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Avoid Over Engineering Your WHSMS

Queensland Safety Show 2013

• TJ Philips

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What is a Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS)?

• It is universally accepted that a WHSMS it is a set of plans,

procedures and accompanying forms that systematically manage health and safety in the workplace.

But what does that mean??

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Key objectives of a WHSMS

• Develop consultation across all levels.
• Identify workplace hazards, assessment and control of all

risks.

• Active involvement in health and safety matters by the

PCBU and workers and their representatives.

• Provision of information and training for workers at all levels

so they can work safely.

• Audit of the WHSMS, review and continual improvement.

Sounds simple right?

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What goes wrong?

• Need for compliance vs lack of WHS understanding.
• Inappropriate financial investment towards WHS.
• Fear of penalties.
• Too much too soon.
• Having a WHSMS that does not suit the organisation.

What does an over engineered WHSMS look like?

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The over engineered WHSMS – What does it look like?

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• The WHS Policy is not embedded.
• Objectives and Targets are not measurable or

achievable.

• The procedures are generic and no-one knows the

expected outcomes.

• Forms are too detailed and too many.
• Workers do not embrace safety as ‘business-as-usual’.

So how do you develop an effective WHSMS?

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An effective WHSMS – how to get one

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• Understand what the organisation hopes to achieve in

relation to WHS.

• Ensure the WHS policy reflects the intent of the
• rganisation.
• The procedures and forms should be ‘fit-for-purpose’.
• WHS related training should be appropriate for the

audience, a variety of media and the specific outcomes planned and evaluated.

• Evaluate, review and improve – continually.

Where do you start?

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Who can help?

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• If you need assistance in establishing a WHSMS or would

like to have your WHSMS reviewed for compliance then align yourself with a reputable service provider.

• Where you have an in-house dedicated WHS resource,

are they current in their qualifications and legislation or could they benefit from up-grading or refresher training?

Avoid over engineering your WHSMS

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• Australia’s leading national provider of WHS consulting,

auditing and training services.

• A not-for-profit with more than 85 years of safety industry

experience.

• Represents more than 3,000 WHS professionals around

the country.

• NSCA is an RTO that offers a wide variety of WHS

training including Certificate IV and Diploma in WHS and Bridging courses from OHS to the new WHS qualifications.

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