The SHE Employer's Companion is specifically
designed to assist the Employer to establish
and maintain a SHE structure & system.
It comprises of SHE Policy Statements, SHE
Risk Assessment Guidelines, SHE Structures : Establishing SHE Structure, H&S Committee,
Emergency Planning Committee and Appointment
Forms, SHE Reviews and SHE Reporting &
Corrective Action : Compliance Audit
Report, Inspection Report & Inspection
Record.
1. SHE Policy |
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Policy Statements |
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A sound policy and program
will provide the basis for
effective self-regulation
through your internal
responsibility system. Under
the Act, employers and
workers must share the
responsibility for workplace
health and safety. The
concept of an internal
responsibility system is
based on the principle that
parties in the workplace are
in the best position to
identify health and safety
problems and to come up with
solutions.
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2. SHE Risk Assessment |
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Risk Assessment Guideline |
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In order to ensure that the
appropriate risks and
hazards are managed in a
workplace, it is advisable
to ensure that a detailed
risk assessment of the
company’s safety, health and
environmental impacts is
performed. A guideline and
various templates are
provided to assist to
perform a risk assessment in
a workplace.
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3. SHE Structure |
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3.1 Establishing SHE
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- SHE Structure
Guideline |
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In
order to comply with Legislation and to ensure the
effective management of the risks in a workplace, it
is essential to appoint an appropriate SHE
Management structure. The key function of
the management structure is to ensure that a safe,
healthy and environmental friendly workplace is
established and maintained.
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3.2 Health & Safety
Committee |
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- Health &
Safety Committee
Guideline
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This document
focuses on the
legal
appointments
that are
referred to in
Section 17 to
Section 20 of
the Act. It also
includes the
general
appointment of
an Environmental
Management
System
Responsible
Person.
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3.3 Emergency Planning
Committee |
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- Emergency
Planning
Committee Guideline |
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A definite plan to deal with emergencies is an
important element of an OH&S program. The absence of
an emergency plan could lead to severe losses such
as loss of life and a possible financial collapse of
an organization.
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3.4 Appointment Forms |
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92 Pro-forma templates of legal
appointment letters are provided.
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4. SHE Reviews |
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Legal compliance SHE Audit
Assistant Manual comprising
of 1591 questions with
references to the
Occupational Health
and
Safety Act, Act No.85 of
1993.
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| 5. SHE Reporting & Corrective
Action |
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5.1 Audit Report |
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Legal compliance
SHE Audit
Assistant Report
comprising of a
possible 1753
questions with
references to
the Occupational
Health and
Safety Act, Act
No.85 of 1993.
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5.2 Inspection Report |
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An inspection report pro-forma is
provided to report on deviations observed in a
workplace.
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| 5.3 Inspection Records |
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31 Popular inspection records
prepared in Excel which can be completed by typing
in the provided spaces. |
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