Actions to be Date Taken Employees are Incorporate Week 1 unaware of the required OHS legislation information and Codes

of into the Practise induction training for new employees and create a refresher course for existing employees Employees are Review and unaware of update which policies induction and procedures program and are current and deliver to all have not employees. received Develop policy training on for timing of them in 2 years induction refreshers and procedure review. There is no Implement a mechanism to site hazard inform register. employees of Identifying hazards outstanding and completed hazards. Implement Little Form a safety encouragement committee. or support for Assign groups to accountability manage for actioning hazards any raised issues. Recognise individual/ group efforts in dealing with hazards.

Factor

Person Responsible OHS representative and training manager

Additional Factors Must cover national, state/ territory legislation and codes of practise

KPIs Induction course updated New refresher course created

OHS representative and training manager

Must cover all existing employees. Undertake a skills audit to identify any further gaps

Induction refresher delivered to all employees

OHS representative

Site Safety Noticeboards to post all relevant information should be considered

Site hazard register operating and being utilised

OHS representative and site management

Safety Committee formed and identified hazards being controlled successfully. Completion of employee recognition program

Employees raised issues ignored

Implement a hazard reporting procedure and all hazards raised are reviewed and actioned at safety committee meetings No feedback Copies of mechanism to safety employees minutes about OHS distributed to consultation the workforce and to be covered at pre-start toolbox. Introduce a safety alert system- if an incident occurs and the investigation has taken place the safety alert will outline the incident, the consequences and the actions to prevent a reoccurrence An OHS training Conduct a needs analysis training needs has not been analysis for undertaken in 2 position years descriptions engaging the workforce to identify shortfalls. Develop a policy for training needs recognition

OHS representative and site management

Ensure that issues are on the agenda for the safety meeting. Extend issues onto the hazard register

Development and implementation of hazard reporting procedure.

OHS representative and site management

Development and distribution of safety minute meetings. Development and distribution of safety alert policies.

OHS representative and site management HR Manager

Ensure that skill gaps are identified and training is relevant to the position description

Completion of the training needs analysis policies and training needs analysis

Pressing OHS gaps that need to addressed with training Management reluctant to approve OHS training due to cost

Identify gaps and undertake training.

OHS representative and site management OHS representative and site management

Link to skills audit to ensure that training is relevant

Training undertake for identified gaps

Workplace hazard assessments have not been updated in 6 months There are 4 outstanding hazards from last hazard assessment that have not been actioned

There is no procedure in place to use data to identify, control or monitor risks

Identify the dollar cost of not taking training. Identify if an incident occurs the lost time and cost to replace the employee while they are recuperating. Depending on severity of incident criminal charges may be applicable. Update the hazard assessment and develop policy for review Assign the hazards to somebody for action- follow up at next safety meeting to ensure that they have been actioned Develop procedures and implement review systems to utilise data

Management approval for OHS training

OHS representative and site management

OHS representative and site management

Completion of the hazard assessment policies and updated hazard assessment Completion of the 4 outstanding hazards.

OHS representative and site management

Completion of policy development and system review policies

Employees are unsure of what OHS records must be kept or how to fill them in correctly.

Cover this as part of the reinduction, undertake toolbox sessions targeting the relevant gaps in employee knowledge.

OHS representative and site management

Completion of re-induction and relevant toolboxes