Site Level Audits are conducted at sites to monitor compliance at site level for occupational health and safety.  Once the audit is conducted and recorded for each procedure any actions or issues which arise from the audit should be discussed with the Manager of the site and also with the OHS Committee.  These should be followed through with reports, risk assessments and action plans.

The audit does not require to be forwarded to Catholic Safety Health & Welfare SA but will be required for viewing during an audit for the licence.

Risk assessment is the process of determining the level of risk associated with a work practice, activity, substance and/or piece of equipment.  It is a legal requirement for worksites to manage hazards using this process.

Conduct a risk assessment when:

• a work practice changes
• prior to purchase and/or use of a new piece of equipment or substance
• prior to an activity and/or event eg Gala Day, Sports Day, Fete
• Prior to hazardous work eg working at heights, construction, hot work
• change in work environment eg relocation of employees 

Sample risk assessments can be download:

Safe Operating Procedures (SOP's) are an administrative tool in the management of hazards. They provide a step by step method to conducting work safely.

Sample SOP's can be downloaded.

Hazard Management is a proactive, systematic process to identify, assess and control hazards.

Risk Assessments and Safe Operating Procedures are tools in the hazard management process to assist in assessing the level of risk of identified hazards and in implementing controls to eliminate and/or manage the risk.

Following on from an investigation into slips, trips and falls incident's the following checklist has been developed to enable sites to perform investigations on any incident relating to slips trips and falls and apply the necessary corrective actions: