Case Study
WHS Internal Audit & Review
28.02.2022
Client - A State Government Sub-Agency
Project Trigger:
Operational Improvements
Our Scope
- Ensure that the client is compliant with the WHS act, and the relevant process, procedures, registers and reporting requirements are followed
- Assess if operational practices are effective and followed to avoid potential WHS incidents, and reduce the number of recurring incidents
Project Outcomes
- A final WHS Internal Audit Report with:
- Detailed findings and fit for purpose recommendations for improvement; and
- Action plans specifying management response to the reported recommendations
- An Executive Summary, covering key findings, purpose, scope, and approach and overall rating based on the client’s risk rating scale
Our Value
- Active Directions focussed on two elements in the WHS Internal Audit review:
- Assess the client’s compliance with the WHS Act
- Take a pragmatic approach to identify how the client is able to avoid, remediate and eliminate future WHS incidents
- Extend existing reporting practices into the WHS framework
Top 3 Tips
Clients that conduct a WHS Internal Audit should:
- Assess if their WHS practices meet the regulatory WHS Act requirements
- Take a pragmatic approach towards WHS trend analysis to identify potential recurring incidents
- Focus on WHS incident avoidance vs. Incident management (resulting in additional non-value add process requirements
