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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm requirements for WHS management system
   • Check WHS responsibilities and duties are documented and accountability processes are in place
2. Check WHS policies and procedures are documented and that documents are accessible to all relevant personnel
3. Recognise limits of own expertise and consult manager and WHS specialists
4. Implement and maintain participative arrangements for WHS management
   • Implement and maintain participative processes with site personnel and their representatives in accordance with WHS legislation and standards
5. Provide information to site personnel in a format that is accessible and readily understood
6. Address issues raised through participation and consultation promptly and effectively
7. Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to site personnel
8. Implement and maintain WHS risk management processes
   • Check hazard, incident and injury reporting and investigation processes are in place to meet prevention and legislative requirements
9. Implement a process of hazard identification and risk assessment
10. Check risk controls and hazard specific procedures for risk control comply with legislation and the hierarchy of control
11. Implement and maintain WHS training programs
    • Conduct a training needs assessment for site personnel that takes account of legislative requirements, workplace policies and procedures and risk control requirements
12. Develop and implement training programs to meet the WHS training needs of site personnel
13. Implement and maintain WHS record keeping system
    • Identify and address the legal requirements for record keeping
14. Ensure that records are accurately completed, collected and stored
15. Identify and access sources of WHS information
16. Initiate and maintain WHS management system improvements
    • Collect and analyse information to regularly evaluate WHS management system performance
17. Recognise instances of non-conformance or non-compliance and identify opportunities for improving performance
18. Initiate authorised improvements in consultation with relevant personnel and update system documentation
19. Monitor the effectiveness of improvements in consultation with site personnel
20. Keep management informed about WHS performance
    • Provide regular reports about WHS performance, instances of potential and actual non-conformance and incidents and the actions taken in each case
21. Report opportunities and recommendations for system improvements in accordance with workplace procedures
22. Report implementation and effectiveness of system modifications