Perth, Western Australia — servicing metropolitan, regional and remote WA0448 150 277 · chris@ohssysman.com

Services

Practical WHS support.

From one document to a complete safety management system — scaled to suit the business, project, workforce and available resources.

01

WHS Management Systems

Open pit mine in Western Australia

We develop new WHS management systems and review or improve existing systems. Support can range from a practical framework for a small contractor through to a comprehensive and auditable mining safety management system.

  • WHS Management Plans
  • Mining Safety Management Systems
  • Project-specific safety plans
  • Principal Mining Hazard Management Plans
  • Policies, standards and procedures
  • Inspections, registers and document control
  • Training, contractor, emergency and incident systems
  • Management review, audit and verification frameworks

The system is developed around the organisation — rather than forcing the organisation into a generic safety template.

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Principal mining hazard management plans →

02

Risk Management

Excavator loading a haul truck

Risk management should provide useful information — not simply populate a spreadsheet with hazards.

  • Whole-of-business, whole-of-site and project risk registers
  • Principal Mining Hazard assessments
  • Operational and task risk assessments
  • Plant, equipment and change-management risk assessments
  • Critical control identification and control effectiveness reviews
  • Risk ranking and corrective action tracking

What can go wrong? Why? What controls protect us? Are they effective? What needs to happen next?

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03

Incident Investigation

Drilling crew working at a field rig

Support from initial fact finding through to investigation, corrective actions and client close-out.

  • Evidence gathering and witness information
  • Event timelines and sequence analysis
  • Causal, failed-defence and root cause analysis
  • Human and organisational factors
  • Corrective and preventive actions
  • Lessons Learned and management/client reporting
  • INX and similar incident-management systems

An investigation should do more than identify who made the last mistake. The objective is to understand why the circumstances existed and what realistic changes will reduce recurrence.

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04

WorkSafe & Regulatory Support

Isolation panel with emergency stop and isolators

Practical assistance responding to regulator involvement, improvement notices and requests for evidence.

  • Notice review and gap analysis
  • Evidence matrices and corrective actions
  • Procedure, inspection and competency records
  • Emergency arrangements and equipment registers
  • Close-out submissions and supporting evidence packages

The focus is not simply answering the regulator. It is correcting the underlying weakness so the business is stronger afterwards.

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05

Procedures & Documents

Civil works site with barriers and traffic control

Sometimes the requirement is simply to fix or develop one document properly.

  • SWPs and SWMS
  • Policies, forms and checklists
  • Registers, permits and inspection documents
  • Training and competency records
  • Take 5 and JHA systems
  • Incident reports, Lessons Learned and acknowledgement forms
  • Emergency plans, project plans and audit templates

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06

Audits & Gap Analysis

Pipeline running across a tailings storage facility

Existing systems can often be improved rather than rebuilt.

  • Review against legislation, client standards and contractual requirements
  • Identify missing documents, duplication and contradictions
  • Compare written systems with actual work practices
  • Prioritised improvement plans and action tracking

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07

Training, Competency & Inductions

Geophysics field crew vehicles on a remote site

Training material should communicate clearly — not simply present workers with pages of legislation and procedures.

  • Company, project, mine-site and contractor inductions
  • Task-specific training and competency documentation
  • Assessments, training matrices and refresher systems
  • Supervisor communication tools, toolbox material and Lessons Learned
  • Professional presentations, imagery, narration and digital delivery

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08

Contractor & Client Compliance

We help capable contractors meet the documentation expectations of mining companies, principal contractors and major clients without creating an unnecessarily complicated system.

  • Contractor prequalification
  • Tender safety submissions and mobilisation requirements
  • Project safety plans and client document reviews
  • Evidence matrices, procedures and risk registers
  • Training, competency and plant evidence
  • Audit responses and corrective actions

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09

Return to Work & Injury Management

  • Return to Work Plans and suitable duties
  • Certificates of Capacity and workplace restrictions
  • Worker, management, insurer and rehabilitation communication
  • Progressive capacity, review dates and workplace adjustments
  • Clear record management throughout recovery

10

Safety Data & Technology

Modern WHS systems generate large amounts of information. We help turn it into something useful.

  • Incident, hazard, audit and inspection analysis
  • Risk register, training and corrective action analysis
  • Digital forms, registers and dashboards
  • Cloud-based systems, QR access and automated workflows
  • Artificial intelligence and automated data analysis where appropriate

Technology supports professional judgement — it does not replace it.

11

Health Monitoring & Exposure Management

Drilling crew working at a field drill rig

We set up and manage health monitoring programs — and engage qualified providers to carry out the testing.

  • Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) health monitoring
  • Respirator (RPE) fit testing programs
  • Audiometric (hearing) testing
  • Dust, noise and exposure monitoring with occupational hygienists
  • Schedules, registers, confidential records and follow-up actions

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Not sure where to start?

Tell us the problem first.

We can work out the documents, system or level of support from there.

Talk to Chris