WHS Management Systems: Policy, Implementation, and Performance

This assignment comprehensively explores Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Management Systems. It begins by outlining general requirements for creating a WHS policy, including the importance of a positive mindset, clear goals, defined scope, and well-defined procedures. It then addresses questions to ensure organizational requirements are met, such as hazard identification, regular reviews, and employee consultation. The assignment also delves into internal and external factors influencing policy development and review, along with barriers to WHSMS implementation and strategies to overcome them. Positive performance indicators and the WHS Act 2011 are explained, including important terms and the Act's applicability. Furthermore, the assignment covers the work structure of WHS safety, requirements for a safe workplace, and the benefits of certification according to WHSMS guidelines. Task B focuses on implementing WHSMS through training, policy development, and plan creation, as well as measuring WHS performance using performance indicators. Finally, it examines the Psychosocial Safety Climate Framework, its impact on employee well-being, and how to reduce work-related stress. The assignment concludes with a list of references.

Develop, Implement And
Maintain WHS
Management
Systems

Table of Contents
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
5. Positive performance indicators...............................................................................................4
6. WHS Act 2011.........................................................................................................................4
Task B..............................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Task 1
1.
List some general requirement when creating a policy?
The general requirements for creating a WHS policy is people with positive mind set. The
purpose of the policy that explains the goals of the policy. The scope of the policy which tells
that for whom the policy pertains that depends upon the size of the organization. The statement
that the policy wants to communicate. The procedures and responsibility that states who will do
what, and who will perform which task. There are various terms in policy that needs to be
defined or stated clearly. While creating a policy the policy maker should check any previously
implemented policy or any exception to it(Board, 2019).
1. When creating a WHS policy which questions should be asked to ensure organizational
requirements and appropriateness has been met?
1. The program is mainly implemented in order to make sure that the company identified all
hazard at working place.
2. The program is mainly reviewed and monitored in order to analyse the changing
conditions or situation at the working area.
3. Company's worker consult with their seniors with regards to the relevant issues linked
with them.
4. Whole documents must be available to worker as well as their leaders.
5. The system as well as substances should be tested and the risk management process
should be done prior to the work.
6. Company should be comply with all documentation process such as registration,
certification etc.
7. The company should undertake all important activities related to housekeeping such as
proper monitoring, cleaning and repairs (Potter and et. al., 2019).
2. List both the internal and external factors which can affect the development and review of
a policy?
The factors that influence the development and review of a policy are cognition and
invention by creating awareness of new possibility. Political, social and economical
factors will impact the development and review of a policy. The lawful model, the special
laws related to the workplace health and safety. External factors like giver, global consent
and accord, media and case. Public opinion can be one of the major influencing factors in
the way of developing the policy. The technological changes can have an impact on the
review system of policies (No, 2019).
3. Give examples of barriers to WHSMS implementation and strategies to overcome them.
Barriers can be Staff ignoring health and safety, costs of safety implementation, avoiding
responsibility, not consulting personnel, over complicated system, infrastructure, training, and
attitude. Train the staff explaining them the reasons for the system in place and justify it;
incentives and rewards to the staff for participating in training; planning the system for the long
haul to contain the costs; consult the staff and involve them in the system; make the system
simple and linear, don't over complicate things. Define problem and define target, develop
leadership to overcome these barriers(Board, 2019).

5. Positive performance indicators
 Number of training instruction delivered or integrated by the WHS Unit.
 Number of WHS examination conducted.
 Number of meetings where WHS was passively obstinate.
 Number of plan decisions made based on WHS result.
 Number of corrective actions accomplished within the specified time frame (No, 2019).
6. WHS Act 2011
Important Terms
Meaning of a person conducting business:- According to this Act, whether a person alone
or with others conducts the business, or for profits and gains, Partnership.
Meaning of Supply:- According to the Act, supply means demand of the situation by the
manner of selling, lease, conversation, act.
Meaning of workers:- Any employee, contractor or subcontractor, an outworker, a
trainee, is a worker.
Applicability of the Act
The Legal document binds all individuals consider government and the assembly powers
of the Legislature, the nation and other states.
7.
The requirements for WHS are that the work place proper space should be there as
confine space are not required. Electrical equipment should be kept with higher safety security.
The installation of electrical equipment should be at place where it is required. Plant in factory
required to be kept away from other plant with maintaining proper distance. Hazardous and
chemical required to be disposed of with safety and security of nature. The privacy is to be
maintained by the business to operate its transitional agreement. Jurisdiction is required to be
maintained as to follow the pre harmonized law (No, 2019).
8.
The work structure of WHS safety is to minimize injuries at work place and avoid them
to be happen in future at work place. The structure describes that it should be continuously
evaluated and improved so that the work place should be safer for the employees. The work
place must ensure compliances. The key element in managing safety at work place are
developing proper policy and procedure for the safety of employees, continuous monitoring for
implementation of the policy formulated by the organization. Training should be given to
employees to maintain their own safety at hazardous place(Board, 2019).
9.
The requirement that is needed according to government is continually improvement of
health and safety of all stakeholders. Improving planning and reducing the accidents at work
place. The standards that are required to be fulfilled is to provide safer work place for employees
to reduce safety risks. Fewer accidents will reduce the cost on unintentionally accidents which
will help to increases the productivity of the organization. The types of advantages that

certification can give according to the guidelines of WHSMS are construction, demolition, civil
construction, etc. The process works by meeting all the standards and determinations that
business is required to be fulfilled. Next is analyzing of gape at workplace from to-do list to
commencing of business. Certification is done in last step(Potter and et. al., 2019).
Task B
1.
 Implementation of WHSMS
can be done by providing training to employees as how to control hazards, conduct inspections.
 Development of WHS policy includes ensuring the maintenance of health and safety with
high standards.
 To Develop WHS plan
it needed to be inspected and improved the working sites with safety management and analyse
the accidental zones.
 For Implementation of WHS plan
the employees should be trained and provide learning programs (No, 2019).
 Measurement of WHS performance
can be done with help of performance indicator taken by the organisation for achievement of the
objective of maintaining health and safety of employees at work place.
 To improve the WHSMS with the aim to fulfil safety gaols which should be realistic and
achievable.
2. Psychosocial Safety Climate Framework determine the work stress of the employee at work
places. It creates sickness, depression, work place injuries, etc. the procedure is to provide
employee assistance program and can take suggestions to reduce the stress. The performance of
the employee will not be effective and efficient which can be measured with the help of
comparing standard performance with actual performance of employees(Potter and et. al., 2019).

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Board, P.O.B.A., 2019. Workplace Health and Safety Policy. Policy.
Kerzner, H., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
No, A., 2019. Company Procedure. NETWORK.22. p.02.
Peltier, T. R., 2016. Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Standards: guidelines for
effective information security management. Auerbach Publications.
Potter, R.E. and et. al., 2019. Australian work health and safety policy for the regulation of
psychosocial risks: perspectives from key informants. Policy and Practice in Health and
Safety, pp.1-21.