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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Implement requirements for the WHS and environmental management systems
   • Ensure WHS and environmental responsibilities and duties are documented and accountability processes are in place
2. Ensure WHS and environmental policies and procedures are documented and that documents are accessible to all relevant personnel
3. Ensure implications of any proposed changes to the WHS and environmental management systems are identified and addressed
4. Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult specialists as necessary
5. Implement and maintain participative arrangements for the management of WHS and the environment
   • Implement and maintain appropriate participative processes with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant WHS legislation and industry standards
6. Provide information to employees in a format that is readily accessible and understandable
7. Promptly and effectively deal with and resolve issues raised through participation and consultation
8. Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to employees
9. Implement and maintain WHS and environmental risk management processes
   • Ensure hazard, incident and injury reporting and investigation processes are in place to meet prevention and legislative requirements
10. Implement a process of hazard identification and risk assessment
11. Ensure risk controls and hazard specific procedures for risk control comply with legislation and the hierarchy of control
12. Implement and maintain an WHS and environmental training program
    • Conduct a training needs assessment for the work group that takes account of legislative requirements, internal policies and procedures, skills of workgroup and risk control requirements
13. Consult with relevant WHS and environment specialists about training program
14. Develop and implement a training program to identify and fulfil employees' WHS and environmental training needs
15. Implement and maintain a system for records
    • Identify and address the legal requirements for record keeping
16. Identify and access sources of WHS and environmental information
17. Ensure that records are accurately completed, collected and stored
18. Identify areas for systems improvement
    • Collect data and information to evaluate management systems
19. Analyse data and information to identify areas for improvement
20. Consult with stakeholders, key personnel and expert advisors
21. Document and communicate outcomes of analysis to key personnel and stakeholders in an easily understood format
22. Recognise limits of own expertise and seek appropriate advice
23. Initiate and maintain systems improvements
    • Determine priorities in consultation with stakeholders
24. Develop an WHS and environmental plan in consultation with stakeholders
25. Identify and source resources required for implementation of plan
26. Monitor achievement against plan
27. Monitor effectiveness of modifications to the management systems on an ongoing basis in consultation with stakeholders