Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS hazard identification arrangements
- Identify workplace hazard identification activities and compare them with organisational WHS policies and procedures
- Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether hazards of long latency and low frequency/high consequence are included and controlled
- Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether risks to persons other than workers are identified and controlled
- Identify organisational factors that impact on hazard identification
- Review outcomes of examinations with specialist personnel, as required
- Document outcomes of examination and report to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
- Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS risk management arrangements
- Evaluate appropriateness of the organisation’s risk assessment tools and processes
- Assess outcomes of risk assessment processes with regard to validity, reliability and inclusion of all major WHS risks
- Evaluate implemented risk controls for suitability and effectiveness in relation to the organisation’s management of WHS
- Document evaluation outcomes and distribute as required according to organisational policies and procedures
- Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS monitoring processes
- Identify organisational processes to monitor implementation and status of WHS management
- Evaluate quality of information and data obtained from monitoring processes
- Review effectiveness of communication and reporting processes in relation to monitoring the management of WHS
- Evaluate management’s response to issues identified by the monitoring processes
- Document outcomes of evaluation of compliance and report to required personnel
- Assess and advise on organisation’s WHS compliance with established benchmarks and required legislation
- Identify industry benchmarks and required legislation
- Undertake systematic analysis to assess WHS compliance with established benchmarks and required legislation
- Identify and make recommendations to rectify WHS noncompliance with established benchmarks and required legislation
- Provide advice on compliance and noncompliance with WHS laws with regard to organisation’s WHS management arrangements
- Document outcomes of compliance assessment and report to required personnel
- Assess outcomes of organisation’s WHS management arrangements
- Identify organisational processes to be assessed
- Evaluate performance indicators, including positive performance indicators (PPIs), to determine whether they provide a true, reliable and timely measure of effectiveness of organisation’s WHS management
- Compare reported performance with evidence gathered, and document differences and noted trends
- Evaluate WHS performance outcomes and document them in a clear and objective manner
- Determine whether arrangements for managing WHS have produced improvement in WHS management
- Document outcomes of assessment and report to required personnel