WHS Auditing Guidelines - Staff - University of Wollongong

WHS Auditing Guidelines10 Appendix 1: WHS Verification Audit CriteriaInternal Internal Audit CriteriaAuditRef.1.1 The health and safety policy is available to other interested parties, including regulatoryauthorities, suppliers, contractors, and those visiting the workplace.1.2 Relevant personnel in the organisation are advised of, and have ready access to, currentrelevant health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice, agreements andguidelines.1.3 The organisation and/or individual satisfies legal requirements to undertake specificactivities, perform work or operate equipment including any:a. licenceb. certificate of competencyc. notificationd. registratione. approval or exemptionf. other relevant requirements.1.4 Specific health and safety objectives and measurable targets have been assigned to allrelevant functions and levels within the organisation.1.5 Financial and physical resources have been identified, allocated and are periodicallyreviewed, to enable the effective implementation and improvement of the organisation’shealth and safety management system.1.6 There are sufficient qualified and competent persons to implement the organisation’shealth and safety management system as identified through a documented review.1.7 Senior management understand the organisation’s legal obligations for health and safetyand can demonstrate how they fulfil them.1.8 The specific health and safety responsibilities (including legislative obligations), authorityto act and reporting relationships in the organisation have been defined, documentedand communicated.1.9 Workers are held accountable for health and safety performance in accordance with theirdefined responsibilities.2.1 The organisation has a procedure for identifying and defining the health and safetytraining needs of employees, contractors, labour hire employees or visitors, whererelevant.2.2 The organisation consults with employees to identify their training needs in relation toperforming their work activities safely.2.3 A documented training plan(s) based on training needs shall be developed andimplemented.2.4 The organisation trains workers (as appropriate) to perform their work safely, and verifiestheir understanding of that training.2.5 The organisation has an induction program for all workers including management, whichis based on their likely risk exposure, and provides relevant instruction in theorganisation’s health and safety policy and procedures.2.6 Training and assessment is delivered by competent persons with appropriateknowledge, skills and experience.2.7 The health and safety requirements of tasks are identified, applied to the recruitment andplacement of workers, and tasks are allocated according to their capability and level oftraining.2.8 Management has received training in health and safety management principles andpractices appropriate to their role and responsibilities within the organisation, and therelevant health and safety legislation.2.9 Those representing the employer and the workers on health and safety matters,including representatives on consultative committee(s), receive appropriate training toenable them to undertake their representative roles effectively.2.10 Refresher training (as identified by the training needs) is provided to all workers toenable them to perform their tasks safely.2.11 The training program is reviewed on a regular basis, and when there are changes in theworkplace that impact on the health and safety of workers, to ensure that the skills andcompetencies of workers remain relevant.NATRef.1.1.22.1.32.1.42.2.23.1.13.1.23.2.13.2.33.2.53.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3.73.3.83.3.93.3.103.3.11HRD-WHS-GUI-213.7 WHS Auditing Guidelines 2015 April Page 5 of 10Hardcopies of this document are considered uncontrolled please refer to UOW website or intranet for latest version