The Astute Health and Safety System promotes the Improvement Cycle process by giving you a step-by-step guide on how to set up and support the systems and procedures required for effective workplace health and safety. It’s a direction toward reducing injury and illness in your workplace.
Planning involves setting goals and objectives and detailing what steps you need to take to make your improvement strategies happen.
Develop, implement and monitor health and safety systems and practices and always look for opportunities to improve.
Regular review of the Workplace Management practices and the H&S System.
Health and safety must have the same status within your workplace as other business and production goals.
Health and safety needs to be understood to be implemented effectively in your workplace. The lines of communication within a business need to be open and effective so that health and safety messages can be given efficiently and accurately.
We encourage our clients to keep up to date with the Health & Safety At Work Act.
Sources:
Worksafe NZ
Publications:
Find more information and guidance in attached publications:
HSWA Reference Guide
Working Together
