Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
01. Employer commitment to safety management practices
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1.1 There is a documented health and safety policy.
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2.1 The policy has appropriate signature (current CEO or other senior management representatives), position and date.
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2.2 There is a process for senior management to review policy at least every two years.
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3.1 The policy document includes a statement of commitment to comply with relevant legislation & standards.
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4.1 The policy document includes management commitment to health and safety.
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4.2 There are specific health and safety co-ordination roles designated at a senior management level.
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4.3. Management positions are reviewed against the performance of designated health and safety responsibilities.
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4.4 There is evidence that individual management performance has been reviewed against health and safety responsibilities.
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5.1 The policy document states individual responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.
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6.1 The policy document includes statement of support for employee consultation and participation.
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7.1 The health and safety documents include a specific statement requiring accurate reporting and recording.
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8.1 There is a statement in policy document indicating a commitment to continuous improvement
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8.2 There is evidence that a system exists for the review of health and safety related policies by senior management to ensure their ongoing effectiveness (for example records of reviews or a documented review procedure or checklist).
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9.1 There is evidence of specific commitment by the company to ensure managers (including senior management*) have an understanding of health and safety management relative to their positions in policy statement, position descriptions (or similar).
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9.2 There is evidence that senior management have been involved in health and safety (e.g. seminars, briefings, conferences, training sessions) within the previous two years.
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10.1 There are health and safety documents that include a statement of commitment.
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10.2 There is information provided to management staff on how to support safe and early return to work.
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10.2 There is information provided to management staff on how to support safe and early return to work.
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10.3 There is evidence of management involvement in supporting safe and early return to work (where applicable).
02. Planning, review and evaluation
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1.1. There is a process to review health and safety management annually.
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1.2. There is a process to review health and safety management that occurs after a critical event and/or if there is a change in work procedures or health and safety policy.
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2.1 There are documented SMART objectives (appropriate for size/type of business) and management plan to achieve objectives.
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2.2 There is a procedure to review the objectives annually.
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2.3 There is evidence that health and safety objectives have been reviewed.
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2.4 There is evidence that senior management and union and other nominated employee representatives have been included in annual review and setting of objectives.
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3.1 Process or planning documents (or similar) show that there is a established consultative process to review and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard management processes.
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3.2 Minutes, schedules (or similar) show there is an annual review of the effectiveness of hazard management processes.
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4.1 There is a process to identify current health and safety information (legislation, regulations, codes, standards) specific to the business.
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4.2 There is a process in place to ensure compliance or conformance with relevant requirements (legislation, regulations, codes, standards).
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4.3 There is evidence of regular review to identify and accommodate any changes in requirements.
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5.1 There is a self-assessment procedure to ensure the programme audit standards can be met and maintained. The procedure involves management, union and other nominated employee representatives.
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5.2 There is evidence that a self-assessment has been undertaken within the previous 12 months (may be immediately prior to initial entry audit).
