Health Monitoring Policy and Procedure
Editable Word health monitoring policy and procedure for Queensland: hazardous chemicals, silica, lead, asbestos and noise triggers, practitioner, costs, reports, confidentiality and record retention.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
For any business that exposes workers to hazardous chemicals, silica dust, lead, asbestos, pesticides or noise. It sets out each trigger for health monitoring as the WHS Regulation reads, how to arrange it, what to do with the report, lead removal and return rules, and how long confidential records are kept.
What Is Included In Our Health Monitoring Policy and Procedure?
- Triggers for hazardous chemicals, Schedule 14 Table 14.1 and other chemicals
- Crystalline silica 30 day tally from the approved code
- Lead risk work: baseline, blood lead frequencies, removal and return
- Asbestos worker monitoring
- Noise audiometric testing within 3 months and every 2 years
- Choosing a registered medical practitioner and consulting the worker
- The business pays: costs and shared duties
- Reports: worker copy, regulator copy and other businesses
- Confidential records: 30 years and 40 years for asbestos
- Monitoring register and review of controls
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 38 (notification of notifiable incidents), ss 47 to 49 (consultation)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 38 (review of control measures), ss 49 and 50 (exposure standards and air monitoring), ss 56 to 58 (noise and audiometric testing), ss 368 to 378 (health monitoring for hazardous chemicals), Schedule 14 Table 14.1, ss 392 to 418 (lead, including health monitoring ss 405 to 418 and Table 14.2), ss 435 to 444 (asbestos health monitoring)
- Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022 (Qld), an approved code of practice: the 30 day trigger. Under s 26A of the WHS Act a business must follow an approved code or manage the risk in a way that gives an equivalent or higher standard
- Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (7 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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How to use it
From download to site in three steps
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Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
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