About the Comprehensive Workplace Heatlh and Safety Manual

The comprehensive Workplace Heath and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual is available as electronic download to HR Platform subscribers.

The manual was developed in such a way so as to allow the end user to easily customise the templates forming part of the manual.

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Table of Contents

Below is a breakdown of all policies, documents, templates and forms included in the comprehensive Workplace Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual.

SECTION 1: GENERAL
	Section 1.1: Occupational Health and Safety Policy Statement
SECTION 2: EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION AND CONSULTATION
	Section 2.1: Workplace Health and Safety Teams
	Section 2.2: Employee Representation
	Section 2.3: Indemnity of Staff with Health and Safety Functions
	Section 2.4: Issue Resolution
	Section 2.5: Issue Resolution Flowchart and Procedure
	Section 2.6: Consultation for Workplace Changes
SECTION 3: HAZARDS MANAGEMENT
	Section 3.1: Hazards Management
	Section 3.2: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification
	Section 3.3: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification Guidelines
	Section 3.4: Risk Assessment for Children in Company Locations/Activities
	Section 3.5: Assessing and Controlling Manual Handling Risk
	Section 3.6: Office-Based Workstations
	Section 3.7: Heat at Work
	Section 3.8: Employee Excursions
	Section 3.9: Health and Safety Guide for Work-Related Driving
	Section 3.10: Contractors Induction
SECTION 4: INCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
	Section 4.1: Incident and Emergency Management
	Section 4.2: First Aid Services
	Section 4.3: Incident Management
	Section 4.4: Emergency Management
	Section 4.5: Local Emergency Instructions Template
	Section 4.6: Incident Reporting
	Section 4.7: Incident Investigation
SECTION 5: WORKPLACE SUPPORT
	Section 5.1: Employee Assistance Program
	Section 5.2: Occupational Rehabilitation Program
SECTION 6: FORMS
	Section 6.1: Hazard/Near-Miss Report
	Section 6.2: New Plant or Substance Checklist
	Section 6.3: Register of Hazardous Substances/Dangerous Goods/Chemicals
	Section 6.4: Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification Report
	Section 6.5: Quarterly Summary Risk Assessment Report
	Section 6.6: Company First Aiders - Nomination Form
	Section 6.7: First Aid Report
	Section 6.8: First Aid Order Form
	Section 6.9: Injury Report
	Section 6.10: Evacuation Drill Report
	Section 6.11: Bomb Threat Checklist
	Section 6.12: Application to Conduct an Excursion
	Section 6.13: Excursion Consent, Indemnity and Confidential Medical Report for Employees Under 18 Years
	Section 6.14: Excursion Consent, Indemnity and Confidential Medical Report for Employees Over 18 Years
	Section 6.15: List of Employees Participating in an Excursion
	Section 6.16: Application for Non-Staff Member to Attend an Excursion
	Section 6.17: Request to Use Own Transport to Excursion
SECTION 7: RECORDS
	Section 7.1: Health and Safety Representatives
	Section 7.2: Company First Aiders
	Section 7.3: First Aid Kits
	Section 7.4: Emergency Area Responsibilities
	Section 7.5: Emergency Control Personnel