Resources and links related to the Local Government Sector have been obtained from a variety of sources including Australian Government, State Government, Worksafe Authorities, Local Government Organisations and Associations.
Links related to areas of Health and Safety best practice and excellence within the Local Government Sector have also been included.
Audit Resources
National Self Insurer OHS Audit Tool User Guide Workbook Version: 1.0 Feb 2007. - This link is a useful resource for audits of OHS Management Systems. It is located on the Worksafe Victoria website. The National Self Insurer OHS Audit Tool defines the criteria that relevant Regulators will use within their jurisdictions to assess OHS Management Systems of Self Insurers. It is based on Australian Standard AS4801:2001.
Internet Address:
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Safety+and+Prevention/Health+And+Safety+Topics/OHS+Management+Systems/OHSMS+Audit+Tools/
NCSI - Audit Resources - This link is a useful resource for audits of OHS Management Systems. It is located on the NCSI website and consists of Self-Assessment Checklists including AS 4801, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 plus other resources.
Internet Address:
http://www.ncsi.com.au/Publications.html
Worksafe Victoria - OHSMS Audit Tools
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Safety+and+Prevention/Health+And+Safety+Topics/OHS+Management+Systems/OHSMS+Audit+Tools/
WorkSafe has produced an Occupational Health and Safety Management System Quiz to assist businesses to quickly evaluate the current status of their OHSMS. Once the OHSMS is in place it is important to regularly audit the system to determine whether it is operating as expected.
WorkSafe has developed an audit tool to assist with this process called SafetyMAP(Safety Management Achievement Program). SafetyMAP provides a set of audit criteria, which current performance can be measured against.
Other audit tools include:
Victoria
Auditor General Victoria
Management of OHS in Local Government April 2005
http://archive.audit.vic.gov.au/reports_par/agp103cv.html
Managing Risk Across the Public Sector: Toward Good Practice June 2007
http://archive.audit.vic.gov.au/reports_par/agp125cv.html
Worksafe Victoria
Local Government Web Page
http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Safety+and+Prevention/Your+Industry/Local+Government/D_Local+Government
Victorian Home Care Industry OHS Guide
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Forms+and+Publications/Publications/Victorian+Home+Care+Industry+OHS+Guide
Local Government Resources
http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Forms+and+Publications/Forms+and+Publications+Results?industry=Local%20Government&docType=Publication
New South Wales
The Local Government and Shires Association of NSW
Occupational Health and Safety Manual
http://www.lgsa.org.au/www/html/133-ohs-manual.asp
The local government OHS Manual has been developed to assist councils in New South Wales in the implementation of their statutory obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act 2000 and OHS Regulation 2001.
Council - Local Government Resources
ACT
To be updated
Northern Territory
To be updated
NSW
To be updated
Queensland
To be updated
South Australia
To be updated
Tasmania
To be updated
Victoria
Wellington Shire Council - Contractor Safety
Includes SWMS designed to assist Wellington Shire Council contractors meet Victorian Occupational Health and Safety management obligations
Internet Address: http://www.wellington.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_id=1636
Western Australia
To be updated