approach Is The New Order Of The Day

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment. Have you performed a risk assessment?

This question seemed to be the only thing that really mattered to all state Work Cover regulators in Australia if there was ever a workplace incident that resulted in a follow up investigation.

Fortunately, under new national model work health and safety laws which are released in each state in 2012 and called the (respective) Work Health and Safety Acts, the state regulators are taking on a more holistic view on how workplace safety or OHS is managed within an environment.

The new legislation, which will be complemented by Work Health and Safety Regulations and relevant industry Codes of Practice calls for a more systemized approach to workplace health and safety.

This would suggest that simply performing an OHS risk assessment to determine the level of risk each hazard and work activity in the workplace has is simply not enough.

What perhaps would satisfy the new approach is having a working, integrated OHS management system in place that has the support and engagement of all those in the workplace.

And these days, a paper based OHS management system just wont cut it.

OHS documentation contained within these systems for the most part sit and gather dust and a lot of the time, workers and even management within some workplaces have little or no idea such documentation even exists.

The answer, of course is an integrated online OHS (workplace safety) management system one that engages the workplace to perform ongoing tasks and functions, track hazards and incidents and highlight overall OHS performance over time. A system that of course includes an OHS risk assessment but approaches ongoing compliance in a holistic, systemized way.

Online OHS systems rather than cost money and take time to manage in fact reduce both where a clearer picture of the current state of play and a plan to move forward make compliance much easier.

Most systems will also include free OHS policies and procedures template manuals that can be easily amended to suit the individual workplace, include forms for online staff inductions, contractor management tools and registers for hazardous substances, first aid and more.

A move to encourage a more systemised approach to workplace health and safety (OHS) is a welcome one and should make ongoing compliance a more straightforward approach for all businesses.

by: smartohs

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