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Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT

Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT

OHSE201- Principles of Occupational Health and Safety

Assignment: Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs

Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs – This assessment requires you to critically evaluate OHS audit programs and identify the key elements for the improvement of OHS performance. You may choose to focus your essay around the following key points:

  1. 1. Overview of the role of OHS audit programs in OHS performance enhancement.
  2. Role of Australian OHS legislation in shaping OHS audit requirements, citing examples to explain the link.
  3. Identification and comparison of the key authoritative technical specifications for OHS audits. Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT.
  4. 4. Evaluation, with reference to literature, of the key elements necessary for audit program success.
  5. Identification and role of key internal and external stakeholders in the monitoring and review of OHS to improve performance.
  6. Conclusion, in which you demonstrate your ability to synthesis the key points into a concise summary.

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It should be no more than 1500 words long. As a guide to the word limit, words should be counted from the word “Introduction” at the top of page one to the word “References” at the last page.

Harvard Referencing, with 20 high academic quality sources.

Present this work as an essay structure.

I-Guidance Assessment :  Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs

This assessment piece is directly linked to Learning Outcome 5:

Apply basic knowledge of OHSE audit programs through critical review of their efficacy in managing risk

This assessment requires you to critically evaluate OHS audit programs and identify the key elements for the improvement of OHS performance through management risk. Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT.

Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs Reference Text :  JANICAK, M. 2015.  Safety Metrics: Tools and Techniques for Measuring Safety Performance, (3rd ed.). Bernan Press, Maryland.   (there are many others you may choose)

You may use the auditing program in your own workplace as an example or approach the topic from a theoretical perspective. Either way, you may find the following elements helpful in setting out your essay:

  1. Overview of the role of OHS audit programs in OHS performance enhancement. Auditing is basically a systematic way of monitoring what is, against some desired benchmark; whether the benchmark is prescribed or voluntarily assigned for some other purpose. Consider how such a systematic monitoring of occupational health and safety in the workplace can drive performance improvement.
  2. Role of Australian OHS legislation in shaping OHS audit requirements, citing examples to explain the link. Consider what the principal WHS Act, Regulation and Codes of Practice specify about managing OHS in order to comply with the legislation. How would auditing assist with demonstrating the management of risk, whether it be an entire safety management system or specific monitoring of a risk prescribed by a regulation? Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT.
  3. Identification and comparison of the key authoritative technical specifications for OHS audits. There are a couple of Australian and International Standards Organisation (ISO) Standards which specifically deal with the audit elements of safety management systems.
  4. Evaluation, with reference to literature, of the key elements necessary for audit program success. Whatever the subject of the audit, the adroit execution of some key elements of an audit are indicators of a successful outcome. A literature search, as well as the reference text I have included, will help you identify some of the key elements to a successful audit. Discuss how these are important to the outcome and how they may fail. Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT.
  5. Identification and role of key internal and external stakeholders in the monitoring and review of OHS to improve performance. We have now seen how consultation in the workplace is an essential part of the OHS legislation and a leading indicator of superior OHS outcomes. How can this consultation help in targeting the audit program? Consider how audit and certification to a benchmark can be important to external stakeholders; think of supply chains, pre-qualification for tendering, product labelling etc.
  6. Conclusion, in which you demonstrate your ability to synthesis the key points into a concise summary. A brief summary of your key findings identifying the strengths and weaknesses in monitoring OHS through an audit program. v.

II- Rubric Criteria: Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs

Identification andrelevance of key

issues (10 Marks)

 Emerging trends are identified with recognition and exposition of limitations and challenges to existing concepts.
Research/EvidenceBase

(10 Marks)

 Provides high quality and number of references to literature to support assertions about OHS audit development.Shows awareness of limitations that might exist in the literature. Foundational and very recent references used skilfully.

 
Analysis and CriticalThinking

(10 Marks)

 Content is highly relevant, insightful and shows comprehensive analysis and depth; draws nuanced and insightful conclusions from evaluating and analysing information with identification of limitations.
Clarity of Expression,Language, and

grammar (5

Marks)

 Scholarly language with no grammatical errors. As well as logical and sequential development , written expression uses highly focused and accurate OHS practice terminology. Critical Review of OHS Audit Programs ASSIGNMENT.