UWA Internal Safety Audit Programme AS NZS 4801 2001

This UWA internal safety audit programme aligns with AS NZS 4801 2001 and provides a comprehensive checklist to evaluate workplace health and safety management. It covers policy and planning, legal requirements, objectives and targets, annual safety plans, roles and accountability, training and competency, consultation and communication, reporting and documentation, and document control. It guides hazard identification and risk control, emergency preparedness and response, first aid arrangements, ergonomics, psychological wellbeing, and prevention of violence and aggression. It addresses hazardous manual tasks, dangerous goods and chemicals, off campus activities and fieldwork, plant and equipment, noise, biological safety, gene technology, storage and aerosols, waste management, radiation safety, health surveillance, incident investigation, records management, periodic audits, and management review to drive continual improvement and compliance.