Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00394:body:0:p45
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00394
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Character Range: 141035–144318

project WHS committee
    * distributing a regular WHS newsletter.
In many cases, people who have responsibilities are not always at the workplace all the time.
It is recommended that consultation arrangements for communicating with people off-site also
be included in the WHS management plan.

Arrangements for managing incidents
The principal contractor should consider the types of health and safety incidents that might occur. The WHS management plan should document the actions that will be taken and who will represent the principal contractor. The following should be included (covering both the process involved and the person responsible for it):

Process                 Action to be taken
Incident management         * Arrangements to stabilise and evacuate any injured person after ensuring safety of rescuers
                            * Arrangements for isolating the incident scene
                            * Arrangements for making the workplace safe after the incident
                            * Arrangements for preserving the incident site
                            * Arrangements for notifying the principal contractor
                            * Notification of the relevant regulator and emergency services as necessary
                            * Arrangements for the investigation of an incident.
Emergency situations        * The emergency plan for the construction project
                            * Arrangements for testing of the emergency plan
                            * Arrangements for training and instruction requirements.
First aid arrangements      * The facilities and first aid equipment that will be provided by the principal contractor
                            * Arrangements for training in first aid
                            * First aid equipment that will be provided by contractors and subcontractors.

The WHS management plan should also include arrangements for reporting and acting upon any 'near misses'.

Site-specific health and safety rules
The WHS management plan must detail any site-specific WHS rules that the principal contractor requires persons to comply with and the arrangements for ensuring that all persons at the workplace are informed of these rules. The rules should be simple and clear and, where appropriate, they should show who each rule applies to.
The nature of the work, hazards, size and location of the workplace, and the number and composition of the workers and other persons at the workplace can assist in determining the
site-specific rules.
After finalising the rules, the principal contractor should inform everyone in the workplace about them, for example by:
    * holding toolbox meetings or face-to-face discussions
    * posting them in a prominent position at the workplace
    * distributing copies to everyone at the workplace.
If there are people at the workplace who do not understand English well, the WHS management plan should set out how these people will be informed of the rules.

Arrangements to prepare, collect and assess, monitor and review SWMS
The WHS management plan must include details of the arrangements for the preparation, collection and any assessment/approval, monitoring and review of SWMS at the workplace.
The principal contractor should ensure