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Occupational Health & Safety Risk Management (OHSRM) audits

OHSRM auditors will be seeking evidence of the elements below:

Management meetings

  • OHS on agenda of every dept. and lab meeting (Minutes audited)
  • Establishing the action plan (below)
  • Smaller labs monitor and report

Safety planning

  • Set OHSRM goals in the Action plan (Managers and supervisors to complete) Audited!

Hazard identification

  • Consult with all participants to identify every hazard
  • All hazards listed in OHSRM form part A
  • Assign priority for all hazards (probability vs severity matrix)

Risk assessment

  • Consult with all participants to find out what makes job hazardous (physical activity, work environment, hazard nature, individuals)
  • Assessments of all identified hazards & listed in OHSRM form part A

Risk control

  • Consult with all participants to find out how to control risk
  • Hierarchy of controls: Eliminate, Substitute, Isolate, Minimise, Safe practice, Training & supervision, using PPE

Monitoring & evaluation

  • OH&S zone committee inspections every 2 years
  • Supervisor to review of units OHSRM program in OHSRM form C (every 3 years): To be documented
  • Evaluate risk controls after significant change
  • Active safety officer

Consultation and involvement

  • All staff involved in the identification, assessment, control stages and decision making

Emergency preparedness

  • Emergency evacuation plan with trained personnel
  • Notices of evacuation plan with trained personnel
  • Local scenarios considered
  • Practice drills (annually)

First Aid

  • Trained first aid officer
  • Medical kits available
  • Notices of first aid access

Purchasing and planning

  • Consider OH&S issues related to all goods & services purchase, renovations & new projects

Training and instruction

  • Induction and OH&S training for all new staff and students based on local risks
  • Trainees achieve competency standards
  • Training records kept in OHS reference manual

Record keeping & reporting

  • Maintaining of an OHS reference manual, (containing OHS mail, incident reports, meeting minutes, action plans, risk assessments, induction & training register, relevant OHS policies for group)
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS via Chem AlertII) and hazardous substances register
  • Incidents – see below

Incident reporting

  • All incidents & near misses to be systematically documented. Forward to safety officer & RMO

Management leadership and commitment

  • Dean and senior management recognise their OH&S responsibilities andensure OH&S issues are addressed
  • Standing item on appropriate meeting agendas
  • Establish OH&S standards and ensure compliance

Incident investigation

  • Safety Officer and supervisors to be trained in incident investigation
  • Safety Officer and supervisor undertake investigation of each incident

- OH&S Director, 2007 -

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