Staff Meeting

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Consultation and Participation of Workers

AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018 Clause 5.4

Present

Adam Coatsworth	☐
Ben Green	☐
Blake Pascoe	☐
Blaize Brown	☐
Dane Larsen	☐
Gavin Hunt	☐
Jared Winch	☐
Kelly Martin	☐
Paul Martin	☐
William Boucher-Thompson	☐

Background

The organisation shall establish, implement and maintain processes for consultation and participation of workers at all applicable levels and functions.

The organisation shall:

Provide mechanisms, time, training and resources necessary for consultation and participation.

Provide access to clear, understandable and relevant information about the OH&S management system.

Determine and remove obstacles or barriers to participation and minimise those that cannot be removed.

Emphasise the consultation of non-managerial workers.

The organisation shall ensure consultation with workers in:

Determining the needs and expectations of interested parties.

Establishing the OH&S policy.

Assigning organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities.

Determining how to fulfil legal and other requirements.

Establishing OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them.

Determining applicable controls for outsourcing, procurement and contractors.

Determining what needs to be monitored, measured and evaluated.

Planning, establishing, implementing and maintaining audit programmes.

Ensuring continual improvement.

The organisation shall ensure participation of workers in:

Determining mechanisms for consultation and participation.

Identifying hazards and assessing risks and opportunities.

Determining actions to eliminate hazards and reduce risks.

Determining competence requirements, training needs, training and evaluating training.

Determining information and communication needs.

Determining control measures and their effective implementation and use.

Investigating incidents and nonconformities and determining corrective actions.

Agenda

Item No.	Agenda Topic	Included
1	Review of OH&S Policy	☐
2	Legal and Other Requirements	☐
3	Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment	☐
4	Control Measures and Effectiveness	☐
5	OH&S Objectives and Planning	☐
6	Training and Competency Requirements	☐
7	Communication and Information Needs	☐
8	Incident / Nonconformity Review	☐
9	Audit and Monitoring Activities	☐
10	Opportunities for Improvement	☐

Feedback & Further Actions

Requirement	Evidence of Consultation & Participation
Workers consulted on OH&S matters	Choose an item.
Non-managerial workers included	Choose an item.
Information provided and understood	Choose an item.
Participation in hazard identification	Choose an item.
Participation in risk control decisions	Choose an item.
Participation in incident investigations	Choose an item.