Workplace Health And Safety Assesment Report

Running head: WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Factors required for the successful implementation of the OH&S management system....3
Organizational commitment and management leadership...............................................3
Identification and assessment of hazards.........................................................................3
Control of hazards............................................................................................................3
Ongoing inspections........................................................................................................4
Training and orientation of the workers and the employees............................................4
Emergency response........................................................................................................4
Incident investigation.......................................................................................................4
Program administration...................................................................................................5
ISO 31000:2018 and Regulatory obligations......................................................................5
OHSMS implementation and PDCA cycle..........................................................................8
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................10
References..........................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Occupational health and safety includes the safety, health and welfare of the employees
within the workplace. The main objective of the occupational health and safety is to provide
safety to the workers from all kinds of hazards at workplace. The occupational health and safety
management system is more than just the program for health and safety and therefore includes-
all the standards, systems, procedures, records that can help in incorporating all health and safety
activities into other business processes (Reese, 2018). The occupational health and safety in
Australia is governed by Workplace health and safety act 2011. The main aim of the act is to
protect all the employees and workers from any harm or risks arising out of work. The ISO
31000:2018 lays down the standards for risk management internationally and it can help in
achievement if different kinds of objectives at different organizational levels. It can be applied to
different activities and therefore can be used for making decisions (Moyce & Schenker, 2018).
The company selected for the purpose of this study is BHP Billiton. The main aim of the paper is
to identify the factors affecting the implementation of occupational health and safety and also
includes identification of the standards for implementation of OH&S management systems
(Ilbahar et al., 2018). The paper will discuss about the critical factors affecting the successful
implementation of occupational health and safety management system, the ways in which ISO
31000: 2018 can help in implementing the OH&S management systems. The paper will also
discuss about the process used for implementation of OH&S managements system on the basis
of the identified risks.

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Factors required for the successful implementation of the OH&S management
system
Some of the main critical factors that are necessary for the successful implementation of
the occupational health and safety management system includes- Organizational commitment
and management leadership, identification and assessment of hazard, control of hazard, ongoing
inspections, proper training and orientation of the employees and ensuring they have the required
skills and knowledge set for dealing with such situations, emergency response, incident
investigation and program administration (Mohammadfam et al., 2017).
Organizational commitment and management leadership
The management needs to show an initiative from their part so that the occupational
health and safety management system can work smoothly (Gul & Ak, 2018). Therefore they
need to be committed to making a safe workplace. The management needs to prepare a proper
policy for ensuring workplace health and safety that should be including the duties and the
responsibilities of the workers and the employers.It should also include the objectives and gaols
of health and safety systems.
Identification and assessment of hazards
In order to ensure the successful implementation of the OH&S management system, it is
necessary to first identify the risk at workplace and then everything needs to be assessed that
could have been done or that actually happened.
Control of hazards
Once the problem has been identified, actions can be taken to overcome the sane and for
the purpose of preventing it from happening again. There are usually three main methods of