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Safety Systems Assessment Tool
Michelle Davidson
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
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Overview
• What is a Safety Management System?• Safety Management System Assessment
Tool• Elements assessed• Examples/learnings• Other relevant tools
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What is a safety management system?
• Set of linked policies, procedures and practices in place to manage workplace health and safety risks
• AS 4801 “gold standard”
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What should an effective safety management system do?
• Set out OHS policy and objectives • Establish, assess and review the
effectiveness of procedures which give effect to OHS policy and objectives
• Achieve conformance with OHS policy and objectives of the organisation; and
• Demonstrate such conformance to others (via self-declaration or certification/ registration as appropriate)
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Safety Systems Assessment Tool
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Elements of the tool
• Management and Leadership Commitment• Planning and Reporting Safety• Consultation, Communication and Safety
Climate• Risk Management• Safe Work Procedures, Training and
Supervision• Injury Management
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Management and leadership commitment
Demonstrations of commitment include:• Leading by example• Communication safety responsibilities to workers• Allocating time and money to safety• Making safety a priority• Implementing safe systems of work• Encouraging reporting of incidents• Valuing worker contributions
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Planning and Reporting Safety
• Procedures for workers to make reports of hazards, incidents, illnesses and injuries
• Workers encouraged and supported to report hazards, incidents and near misses
• Acting on reported issues and incidents• Reviewing reports to identify trends and
take appropriate action• Reporting to statutory authorities (WHSQ)
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Consultation, Communication and Safety Climate
• Process for consulting with workers about health and safety matters
• Consultation arrangements structured so all workers have access to the consultation process
• Workers know about their entitlements to elect WHSR and ask to set up work group
• Access to information which helps to raise awareness of safety issues and solutions
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Risk Management
• Structured approach for identifying hazards
• Risk assessments conducted for uncontrolled hazards
• Control measures for all identified risks (controls developed in relation to relevant legislation, codes of practice, Aust Standards)
• Emergency preparedness and response
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Safe Work Procedures, training and supervision
• Safe Work Procedures developed for all tasks in workplace (where risk of injury or illness identified)
• Regular review of Safe Work Procedures• Structured Induction program • Training, including Safe Work Procedures
relevant to their job• Supervision to ensure Safe Work
Procedures are being followed
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Injury Management
• Procedures to follow if injured at work• “Stay at work” and return to work/suitable
duties plans developed for workers injured at workplace
• Resources to support and assist injured workers
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Examples from industry
Common themes:• Consultation
– Toolbox talks for ancillary staff– WHS Committee– Communication across organisation eg via
newsletter• Hazard identification/reporting system
– Formality/structure of system• Risk Assessment/Safe Work Procedures• Injury management processes
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SASB - safety management system
Safety Management
System
Management Commitment Consultation
Safe Work Procedures
Training & Supervision
Reporting Safety
Workers Compensation
Return toWork
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SASB - self assessment
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Online safety benchmarking tool (OSBT)
• Self assessment tool • Confidential• Includes guidance for improvement• Results against:
– Set criteria– Business size– Other business in industry group
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OSBT report
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Injury cost calculator
• Initial, overlooked, and uninsured costs:– incident– investigation– damage– replacement – productivity costs
+ existing examples
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Questions?
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www.worksafe.qld.gov.au
1300 369 915
Contact us
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What’s your most important reason for workplace safety?
Work safe. Home safe.