Comprehensive Workplace Health and Safety Management System Report

This report provides a detailed analysis of a workplace health and safety (WHS) management system, specifically focusing on hazardous chemicals within the context of Pfizer Australia Limited, a biopharmaceutical company. The report outlines the importance of a WHS management system in creating a safer workplace and minimizing risks associated with hazardous chemicals. It examines the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of such a system, including hazard identification, risk assessment, and control measures. The report also explores compliance with relevant health and safety laws, organizational policies, and procedures, emphasizing the roles and responsibilities of management and employees. Furthermore, it evaluates effective and compliant consultative arrangements, including identifying duty holders, required resources, and training programs. The report highlights the importance of regular monitoring, evaluation, and corrective actions to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the WHS management system. The report also mentions the importance of providing proper training to employees regarding the use and consumption of harmful chemicals. The report concludes by emphasizing the manager's responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy working environment.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
One work health and safety management system for a work area of an organisation.................3
Determine whether it complies with health and safety laws, and organisational policies and
procedures....................................................................................................................................4
Evaluate effective and compliant consultative arrangements......................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
A workplace health and safety management system are considered as a set of policies and
procedure that systematically manage the health and safety at the workplace and also help in
order to minimise the risk of injury and illness from the workplace operations. The work and
health system is helpful in order to create a safer workplace environment as it include five main
goals which is useful for any organisation to run their business without any complication
including improve workers safety and happiness enhances productivity increase the bottom line
of business comply with Australian legislative requirements and Standards and create safe
workplace (Méndez and Rodriguez, 2017). To carry forward this report Pfizer Australia Limited
that operates as a biopharmaceutical company and the company of a products such as
prescription pharmaceuticals and non-prescription self-medications. Company provide their
services throughout Australia and also provide anti-infective medicines and vaccines. The
following report is based on the work health and safety management system within an
organisation by determining the health and safety laws policies and procedure and consultative
arrangements. For this the suitable system which is considered for this report is hazardous
chemicals which is the work area of an organisation.
MAIN BODY
One work health and safety management system for a work area of an organisation
By considering the health and safety management system which is the hazardous chemicals
that exist in the organisation and employees work with these Chemicals 24*7 need to get support
from their management and also have effective employee participation in order to develop
knowledge regarding the health and safety management system. In this context the WHS
manager of Pfizer Australia need to direct towards the establishment implementation and
maintenance of hazardous Chemicals within the organization by undertaking the establishment
of Health and safety policies at the workplace (Fujimoto and et. al., 2017). The WHS manager of
the company also provide suitable resources for the health and safety management system and
also establish the delegating roles and responsibilities to the authority of Health and safety
management system.
In regard of this, there are various harmful chemicals which are proven as very harmful
for the workers who work in the pharmaceutical sector that include flammable, oxidizing,

explosive, acute toxicity and so on. These chemicals put major impact over the working and
overall health development of employees who work in the surroundings of these chemicals.
Along with this, the WHS manager also need to make sure that all the hazardous chemicals are
stored in safe and secure place which does not leads to harm other individuals. In regard of this,
SDSs should be stored in the working area and not far away from the factory or building and if
the electronic copies are used then SDSs should be available. Besides from this, the WHS
manager need to keep record of the arrival and consumption of these chemicals for the further
use.
They also need to integrate into the other system of organization and suitable process. In
this the top management of company involve and committed in order to give direction and
guidance towards the hazardous Chemicals and also provide Healthcare facilities to their
workers. In regard of this respective company to collect and review the suitable information in
order to identify the safety and health management system issues that occurred within the
workplace and also prioritize the safety factors by providing and dealing with issues. The
managers and leaders also develop objectives by controlling rest which is based on prioritizing
the health management issues and create implementation plan to achieve those objectives. Away
with this, the WHS manager need to provide suitable training in regard of the use and
consumption of harmful chemicals.
Company also need to address the strong focus over the hazardous identification and
assessment by preventing and controlling the impact of hazardous chemicals with the help of
implementing a reporting system provide training to workers in order to identify and control the
hazards control ideas collect hazard control ideas and implement hazard control ideas (Lyons and
et. al., 2017). Besides from this implementing the safety management system is a good start by
Pfizer Australia and for this they need to monitor evaluate the effectiveness and make necessary
corrections over the suitable period of time by addressing the issues in order to make
improvement. In regard of this respective company suggested to setting up the procedure to
perform the monitoring function by measuring and assessing the health and safety management
system for their hazardous chemicals and also perform incident investigations in order to
maintain the Goodwill of company. Company also need to conduct auditing and performing
corrective actions by updating the planning process of company.

