WHS Policy
Commitments
Objectives
Responsibilities
At Action OHS Consulting and Safety Champion Software, we are committed to the health, safety and welfare ofall persons undertaking work for us and people affected by our undertakings. This policy includes any person doingwork for Action OHS Consulting and Safety Champion Software, along with our clients and visitors.
As part of our overall WHS program, we are committed to:
Reviewing our WHS Policy and associated documentation at least 3-yearly, or when there are changes inWHS legislation within the jurisdictions we operate, to ensure our documentation is maintained andappropriate to the nature of our operations.
The overall objectives outlining how we aim to manage WHS include:
Note: specific responsibilities for all persons who do work for Action OHS Consulting and Safety ChampionSoftware is listed within internal policies and procedures.
Senior Managers [General Managers and Head Of roles]: are responsible for leading safety across all operationsthat are under Action OHS Consulting and Safety Champion Software’s control and authority. They will ensure thatwe comply with our WHS legal obligations; and guide our Commitments and Objectives outlined within this policy.
Workers [Employees and Contractors]: are required to co-operate with the intent of Action OHS Consulting andSafety Champion Software’s WHS Policy and WHS Documentation. This will best ensure their own health and safety,and the health and safety of all persons in the workplace or those impacted by our activities.
- Ensuring that the WHS Policy and WHS Documentation is implemented and readily accessible to allworkers and interested parties;
- Complying with, and satisfy relevant OHS/WHS legislation, codes of practice, standards and guidelinesapplicable to our operations;
- Establishing measurable objectives and target to ensure continued improvement aimed at providing safeand healthy working conditions to prevent work-related injury and ill health;
- Consulting with workers and other interested parties in relation to WHS hazards and any associateddecision-making processes regarding risk controls (guided by the hierarchy of controls) that will impacttheir workplace health and safety;
- Providing appropriate training and supervision to all workers; and,
- Provision of effective and meaningful consultation to workers and all interested parties regarding issuesthat may affect their health, safety and welfare – with explicit consideration to both physical andpsychosocial hazards, and management via the hierarchy of controls;
- Effective implementation and onboarding of our technology platforms: (i) Safety Champion Software, (ii)Employment Hero and (iii) OfficeVibe. Combined, these platforms provide all management with visibilityof how effectively our WHS program has been implemented and ensures that the completion of tasks wedefine as important to the health and safety are monitored. Importantly, these platforms allow two-waycommunication within our organisation, allowing everyone to play a role in making our work environmentsafe and establishing an explicit mechanism to communicate identified workplace hazards, incidents,along with necessary documentation and registers to support workers work safely;
- Provide workers with appropriate WHS instruction, training, and supervision to allow work to beundertaken in a manner that is free from potential harm and danger; and,
- Minimising and proactively managing work related injuries and illnesses.