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identify and detail relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice specify relevant WHS organisational policies, procedures, programs and practices explain hazard identification and risk-management processes describe the hierarchy of risk control and how it is applied in the workplace specify in-house and WHS legislative reporting requirements PERFORMANCE CRITERIA – PART B 1

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identify and detail relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
specify relevant WHS organisational policies, procedures, programs and practices
explain hazard identification and risk-management processes
describe the hierarchy of risk control and how it is applied in the workplace
specify in-house and WHS legislative reporting requirements
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA – PART B
1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that clearly define the organisation’s commitment to complying with WHS legislation
1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel in the work area according to WHS legislation, policies, & procedures
1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the WHS management system (WHSMS)
2.1 Work with workers and their representatives to set up and maintain participation arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation
2.2 Appropriately resolve issues raised through participation and consultation arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation
2.3 Promptly provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to workers and ensure it is easy for them to access and understand
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks
3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created by the proposed changes and existing hazards are controlled
3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements
3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements, and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures
3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, & request this advice as required
4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for all workers in a work area as part of the organisation’s training program
4.2 Use a system for WHS record keeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for the decision
4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the organisation’s quality systems framework
4.4 Develop and implement improvements to the WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS objectives
4.5 Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to achieve, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements