Health and safety management arrangements
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (OHS Act) employers are required to develop written health and safety management arrangements (HSMAs) in consultation with their employees. HSMAs are one of the main ways in which employers can demonstrate their commitment to meeting their duty of care under the OHS Act.
Developing and updating your HSMAs
The following resources will help you when developing and updating your HSMAs:
- A guide to developing HSMAs - provides guidance on consultation arrangements, a summary of the mandatory requirements for HSMAs and suggestions for additional elements
- OHS Workplace Consultative Arrangements - a guide to Commonwealth legislative provisions
- Outcomes from the HSMA workshop - feedback collected from the 2007 Customer Seminars
- Have you looked at your workplace Health and Safety Management Arrangements (HSMAs) recently? - these surveys will help you to carry out a self assessment of HSMAs currently in place in your organisation
