I do not need to:

Deliver the instruction and training to each employee

Hand out all the necessary information

Do the supervision

These tasks are delegated to managers and supervisors.

I do need to ensure that:

Sufficient resources of time and money are provided to allow staff at all levels to discharge their particular SHE duties

There is a plan for the allocation of resources

I delegate responsibilities

People accept my authority

People accept responsibility

Systems to ensure SHE happens in reality

I perform mini audits (not necessarily formal or extensive)

All staff are contributing to safety and complying with policy and procedure

I review the action plan

Position description for all include all aspects of safety

There are a series of policies and procedures

A SHE policy statement

An effective consultation process is in place

Six easy steps to safety:

1.Identify responsibilities

Do the following people understand and accept their responsibilities in regard to SHE?

Managers, supervisors, employees, contractors, visitors, others

Do managers and supervisors have written position descriptions that set out in detail their level of acceptance performance in regard to SHE?

In the PD should be hazard management; incident investigation; staff instruction and training; induction; development, documentation and maintenance of safe work procedures; consultation; leading by example; any others that may be relevant to the role.

2.Plan to work safely

The action plan for the workplace should include:

The organisations major hazards

Legislative requirement issues

Policy and procedure – development and review

Training needs

Promotional activities – such as manual handling, chemicals, fire etc

Workplace inspections and audits

The plan should identify:

Responsibilities – who is going to make what happen

Details of the actions – what is to be done

Time frames – when it is going to happen

Resources required – such as employee time and appropriate costs

Priorities may also be indicated

Their needs to be a series of policies and procedures (Safety Management System). The SMS should include:

Incident reporting and investigation

Workplace inspections

Safe handling and use of hazardous substances

Manual handling and ergonomics

First aid

Other matters including specific or unique hazards at the workplace

Their needs to be a SHE policy statement. It needs to:

State senior managements commitment

Define the roles and responsibilities of the responsible officer, managers, supervisors, employees, health and safety representatives, SHE committees and contractors and visitors

Emphasise encouragement of consultation

Refer to the organisations system for minimising injury and disease

State the review process of the policy

Be easily understood

Signed and dated by the responsible officer

Show evidence of employee involvement, such as representatives