Workplace Health & Safety Management System: Assignment
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Workplace Health & Safety Management System: Assignment
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IntroductionIn this report, a Workplace Health & Safety Management System (WHSMS) is developed for a business in the construction industry based in Australia. Employees/ workers and other stakeholders such as members of the public are always exposed to certain health and safety risks due to the nature of their job and the fact that they interact with each other, machines, equipment and work in conditions that may expose them to these risks. For this reason, there must be an integrated plan for Workplace Health & Safety Management System that complies with the applicable laws and guidelines. This Workplace Health & Safety Management System is for a construction industry company where a WHS Hierarchy will be developed and discussed, followed by the development of a WHSMS framework for the same organization. A final budget based on the WHSMS structure will then be developed and finally, a plan for the communicationof WHS policies.Part AWHS HierarchyDescription/ Discussion WHS LegislationThis is covered in the 2011 Work Health and Safety Act of Australia, enacted in 2011. The current version in use is the R25 version of August 18 2017. The national policy framework for improving the health and safety of workers is led by the Safe Work Australia; it includes measures for improved compensation of workers across the country. The Act seeks to protect workers and other people, such as passersby against harm to their safety, health, and welfare by eliminating and minimizing risks due to work. The Act provides for effective and fair representation, cooperation, and representation at the workplace; it encourages unions to adopt a constructive role in promoting health and safety at work. The Act promotes information, advice, and training provision with regards to WHS and secures compliance with the Act using appropriate measures. The Act ensures scrutiny of actions taken by people acting under the Act and provides a continuous improvement framework. The Act also strengthens and maintains harmonization of relevant laws at the national level to ensure consistency.
The WHS Act Section 274 deals specifically with construction work (‘Business Australia,’ n.d)WHS RegulationsCovered under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011. This is covered under regulation Chapter 6; Construction Work and deals with any work undertaken in connection with alteration,construction, fitting out, conversion, renovation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, demolition, refurbishment, dismantling or decommissioning of a structure. The regulations are covered for contractors, designers, business owners, construction induction training, in parts 6.1 to 6.5. The guidelines for asbestos as a hazardous substance is also covered in the Regulations under Chapter 8 on authorized conduct and prohibitions, general duties, managing asbestos and associated risks, managing natural asbestos, asbestos at the workplace, asbestos removal and handling, as detailed in Chapter 8 Parts 8.1 to Part 8.10. Chapter 5 of the Regulations discusses handling electricity and electrical work. Personal safety and injury avoidance in construction industry is also covered under the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012WHS Codes of PracticeThe Construction codes of practice are detailed in the WHS Codes of Practice for Construction Work that falls under the WHS Act section 274. The code of practice is applicable to everybody with a duty of care and its scope is the construction work of housing and related activities that include demolition, excavation, risks and falls at the workplace, noise management and prevention of hearing loss, confined spaces, manual hazardous tasks, safe structures design, electrical risks management, asbestos management and control, and management of facilities andwork environment. WHS Policies and proceduresThese fall under the July 2014 Construction work code of practice for Australia as detailed by the Safe Work Australia. The Act defines what construction work is, and then gives policies and procedures on construction work related specific duties, risk management in construction work, statements of safe work methods, a plan for WHS management in construction projects, general management of a construction workplace, and training, information, supervision, and instruction relevant to Construction WHS.
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