WHS Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities Policy and Procedure
Editable Word WHS roles, responsibilities and accountabilities policy and procedure for Queensland businesses: PCBU, officers, workers, contractors, HSRs, committees and an accountability schedule.
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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 Queensland businesses that want every person to know what they are responsible for in work health and safety. It sets out the duties under the WHS Act for the business, officers, workers and others, with delegation rules, officer due diligence and an accountability schedule to complete.
What Is Included In Our WHS Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities Policy and Procedure?
- Duties of the business, officers, workers and other persons
- Officer due diligence with its six elements
- Delegation that does not transfer the duty
- Managers and supervisors as delegates
- Contractors, labour hire workers and shared duties
- Designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers
- Health and safety representatives, training and term
- Health and safety committees and the work health and safety officer
- Accountability schedule with evidence and review dates
- Annual check of roles, records and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 7 (worker), ss 14 to 16 (duties not transferable, more than one duty, shared duties), ss 17 to 19 (managing risk, reasonably practicable, primary duty of care), ss 22 to 26 (duties of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers), s 27 (duty of officers), s 28 (duties of workers), s 29 (duties of other persons), s 46 (duty to consult, co-operate and co-ordinate), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), s 64 (term of office of an HSR), s 68 (HSR powers and functions), s 70 (PCBU duties to an HSR), s 72 (HSR training), ss 75 to 78 (health and safety committees), Part 5A ss 103A to 103F (work health and safety officers)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (information, training and instruction)
- Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), an approved code of practice. 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
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth): s 9AD (meaning of officer, used in the WHS Act)
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 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
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
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?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, tell us and we'll fix it. If you're still not happy, we'll refund you or give you store credit, your choice. Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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