Occupational Health and Safety Functional Map

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This project will review the National Occupational Standards for specific job roles and functions associated with Occupational Health and Safety.
         
Purpose: Health and safety in the workplace     
         
Function   Ref   NOS
Comply with health and safety    PROGEN20   Comply with health and safety requirements in the workplace
Aware of hazards in the workplace   PROHSK1   Basic hazard awareness
Reduce risks to health and safety    PROHSS1   Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
Develop procedures and control work operations   PROHSS2   Develop procedures to safely control work operations
  PROHSS3   Safely control work operations
Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents    PROHSS5   Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints at work
Conduct risk assessment s   PROHSS6   Conduct health and safety risk assessments of a workplace
Review others health and safety procedures   PROHSS8   Review health and safety procedures at workplaces other than your own
Supervise health and safety of others   PROHSS9   Supervise health, safety and welfare of individuals at work
         
Purpose: Health and safety practitioners, also known as health and safety officers, managers, advisers or consultants, seek to minimise the risk of harm or injury at work. By educating colleagues and setting procedures to be followed, they aim to build a culture of safety in the workplace.
         
Function   Ref   NOS
Develop health and safety strategy   PROHSP1   Develop, implement and review the organisations health and safety strategy
Promote positive health and safety culture    PROHSP2   Promote a positive health and safety culture
Develop and implement health and safety policy    PROHSP3   Develop and implement the health and safety policy
Develop effective communication systems    PROHSP4   Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence   PROHSP5   Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
Control health and safety risks   PROHSP6   Control health and safety risks
Proactive monitoring systems   PROHSP7   Develop, implement and review proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
Reactive monitoring systems   PROHSP8   Develop, implement and review reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
Develop and implement health and safety audits   PROHSP9   Develop and implement health and safety audits
Emergency response systems   PROHSP10   Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
Health and safety review systems   PROHSP11   Develop and implement health and safety review systems
Contribute to health and safety legal actions   PROHSP12   Contribute to health and safety legal actions
Improvements in health and safety practice   PROHSP13   Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice
Behavioural safety   PROHSP14   Behavioural safety in the workplace 
Manage contractors   PROHSP15   Manage contractors to ensure compliance with health and safety 
Health and safety induction processes   PROHSP16   Develop and implement health and safety induction processes 
         
Purpose: Carry out duties in relation to enforcement, prosecution and statutory documentation on behalf of the regulator
         
Function   Ref   NOS
Identify the plans and priorities of the regulatory authority   PROHSR1   Identify the plans and priorities of the regulatory authority for work-related health and safety, and contribute to them effectively
Inspect duty holders, worksites and activities   PROHSR2   Inspect duty holders, worksites and activities for the purposes of work-related health and safety regulation
Investigate work-related accidents, incidents, ill health reports and complaints   PROHSR3   Investigate work-related accidents, incidents, ill health reports and complaints for the purposes of health and safety regulation
Plan and gather evidence   PROHSR4   Plan and gather evidence for the purposes of work-related health and safety regulation
Enforce statutory provisions and brief prosecutors   PROHSR5   Enforce statutory provisions and brief prosecutors for the purposes of work-related health and safety regulation
Enforce statutory provisions and present guilty pleas in Magistrates’ Courts   PROHSR6   Enforce statutory provisions and present guilty pleas in Magistrates’ Courts for the purpose of work-related health and safety regulation
Draft and serve notices or other statutory enforceable documents   PROHSR7   Draft and serve notices or other statutory enforceable documents for the purposes of work-related health and safety regulation
Influence health and safety duty holders and others   PROHSR8   Influence health and safety duty holders and others for the purposes of work-related health and safety regulation
Promotional activities   PROHSR9   Improve work-related health and safety through promotional activities