Occupational health and safety legislation places obligations on all employers to implement a systematic process to identify all workplace hazards and prevent the occurence of illness and injury to its most important resource, it's people.
The development of an OH&S management system needs to be specifically tailored to meet the needs of the environment in which an organisation works and also take into account the risks associated with its activities. Compliance to state based legislation and other requirements will be the minimum standard in the development of any management system.
RiskTech's consultants, given their experience across a wide range of industries, are well placed to assist in the development and documentation of a tailored management system. Systems can also be developed to allow certification to the following safety management system standards:
- AS4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- SafetyMap
- OHSAS18001 1999
- ACC (New Zealand) - Safety Management Practices
- Self Insurance OHS Office
Management systems can also be integrated with existing quality management systems to avoid duplication of processes.
Some of the benefits of this process will be:
- Provides management with a summary of the effectiveness of the existing OH&S management system and legislative compliance;
- Identifies opportunities for improving the management system; and
- Provides management with a risk management action plan with prioritised recommendations for risk improvement, cross referencing relative legislation or Australian Standards.