Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assist with identifying the legal framework for WHS in the workplace
- Access current WHS laws and related documentation relevant to organisation’s operations
- Assist with analysing accessed information to determine legal requirements in the workplace
- Assist with identifying and confirming duties, rights and obligations of individuals and/or parties as specified in WHS laws
- Assist with seeking advice from legal advisers as required
- Assist with providing advice about WHS compliance
- Assist individuals and/or parties to locate information about their WHS duties, rights and obligations
- Assist with providing advice to individuals and/or parties about their WHS duties, rights and obligations, within scope of own role
- Assist with providing advice to individuals and/or parties about the functions and powers of the WHS regulator and workplace regulatory compliance matters
- Assist with establishing WHS legislative compliance
- Assist with assessing workplace compliance with relevant WHS laws
- Assist with reporting on outcomes of compliance assessment
- Assist with determining and documenting recommendations that address identified non-compliance
- Assist with determining related WHS training needs of work team, and with providing the WHS training to meet legislative and organisational requirements
- Assist with maintaining WHS legislative compliance
- Assist with developing or modifying workplace policies, procedures, processes and systems that support compliance according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements
- Assist with communicating developed or modified workplace policies, procedures, processes and systems
- Assist with monitoring implementation of developed or modified workplace policies, procedures, processes and systems to ensure legislative compliance