Do managers and supervisors have written position descriptions that set out in detail their level of acceptance performance in regard to SHE?
In the PD should be hazard management; incident investigation; staff instruction and training; induction; development, documentation and maintenance of safe work procedures; consultation; leading by example; any others that may be relevant to the role.
2.Plan to work safely
The action plan for the workplace should include:
The organisations major hazards
Legislative requirement issues
Policy and procedure development and review
Training needs
Promotional activities such as manual handling, chemicals, fire etc
Workplace inspections and audits
The plan should identify:
Responsibilities who is going to make what happen
Details of the actions what is to be done
Time frames when it is going to happen
Resources required such as employee time and appropriate costs
Priorities may also be indicated
Their needs to be a series of policies and procedures (Safety Management System). The SMS should include:
Incident reporting and investigation
Workplace inspections
Safe handling and use of hazardous substances
Manual handling and ergonomics
First aid
Other matters including specific or unique hazards at the workplace
Their needs to be a SHE policy statement. It needs to:
State senior managements commitment
Define the roles and responsibilities of the responsible officer, managers, supervisors, employees, health and safety representatives, SHE committees and contractors and visitors
Emphasise encouragement of consultation
Refer to the organisations system for minimising injury and disease
State the review process of the policy
Be easily understood
Signed and dated by the responsible officer
Show evidence of employee involvement, such as representatives
