SafetyMAP:Auditing Health & Safety ... - WorkSafe Victoria

CONTENTSPreface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Introducing SafetyMAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PART 1: SafetyMAP EXPLAINEDThe SafetyMAP approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The SafetyMAP process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Starting out-conducting a self-assessment. . . . . 4Continual improvement and self-audit. . . . . . . . . 5Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Documentation required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Applying for a SafetyMAP certificate … . . . . . . . . 7A guide to internal auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8SafetyMAP certification levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11PART 2: AUDIT CRITERIAElement 1 Health and safety policy . . . . . . . . . 14Element 2 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.1 Legal requirements andpractical guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.2 Objectives and targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.3 Health and safety management plans . . . . 17Element 3 Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183.1 Structure and responsibility – Resources. . 183.2 Structure and responsibility– Responsibility and accountability. . . . . . . 183.3 Structure and responsibility– Training and competency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.4 Consultation, communicationand reporting – Consultation . . . . . . . . . . . 203.5 Consultation, communicationand reporting – Communication . . . . . . . . . 213.6 Consultation, communicationand reporting – Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.7 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.8 Document and data control . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.9 Hazard identification, risk assessmentand control of risks – General . . . . . . . . . . 233.10 Hazard identification, risk assessmentand control of risks – Specific . . . . . . . . . . 24Access control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25(Use of) Contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Disposal of materials and substances . . . . 25Employee welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Hazardous substances/dangerous goods. . 25Permit to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Personal protective equipment . . . . . . . . . 25Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Purchasing goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Signage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Storage and transport of materials . . . . . . 26Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Supply of goods and services . . . . . . . . . . . 26Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263.11 Emergency preparedness and response . . 27Element 4 Measurement and evaluation . . . . . 284.1 Monitoring and measurement – General . . 284.2 Monitoring and measurement– Health surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.3 Incident investigation andcorrective action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.4 Records and records management . . . . . . 314.5 Health and safety managementsystem audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Element 5 Management review . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Comparison between SafetyMAPand AS/NZS 4801:2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35TABLE OF CONTENTS 1