Reporting and Record Keeping
If you have never written a report or recorded your findings, you should consider following the steps outlined below, which are:
• Clarify purpose and expectations
• Decide on appropriate report structure
• Gather information to support your case
• Circulate the report
Once you have consulted with staff and included their feedback in the report, you should present the report or information to the appropriate personnel.
Workplace inspections are events that are planned as a pro-active way in which to identify hazards before they can develop into an injury or illness. There are no rules as to who can do a workplace inspection; however, it is recommended that the person who performs the inspection has experience in the work area. This person should be either a supervisor for that area or the Health and safety representative or safety officer.
As part of the harmonisation of work health and safety, it is important that whoever performs the inspection consults with team members in the area. One of the goals of the harmonisation program is to foster a co-operative, consultative relationship between duty holders and the persons who they owe duties and their representatives.
View the Safe operating Procedures (SOP) and the completed Risk Assessment in the Hazard Register (Hazards) and forms as given below