Policies and Procedures - Templates

*** Please note: the information contained in these pages is provided for the purpose of assisting schools to discharge their OHS obligations under the applicable legislation. As always, in addition to this information, a school (or employer) as the duty holder must consider whether there are any other additional steps – beyond those contained in this information – it should take to manage the discharge of these obligations. Template documents will need to be reviewed and adapted to ensure that they are fit for purpose prior to implementation. ***

By law an employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain for employees of the employer a working environment that is safe and without risks to health.

An OHS Policy is a method of stating how you, your employees, contractors and visitors agree to meet their obligations under health and safety legislation when they are on school property or performing school-related activities. As an employer, you are required by law to provide a 'safe system of work.'

Under 'Resources' there are a number of policy and procedure templates on a variety of OHS topics, which schools can modify to suit their needs and adopt. Template documents will need to be reviewed and adapted to ensure that they are fit for purpose prior to implementation.

For further information contact the OHS Team.