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9. Review of Tenderer OH&S Management System Questionnaire

 

 

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Review of Tenderer OH&S Management System Questionnaire

 

 

 

 

Contract Name:

Contract Description:

Contract Manager:

Contractor:

Date:

 

 

 

 

OH&S Policy and Management

 

 

 

- Company Health and Safety Policy?

The Policy provided by the Tenderer is:

- Signed by the CEO or equivalent

- Outlines clear statement of objectives

- Shows commitment to improve performance

- Relevant to company operations

- Reviewed on a regular basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Certified OH&S Management System

Certification demonstrates that the tenderer meets minimum standards, verified by an independent party. These may include:

- SafetyMAP (three levels of certification)

- NCSA 5 star System

- ISR System

Certificates available for perusal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- OH&S Management System or Plan?

The company OH&S Manual or Plan includes as a minimum:

- Occupational health and safety policy

- Management OH&S responsibilities

- General occupational health and safety procedures

- Safe Work procedures relevant to the company operations

- Public safety procedures

- Induction and training procedures

- Issue resolution and OHS consultation mechanisms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Health And Safety Responsibilities

Health and Safety responsibilities in the company documented and comprise:

- OH&S responsibility statements

- Part of employee's job description

- Part of formal and informal performance appraisal

Line managers and supervisors formally held accountable for health and safety performance of their employees

 

 

 

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Safe Work Practices and Procedures

 

 

 

- Safe Work Procedures

The tenderer is able to demonstrate safe work procedures which:

- Are relevant to company operations

- Contain a description of the tasks and associated hazards

- Outline control measures and methods to minimise health and safety risks

- Make reference to any relevant Legislation, Codes of Practice or Australian Standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Safe Work Permits

Where relevant, the tenderer should be able to demonstrate safe work permits for the following types of work:

- Work in Confined Spaces (Confined Space Entry Permits)

- Hot Work (Hot Work Permit)

- Lockout Permits (plant, electrical systems, steam)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Incident reporting and Investigation

Tenderer able to provide evidence of:

- Incident report and investigation form

- Incident investigation procedure

- Evidence of completed investigation forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Plant Safety

Tenderer has mechanisms in place for the identification of hazards, assessment of risks and the implementation of control measures associated with plant. This includes:

- Documented risk assessments for relevant plant or risk assessment procedure

- Copy of plant operator licences, permits

- Register of plant requiring registration

- List of persons responsible for undertaking plant risk assessments

- Plant maintenance and inspection forms for plant

- Pre-start daily safety inspection forms for plant

- Plant fault reporting system and forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Hazardous Substances

Tenderer has provided evidence demonstrating safe handling and storage of hazardous substances

- Manifest or register of chemicals used by the company

- Material Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used

- Safe handling procedures, including personal protective equipment

- Relevant training documentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Manual Handling

Tenderer able to demonstrate evidence of:

- Documented risk assessments for manual handling hazards

- Systems used to control manual handling risks (eg lifting aids, work procedures)

 

 

 

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OH & S Training

 

 

 

- Tenderer able to demonstrate evidence of:

- Records of training and competencies of employees (licences, permits, certificates)

- Records of ‘on the job' training

- Tool box meetings conducted

- Induction training program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health and Safety Workplace Inspection

 

 

 

- Regular Inspections

Tenderer provides evidence of:

- Workplace inspection schedules

- Completed inspection reports

- Types of inspections undertaken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Standard Inspection Checklists

Copies of the types of inspection checklists used by the tenderer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Hazard Reporting from Tenderer

Evidence includes:

- Documented Hazard reporting procedure and forms

- Completed hazard reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health and Safety Consultation

 

 

 

- Health And Safety Committee

Evidence includes records which show:

- Structure of committee

- Meeting schedule

- Minutes of meetings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Employees Consultation

Tenderer provides evidence of:

- List of employee health and safety representatives

- Documented procedures for consultation and dissemination of information

- Employee involvement in inspection, accident investigation

 

 

 

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OH&S Performance Monitoring

 

 

 

- Safety Performance Statistics

Evidence includes:

- Reports on company health and safety representatives

- Performance targets established (eg lost time injuries, person days lost)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Health and Safety Performance Information

Evidence of information provided to employees

- Records of who receives reports

- Types of reports produced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Convicted of Health and Safety Offence

If conviction reported, determine:

- Nature and circumstances of incident

- Corrective actions undertaken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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