Therefore, in this context company need to discuss various aspects of potentially toxic and
hazardous chemical in simple and comprehensive language and also provide health effects of
chemicals in simple and non-technical language. Company also need to offer the fundamental
knowledge about the biological and health effects of hazardous potential toxic chemicals in the
comprehensive manner and also undertake recent developments over the safety management of
hazardous chemicals which is related with Global regulations.
Hazard identification process
 The first step is the identification of hazards in which the WHS manager tends to
effectively identify the harmful chemical that can harm the health of workers and also
identify the cause of it.
 The second step is the assessment of risk that include the proper understanding of the
nature of the risk and the concerning harmful chemicals which are used at the workplace
that can cause the harm to people.
 The third step include the controlling of risk in order to implement the most effective and
efficient control measure which are responsible for the concerning circumstances and
also tends to make sure that it also remains effective over the time.
 The last step includes the reviewing and controlling measures that is helpful for the WHS
manager in order to make sure the effective and planned working at the workplace.
Determine whether it complies with health and safety laws, and organisational policies and
procedures
The management of health and safety at work regulations 1999: This regulation came
into effect in 1993 by undertaking the main duties of employer in order to assess the risk of
Health and safety in the workplace among workforce and also act upon this by identifying to
eliminate the risk factor (Curcuruto, Mearns and Mariani, 2016). Company also need to appoint
the competent leaders to oversee the workplace health and safety by providing workers with
suitable information and training over the occupational health and safety and also operate a
written health and safety policy.
The workplace regulations 1992: This regulation undertake suitable provisions which are
provided by employers by considering the adequate lightening heating and workspace
considering the clean conditions to their workforce. Staff also have suitable facilities like

washing facilities refreshment toilets and safe passageways like prevent slipping and tripping
hazards.
The health and safety regulations 1992: This provision is applied to the display screen
equipment which defining that the workers have habit to use computers as a significant part of
their work need to undertake the regular user equipment and for this employer has suitable
responsibilities in order to make the risk assessment of the workstations to eliminate the
identified risk (Ahmad and et. al., 2016). They also provide regular eyesight test by considering
the health and safety information and also demonstrate that they have adequate procedure which
is designed to eliminate the concerning risk with display screen equipment.
The personal protective equipment at work regulations 1992: This provision requires
employers to make sure that the suitable for protective it is provided in order to protect from the
risk factors considering the health and safety that cannot be effectively controlled in other ways
as the personal protective equipment is suitable protective face mask and goggles. Therefore, the
provided regulation effectively complies with hazardous chemicals and health and safety policies
of an organization.
Evaluate effective and compliant consultative arrangements
Effective complaint consultation is a two-way process among the employee and employer
where are the top to each other regarding the health and safety matter and also listen to the
concerns by sharing their views and information and also before making any decision.
Identify duty holders
The duty holders opposed to those individuals who owns a work system and safety duty
under the work and health system act considering the organisation and undertaking the
manufacturers importers suppliers installer of products and so on full stop in that case the owner
of property is responsible for fixing the hazard which is associated at the workplace and
responsibility of employer to keep the workplace safe from the hazardous conditions (Chapman
and Thompson, 2016).
Identify required resources
The work health and safety legislations provide a suitable Framework in order to protect
the employees’ health welfare and safety in relation to the workplace and work activities. In
regard of this suitable resources which are required including audit builder meeting manager
qualification matrix training needs analysis alerts and reminders inductions and many more

(Deakin, 2017). In this context the employers are responsible for providing and maintaining the
safety equipment’s in order to keep workplace tape and make sure the materials used in an
effective manner by providing suitable information regarding the use of equipment.
Develop and implement a training program
In regard of this the safety manager need to develop and assess the requirement of
training program by taking suitable initiative that training is required to meet the organisational
objectives and Expectations of individual (Méndez and Rodriguez, 2017). In terms of Pfizer
Australia they are leaders and managers provide training to their employees in order to use the
hazardous chemicals to make a suitable drug that can save the life of people. For this they
provide proper training programs to their employees regarding the use of materials and
equipment to make a product.
Identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks using the hierarchy of control
measures
Workers and other individuals at the workplace have suitable duties to perform their job role
and for this employer need to take reasonable care for the workers regarding the health and
safety an individual can have more than one duty and more than one person to have the same
duty at the same time and for this the foreseeable the hazards and associated risk factors
(Fujimoto and et. al., 2017). In this context it is also important to understand the nature of harm
and cause of hazard and after that they need to control the risk by taking suitable initiatives to
make sure that it remains effective over the times and also review the controllable measures.
CONCLUSION
By considering the above discussion it is analysed that the manager is responsible to
maintain the safety and healthy working environment by developing the safety programs that
helps company to focus over the efforts and improving the working environment for employees.
In regard of this company need to manage their business at the lower risk industry by simply
involving and displaying Their employees and relative concern.

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