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Management System?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685157 \\h \u00142\u0015\nWhy does the Department need an OHSMS?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685158 \\h \u00143\u0015\nDefinitions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685159 \\h \u00143\u0015\nA Note to New Principals\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685160 \\h \u00144\u0015\nPART 1: Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685161 \\h \u00146\u0015\nPART 2: OHS Planning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685162 \\h \u00147\u0015\nPART 3: OHS Consultation and Communication\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685163 \\h \u00149\u0015\nPART 4: OHS Hazard Management\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685164 \\h \u001412\u0015\nPART 5: OHS Risk Management\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685165 \\h \u001416\u0015\nPART 6: OHS Induction and Training\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685166 \\h \u001418\u0015\nPART 7: Contractor and Volunteer OHS Management\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685167 \\h \u001420\u0015\nPART 8: OHS Purchasing\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685168 \\h \u001424\u0015\nPART 9: First Aid and Infection Control\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685169 \\h \u001426\u0015\nPART 10: Reporting and Management of Incidents and Hazards\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685170 \\h \u001428\u0015\nWhere to go for assistance\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc519685171 \\h \u001431\u0015\n\u0015\nIntroduction\nThe Department of Education and Training (the Department) is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for all employees, contractors, volunteers and visitors. This commitment is endorsed by the Secretary in the Department’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy.\nTo assist the Department workplaces to meet this commitment a web based Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) has been developed. This guide assists with the initial implementation of processes and procedures relating to the OHSMS and provides key information and checklists for each section.\nIt is noted that the continuous monitoring and execution of these practices continue well beyond the initial implementation phase at the workplace.\nDepartment workplaces are further supported by visiting OHS Consultants and a dedicated OHS telephone support line through the Department’s OHS Advisory Service. Regional based OHS Support Officers are also available to provide you with any further assistance you may require.\n\u000f\nWhat is an OHS Management System?\nAn Occupational Health and Management System (OHSMS) is a set of plans, actions and procedures that assist an organisation to systematically manage health and safety risk associated with their business. The overall aim of an OHSMS is to continuously improve Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance through the effective management of OHS risks and activities in the workplace.\nThe basis of the continuous improvement approach is detailed in Figure 1.\nFigure 1: OHS Management System Model (Source: AS/NZS 4801:2001)\nThis can be clarified further by outlining the main actions involved within each individual component of such a continuous improvement approach as described in Figure 2 below.\nFigure 2: Components of the continuous improvement cycle\n\u000f\nWhy does the Department need an OHSMS?\nConsultation with workplace managers and health and safety representatives (HSR) on their perceptions of how the Department supports the management of OHS indicated that improvement was required, and revealed the following:\nOHS policies and procedures should be provided that are ready for use and easily located.\nOHS solutions should be shared across workplaces to avoid “reinventing the wheel” every time.\nProcedures need to be easy to understand and implement as time is often limited.\nDedicated health and safety resources should be allocated to regions to assist workplaces to comply with health and safety requirements.\nIn response to this, the Department's OHSMS was developed to clarify the management of OHS and improve workplace safety for schools and workplaces. The standardised and practical nature of the OHSMS makes it easy to implement and maintain. 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