Sample Occupational Safety and Health Management Plan …

1 1. Occupational . Safety AND Health . Management PLAN. Written by:J Palfreyman Authorised by: Date Adopted: Reviewed by: Review date No of Pages: N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 2. VISION. To achieve best practice in Occupational Safety and Health by building a Safety culture dedicated to preventing injuries and ill Health to employees, contractors and the general public ensuring all can operate in a safe and healthy environment, whether at work or in their own time. OBJECTIVES. ! To achieve industry best practice in Safety and Health performance ! To adopt a planned, systematic approach to Occupational Safety and Health ! To encourage employee innovation and involvement in Safety and Health !

2 To create a Safety culture where Safety and Health are entrenched in daily business practices ! To reduce Occupational injuries and ill Health by adopting a proactive approach ! To achieve a reduction in lost time through early intervention and effective Management of Occupational injuries to facilitate an early return to work ! To minimise the risk of personal injury, property damage and damage to the environment though the development of emergency Management plans N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 3. Occupational Safety & Health . POLICY. The Town of Claremont is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all employees by conforming with current legislation, regulations, codes of practice and appropriate national standards.

3 The objectives of this policy are to;. avoid, eliminate and control workplace hazards;. provide employees with Safety information, supervision and training appropriate to the hazards they are likely to encounter;. continuously improve the standard of Occupational Safety and Health for all employees. The responsibility for implementing this policy rests with the Chief Executive Officer. The Occupational Safety & Health officer has the authority to act as the Safety Co-ordinator and is responsible for initiating and driving all Safety and Health strategies on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer. Safety and Health issues will be dealt with in consultation with employees through the elected Safety and Health representative.

4 The council will provide the time and resources necessary to implement this policy and will implement a strategy of hazard identification, risk assessment and develop the necessary plans and procedures to improve all aspects of workplace Safety and Health . Chief Executive Officer Employee Representative Date: N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 4. Health AND Safety Management PLAN. TOWN OF CLAREMONT. POLICY PROCEDURES AND. Management PRACTICES. " Rules and Regulations " Emergency Procedures " Safety Standards " Contract Documents ORGANISATION. " Procurement # Management LEGISLATION # Suppliers $ WorkSafe WA # Supervisors $ WorkCover # Contractors $ OS&H Act 1984 # Employees $ Common Law # Committees Safety & Health .

5 Management PLAN. Aims and Objectives Responsibilities Methods Plans of Action SERVICES/FACILITIES. AWARENESS. Safety Equipment % Induction Management Protective Clothing % Training First Aid Planning Rehabilitation % Promotion Recording/Reporting % Meetings Audit/Review Risk Management N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 5. TOWN OF CLAREMONT Occupational Safety AND Health IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2001. Policy commitment and Management PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3. 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Occupational Safety and Health Safety and Health Policy to responsibilities and accountabilities be reviewed at least to be developed and included in annually or as required each employees job description and performance appraisal Safety and Health Policy to be Develop and communicate disseminated throughout the Management to be actively disciplinary procedure and organization to demonstrate its involved in Occupational Safety procedure for the resolution of commitment of Occupational and Health issues Safety and Health .

6 Sufficient resources and budget Procedures that ensure best are to be allocated for the effective practice in recruitment and Management of Occupational selection of personnel to be Safety and Health . developed N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 6. Planning Occupational Safety and Health PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3. 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months The Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Management Plan to include Management Plan to be The Safety Management Plan to specific objectives and actions, developed, implemented and be evaluated and reviewed identify responsible persons and monitored in consultation with dates for completion of actions Emergency plans and Emergency personnel to be Emergency procedures are to be procedures are to be appointed and details tested and reviewed on a regular developed for all facilities.

7 Then communicated to personnel basis documented and Ensure that all employees receive training and assessment in the relevant Emergency Policy and procedures for Safety and Health ensuring the Safety and Health of performance to be measured Implement measurement of Safety and Health performance visitors to be developed and and reported to all employees implemented. using Positive Performance Procedure developed and Relevant Safety and Health Adequate arrangements are to implemented for the assessment information, Acts and Regs, be made for employees with of Contractors Safety and Health Codes of Practice, Australian special needs Performance prior to the Standards to be available to all awarding of contracts.

8 Employees and contractors N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 7. Consultation PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3. 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Ensure that the election of Safety Ensure that all employees are made and Health representatives is in aware of who their elected accordance with the Legislation. representatives are, what their role is and how they may be contacted Develop Terms of Reference for the Safety and Health Committee in consultation with the committee members Ensure Safety and Health Provide the necessary resources Representatives and financial, physical and human Committee members receive resources for the committee and appropriate training members to perform effectively Each director to attend 3 Directors to attend at least 3 DTS to attend at least 3 Employee or Safety committee meetings per committee meetings per year Toolbox Meetings per year year.

9 Establish a schedule and review Ensure that Safety and Health Ensure that all employees receive agenda for regular Employee and Representatives are involved in regular feedback on the activities and Toolbox meetings Accident/Incident Investigations performance of the committee N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 8. Hazard Management PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3. 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Ensure that an Action Plan is developed to prioritise the control of hazards according to the level of risk Ensure that a Hazard Develop a system to ensure that risk Management System is assessments are performed on all A register of Hazardous developed and implemented hazards that are reported and Substances to be maintained and within the workplace corrective actions are prioritised reviewed annually.

10 Develop a system to ensure that all personnel receive feedback on the outcome of Hazard and Ensure that Material Safety Accident/Incident reports in a timely Data Sheets are available for manner via Employee or Toolbox all hazardous substances Ensure that an Develop and implement an Accidents/Incidents Accident/Incident Reporting investigation procedure is system throughout the implemented and corrective organization actions are followed up Develop Workplace Inspection Ensure that the workplaces Checklists that are relevant for are inspected monthly using All Safety information to be prominently each work area the prescribed checklists displayed and regularly updated N:\ISYS\1 TOC\MANUALS\OHS Management 9.