Establish and Maintain WHS

Management Systems
BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace
Session 1

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Purpose of this presentation
At the end of this session, you should know how to:
 locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS
policies
 identify duty holders and define WHS
responsibilities for all workplace personnel
 identify and approve financial and human
resources required by the WHS management
system (WHSMS).

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The WHS legislative framework

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Establish WHS management
systems
Elements of a WHSMS include:
 policies and procedures
 recordkeeping
 performance management
practices
 adherence to Australian Standards
for WHS systems.

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AS/NZS 4804
Develop
Review and
policy
improve
system

Plan

Measure and
evaluate

Impleme
nt

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Identify WHS duty holders
Duty holders include:
 PCBUs

 officers

 workers

 volunteers

 WHS professionals.

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Identify and approve resources
You will need to:
 identify WHS needs and
performance gaps
 research options for resourcing

 consider the business case

and/or cost-benefit analysis
 develop a budget

 follow approval procedures.

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The next steps
You should now:
 complete the self-paced activities in Section 1 of
your Student Workbook
 read Section 2 of your Student Workbook before
the next session.

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