"A person who conducts a business or undertaking has an obligation to ensure the workplace health and safety of the person, each of the person’s workers and any other persons is not affected by the conduct of the relevant person’s business or undertaking."

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (Qld) Section 28 (1)

Ensuring health and safety includes the following —

(a) providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment;
(b) providing and maintaining safe plant;
(c) ensuring the safe use, handling, storage and transport of substances;
(d) ensuring safe systems of work; and
(e) providing information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure health and safety.

Stack Masula specialises in the development of manuals documenting how Occupational 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.

An Occupational 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 occupational 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 and Work Method Statements for your company.

Safety Plans

A documented SAFETY PLAN complying with the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations must be prepared before any construction work starts. A Safety Plan details how your Company meets it's OHS obligations onsite and communicates to prospective or current clients/Principal Contractors your OHS Policies and Procedures. 

Work Method Statements

Work Method Statements (WMSs) are required to be prepared for high risk activities involved in construction work.

Instruction and Training

Training Sessions

Stack Masula can provide customised OHS 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:

• OHS Induction Handbook;
• Employee Training Handbook; and
• Contractor Training Handbook.

Stack Masula can undertake Compliance Audits of OHS 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 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Consultant to drive an effective OHS Program within your Company. 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 OHS issues.
• Act as an appointed Workplace Health and Safety Officer.
• Provide regular updates to enable you to keep up to date with changes to OHS requirements.
• Participate in safety meetings.
• Conduct incident investigations etc.