WHS Report: Hazard Inspection and Risk Analysis - Analysis

This report content plan outlines the structure for a comprehensive Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) report. It focuses on hazard inspection and risk analysis within the workplace, addressing key areas such as legislative compliance, worker rights and obligations, and the application of WHS standards and guidance materials. The report will cover consultation processes, the identification of legislative breaches, and the role of regulatory authorities. It also emphasizes the importance of organizational culture, WHS policy, emergency response, and return-to-work strategies. Furthermore, the report will detail analytical processes, WHS training needs, and the functions and powers of the WHS regulator. The content plan ensures that the report incorporates both online and non-electronic sources, providing a thorough examination of workplace safety.

Report Content Plan
(Add/remove rows as required)
Category Topic Source (legislation, website,
organisational documents, etc.) Sequence
Hazard
inspection and
risk analysis
Workplace health and Safety and
Occupational health and Safety
Australia.gov.au.
2018. WHS (Workplace health
and safety) | australia.gov.au.
[online] Available at:
https://www.australia.gov.au/info
rmation-and-services/jobs-and-
workplace/whs-workplace-
health-and-safety [Accessed 14
Dec. 2018].
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Legislative
breaches What has been identified from the inspection
Australia.gov.au. 2018. WHS
(Workplace health and safety) |
australia.gov.au. [online]
Available at:
https://www.australia.gov.au/info
rmation-and-services/jobs-and-
workplace/whs-workplace-
health-and-safety [Accessed 14
Dec. 2018].
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Consultation Hazard inspection and the resulting risk Australia.gov.au.

analysis
2018. WHS (Workplace health
and safety) | australia.gov.au.
[online] Available at:
https://www.australia.gov.au/info
rmation-and-services/jobs-and-
workplace/whs-workplace-
health-and-safety [Accessed 14
Dec. 2018].
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Legislative
compliance
Advice to workers about their legal duties,
rights and obligations
Australia.gov.au. 2018. WHS
(Workplace health and safety) |
australia.gov.au. [online]
Available at:
https://www.australia.gov.au/info
rmation-and-services/jobs-and-
workplace/whs-workplace-
health-and-safety [Accessed 14
Dec. 2018].
4
Regulatory
authority
WHSMS tools
standards and guidance material and how
they are applied
Business.gov.au. 2018. Work
Health and Safety (OHS) acts,
regulations and codes of
practice. [online] Available at:
https://www.business.gov.au/risk
-management/health-and-
safety/whs-oh-and-s-acts-
regulations-and-codes-of-
practice [Accessed 14 Dec.
2018].
5

Organisational
culture and WHS
policy
An outline of the organisation’s legislative and
regulatory context in terms of risk
management
Business.gov.au. 2018. Work
Health and Safety (OHS) acts,
regulations and codes of
practice. [online] Available at:
https://www.business.gov.au/risk
-management/health-and-
safety/whs-oh-and-s-acts-
regulations-and-codes-of-
practice [Accessed 14 Dec.
2018].
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Emergency
Response
resource
Legislative breaches Organisational Inspection
reports of office and workplace 7
Return to work
and Injury
management
Organisational culture and WHS policy with
Legislative compliance
Business.gov.au.
2018. Work Health and Safety
(OHS) acts, regulations and
codes of practice. [online]
Available at:
https://www.business.gov.au/risk
-management/health-and-
safety/whs-oh-and-s-acts-
regulations-and-codes-of-
practice [Accessed 14 Dec.
2018].
8
Analytical
processes used
Regulatory authority WHSMS tools and
Analytical processes
Business.gov.au.
2018. Work Health and Safety
(OHS) acts, regulations and 9

codes of practice. [online]
Available at:
https://www.business.gov.au/risk
-management/health-and-
safety/whs-oh-and-s-acts-
regulations-and-codes-of-
practice [Accessed 14 Dec.
2018].
WHS training
needs WHS training needs of individual parties
Business.gov.au.
2018. Work Health and Safety
(OHS) acts, regulations and
codes of practice. [online]
Available at:
https://www.business.gov.au/risk
-management/health-and-
safety/whs-oh-and-s-acts-
regulations-and-codes-of-
practice [Accessed 14 Dec.
2018].
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FOR THE ASSESSOR:
Checklist – Does the report content plan meet the following
requirements?
Y/N
1. Advice to workers about their legal duties, rights and obligations
that apply to job role and work area, along with where they are
located in the legislation.
Y
2. Content must primarily be based on the hazard identification and
the resulting risk analysis.
Y
3. Sources must include both online and non-electronic sources of
information.
Y
4. Content must include the functions and powers of the WHS
regulator.
Y
5. Content must include determining the WHS training needs of
individual parties, and with providing training to meet legal and
other requirements.
Y
6. Regulatory authority WHSMS tools, standards and
guidance material and how they are applied to the work
area
Y
7. All fields in the table must be filled in. Y