MAG Host Employer's WHS Initial Audit

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• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

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Host Employer Details

• Host Name

• Host Representative

• Position

Commitment and policy: Health & Safety Issue

• 1. Does the host employer have an OHS Representative? Who? Position?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who? And Position

• 2. Does the host employer have documented workplace health and safety policies and procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Planning: Health & Safety Issue

• 1. Does the host employer have a safety plan that clearly identifies objectives?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How is it reviewed?

• Do the objectives have time frames? Are personnel and resources allocated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Does the host employer have hazard identification and risk assessment procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What can we do about this?

• 3. Does the host employer have in place a documented process to control major workplace hazards, such as plant, electricity and hazardous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Does the host employer manage risks consistent with the 'hierarchy of control'? (i.e. eliminating, substituting, isolating, engineering and administrative & PPE)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Does the host employer have written safe work procedures (SWMS) that reflect the way in which jobs should be done?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Does the host employer know the legislation that is relevant to their business?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Are they able to identify the most common causes of injury within the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Implementation: Health & Safety Issue

• 1. Does the host employer make people in their workplace aware of their health and safety responsibilities? How?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Does the host employer have a specific process in place for contracted employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Does the host employer provide workers with information, training and supervision to ensure they perform the work safely? How?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Does the host employer have a formal site induction process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Does the host employer keep WHS records and other training records? Is it accessible to all workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Does the host employer ensure incidents are reported, investigated and actions taken to prevent a recurrence, and are followed up? If so, How?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If so, How?

• 7. Does the host employer provide workers with suitable personal protective equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do they provide information on how to correctly use, maintain and store the personal protective equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Is there a process to involve workers in workplace health and safety issues (e.g. consultations, toolbox meetings with two-way flow of information/WHS committee meetings)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Management, Review and Evaluation: Health & Safety Issue

• 1. Does the employer review the policies and procedures to identify whether they are working and still suitable? And who conducts the reviews?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Does the host employer have a process to investigate the recorded workplace injuries and illnesses

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Does the host employer have a process in place to monitor their compliance with legal duties?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Does the host employer have a process to report work-related injuries or illnesses to MAG?

  Select Yes No N/A

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A

• 5. Does the host employer have a process to report and record any notifiable incidents to Worksafe Victoria?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Are managers and supervisors reviewed against their management of safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Does the host employer have a program of evaluating their approach to safety that identifies if their approach is implemented correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Does the host employer have a process for using audit information within OHS planning for future years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Does senior management review the outcome of safety audits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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