The WHS Act and Regulations place obligations on Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) to ensure as far as is reasonably practicable the health and safety of the person, each of the person’s workers and any other persons is not affected by the conduct of the business or undertaking.

Ensuring health and safety includes the following —

• Providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment;
• Providing and maintaining safe plant and structures;
• Ensuring the safe use, handling and storage of plant, structures and substances;
• Provide adequate facilities for the welfare at work of workers in carrying out work on behalf of the business or undertaking, including ensuring access to those facilities;
• Provide any information, training, instruction, or supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out on behalf of the business or undertaking; and
• Ensure that the health of workers and the conditions at the workplace are monitored for the purpose of preventing illness or injury of workers arising from the conduct of the business or undertaking.

Stack Masula specialises in the development of manuals documenting how Work Health and Safety concerns will be managed. These Management Systems can be prepared for both large and small businesses and are an invaluable tool when organisations are required to demonstrate compliance with legislative requirements to clients, principal contractors or even in a court of law.

A Work Health and Safety Management System:

• Documents and communicates your Company's processes and expectations;
• Outlines policies and procedures for managing health and safety within your Company;
• Enables compliance to Australian Standard 4801 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems; and
• Enables Companies to meet major contractor or government pre-qualification requirements.

The implementation of an effective health and safety system should always lead to a reduction in workplace illness and injury. It seeks to minimise the costs associated with workplace incidents and reduces the likelihood of breaches of occupational health and safety laws.

Stack Masula can prepare Safety Plans (WHS Management Plans) and Safe Work Method Statements for your company.

Safety Plans

A documented Safety Plan (WHS Management Plan) complying with the WHS Regulations must be prepared before any construction work starts. A Safety Plan (WHS Management Plan) details how your Company meets it's health and safety obligations onsite and communicates to prospective or current clients/Principal Contractors your health and safety Policies and Procedures. 

Safe Work Method Statements

Safe Work Method Statements (SWMSs) are required to be prepared for high risk construction work.

Instruction and Training

Training Sessions

Stack Masula can provide customised health and safety training to suit your organisation's needs.

Customised training enables:

• Training directed to any level within the organisation;
• Integration of company specific documentation or procedures; and
• Practical examples of training subjects relevant to your organisation.

Training sessions include an interactive presentation by our qualified Consultants, practical application of training material where relevant, training workbooks for later reference, competency assessments to identify the understanding of participants and certificates of completion issued to each participant.

Stack Masula can support your Company to internally train your workers by supplying Safety Training Handbooks such as:

• Health and Safety Induction Handbook;
• Employee Training Handbook; and
• Contractor Training Handbook.

Stack Masula can undertake Compliance Audits of health and safety systems and / or physical work environments. The aim of auditing is to provide an assessment of areas where the current documentation, work environment, plant or equipment or work practices do not comply with legislative and industry requirements. Audits conducted by external parties can provide a fresh prospective on the overall safety of your operations and highlight the risks to management / owners should an incident occur.

An audit report is prepared detailing the level of compliance and to clearly identify priorities for action.

Stack Masula can provide a qualified and experienced Health and Safety Consultant to drive an effective health and safety program within your Business. Whether you just need another set of eyes or someone to get in and get it done we have the support plan for your organisation.

The type and extent of support will depend on the needs of your organisation but can include the following.

• Provide onsite or remote guidance and support with a wide range of health and safety issues.
• Provide regular updates to enable you to keep up to date with changes to health and safety requirements.
• Participate in safety meetings.
• Conduct incident investigations etc.