A member of the audit team must not Responsibilities of the parties participate in a Project WHS Management Plan audit if he or she: Government agency Is in debt to the contractor or its service Reviewing the plan provider The government agency will review the Is a partner or other business associate of contractor’s Project WHS Management Plan to the contractor or its service providers determine whether the 12 key elements Is a worker, agent or consultant of the detailed in the WHS Management Systems and contractor or its service provider Auditing Guidelines are clearly addressed. Is a relative of one of the contractors or its Scheduling audits service providers, or The government agency will schedule, arrange Has any other conflict of interest. and participate in Project WHS Management (See for a checklist for auditing a Project WHS Plan audits with the contractor to be audited. Management Plan) Following up Qualifications The government agency will follow up to The audit team must collectively have the confirm that the contractor has completed all following qualifications: the necessary corrective and preventive actions within the required timeframes. Successful completion of a Management System auditing course Audit teams covering: The audit team will conduct the audits BSBAUD501A Initiate a quality audit scheduled by the government agency with the BSBAUD502A Prepare a quality contractor. BSBAUD503A Lead a quality audit The audit team must carry out a Project WHS BSBAUD504A Report on a quality audit Management Plan audit: Demonstrated knowledge of WHS With fairness and honesty Acts, regulations, Codes and Standards as they apply to the construction industry. With full regard to confidentiality and Demonstrated knowledge can be either In a timely manner. formal WHS qualifications or the accepted equivalent; such criteria must be When carrying out an audit, the audit team acceptable to senior management in the must have regard for the fact that contractors accrediting authority have a responsibility to protect the health, Knowledge of the contract, project work safety and welfare of their workers and others site, and site WHS requirements. and service providers in the supply chain from any WHS risks arising out of the work.
Responsibilities of the parties Government agency Reviewing the plan The government agency will review the contractor’s Project WHS Management Plan to determine whether the 12 key elements detailed in the WHS Management Systems and Auditing Guidelines are clearly addressed. Scheduling audits The government agency will schedule, arrange and participate in Project WHS Management Plan audits with the contractor to be audited. Following up The government agency will follow up to confirm that the contractor has completed all the necessary corrective and preventive actions within the required timeframes. Audit teams The audit team will conduct the audits scheduled by the government agency with the contractor. The audit team must carry out a Project WHS Management Plan audit: With fairness and honesty With full regard to confidentiality and In a timely manner. When carrying out an audit, the audit team must have regard for the fact that contractors have a responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of their workers and others and service providers in the supply chain from any WHS risks arising out of the work. A member of the audit team must not participate in a Project WHS Management Plan audit if he or she: Is in debt to the contractor or its service provider Is a partner or other business associate of the contractor or its service providers Is a worker, agent or consultant of the contractor or its service provider Is a relative of one of the contractors or its service providers, or Has any other conflict of interest. (See for a checklist for auditing a Project WHS Management Plan) Qualifications The audit team must collectively have the following qualifications: Successful completion of a Management System auditing course covering: BSBAUD501A Initiate a quality audit BSBAUD502A Prepare a quality BSBAUD503A Lead a quality audit BSBAUD504A Report on a quality audit Demonstrated knowledge of WHS Acts, regulations, Codes and Standards as they apply to the construction industry. Demonstrated knowledge can be either formal WHS qualifications or the accepted equivalent; such criteria must be acceptable to senior management in the accrediting authority Knowledge of the contract, project work site, and site WHS requirements.
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