Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual

About the Comprehensive Workplace Heatlh and Safety Manual

The comprehensive Workplace Heath and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual is available as electronic download to HR Platform subscribers.

The manual was developed in such a way so as to allow the end user to easily customise the templates forming part of the manual.

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Table of Contents

Below is a breakdown of all policies, documents, templates and forms included in the comprehensive Workplace Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual.

SECTION 1: GENERAL
Section 1.1: Occupational Health and Safety Policy Statement
SECTION 2: EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION AND CONSULTATION
Section 2.1: Workplace Health and Safety Teams
Section 2.2: Employee Representation
Section 2.3: Indemnity of Staff with Health and Safety Functions
Section 2.4: Issue Resolution
Section 2.5: Issue Resolution Flowchart and Procedure
Section 2.6: Consultation for Workplace Changes
   
SECTION 3: HAZARDS MANAGEMENT
Section 3.1: Hazards Management
Section 3.2: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification
Section 3.3: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification Guidelines
Section 3.4: Risk Assessment for Children in Company Locations/Activities
Section 3.5: Assessing and Controlling Manual Handling Risk
Section 3.6: Office-Based Workstations
Section 3.7: Heat at Work
Section 3.8: Employee Excursions
Section 3.9: Health and Safety Guide for Work-Related Driving
Section 3.10: Contractors Induction
 
SECTION 4: INCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1: Incident and Emergency Management
Section 4.2: First Aid Services
Section 4.3: Incident Management
Section 4.4: Emergency Management
Section 4.5: Local Emergency Instructions Template
Section 4.6: Incident Reporting
Section 4.7: Incident Investigation
   
SECTION 5: WORKPLACE SUPPORT
Section 5.1: Employee Assistance Program
Section 5.2: Occupational Rehabilitation Program
   
SECTION 6: FORMS
Section 6.1: Hazard/Near-Miss Report
Section 6.2: New Plant or Substance Checklist
Section 6.3: Register of Hazardous Substances/Dangerous Goods/Chemicals
Section 6.4: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification Report
Section 6.5: Quarterly Summary Risk Assessment Report
Section 6.6: Company First Aiders - Nomination Form
Section 6.7: First Aid Report
Section 6.8: First Aid Order Form
Section 6.9: Injury Report
Section 6.10: Evacuation Drill Report
Section 6.11: Bomb Threat Checklist
Section 6.12: Application to Conduct an Excursion
Section 6.13: Excursion Consent, Indemnity and Confidential Medical Report for Employees Under 18 Years
Section 6.14: Excursion Consent, Indemnity and Confidential Medical Report for Employees Over 18 Years
Section 6.15: List of Employees Participating in an Excursion
Section 6.16: Application for Non-Staff Member to Attend an Excursion
Section 6.17: Request to Use Own Transport to Excursion
 
SECTION 7: RECORDS
Section 7.1: Health and Safety Representatives
Section 7.2: Company First Aiders
Section 7.3: First Aid Kits
Section 7.4: Emergency Area Responsibilities
Section 7.5: Emergency Control Personnel