Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to implement safe system of work to manage hazardous chemicals in work area
- Identify hazardous chemicals in work area according to legislative requirements and workplace procedures
- Check that hazardous chemicals register and SDSs contain required information about identified chemicals
- Consult with required personnel to address any identified deficiencies and update hazardous chemicals register and safe work method statements (SWMSs) according to legislative requirements
- Assess risks associated with identified hazardous chemicals and their use, handling, processing, storage, transportation and disposal
- Implement and monitor system of work for managing hazardous chemicals in work area
- Establish suitable control methods and incident action plans within work area, consulting with required personnel and seeking external specialist advice as required
- Communicate established control methods and incident action plans to required personnel according to legislative requirements and workplace procedures
- Monitor work area activities, processes and procedures for compliance with established control methods, and SDSs and SWMSs requirements according to workplace procedures
- Adjust system components in response to identified deficiencies, within scope of own role, or escalate with suitable personnel, according to workplace procedures
- Verify and validate system effectiveness in managing hazardous chemicals in work area
- Monitor work area safety records and information against expected benchmarks according to workplace procedures
- Seek feedback from suitable personnel to inform system verification and validation process
- Document outcomes of, and recommendations arising from, system verification and validation process according to legislative requirements and workplace procedures
- Report outcomes of system verification and validation process to required personnel