Health and Safety Officer 2023

POSITION PURPOSE

The Health and Safety Officer’s primary objective is to support, develop, maintain and oversee a consistent health, safety, risk management and compliance culture across Queensland Ballet and across all Queensland Ballet sites.

The Health and Safety Officer is tasked with ensuring regulatory compliance, as it relates to all Queensland Ballet sites and activities, ensuring Queensland Ballet fulfils applicable Laws, Policies Rules and Regulations and upholds all appropriate Codes of Practice.

The Health and Safety Officer is the company’s nominated Workplace Health and Safety Officer, whose responsibility is to lead the WHS Committee, keep the PCBU informed immediately of any work hazards, risks or incidents and investigate, and assist in the investigation of any WHS incidents.

This role may require some on-call and after-hours roster requirements.

REPORTS TO

This role reports to the Director of Finance and Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work collaboratively across Queensland Ballet’s teams within the legal frameworks of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 and all associated Codes of Practice.
- Chair Queensland Ballet’s Work Health and Safety committee, ensuring that all statutory compliance systems and occupational health and safety requirements are considered, and that all teams take WHS compliance seriously.
- Manage safety documentation and risk mitigation processes and systems, particularly as they relate to a crisis, pandemic and emergency plans and procedures.
- Provide advice to the Head of Facilities and Services, Head of Human Resources and the Executive team in the preparation and implementation of risk mitigation strategies, policies and procedures as related to Queensland Ballet buildings/sites and people.
- Provide independent advice, reporting, analysis and solutions for Executive and the Board to action so that the Executive can ensure that the workplace, so far as is reasonably practicable, is safe and that anything arising from the workplace is without risks to the health and safety of any person. This includes touring and other activities as it relates to the definition of “workplace” and “work environment”.
- Work collaboratively with the Facilities team and Workplace Health and Safety Committee to coordinate building evacuations and/or emergency response procedures and/or crisis management protocols.
- With the support of Executive, eliminate risks arising from the work environment and facilities, or if that is not reasonably practicable, minimise the risks.
- Provide health and safety expertise and leadership, guidance and direction to line managers, supervisors and health and safety representatives.
- Develop, recommend, and implement a practical health and safety strategy utilising a consultative and collaborative model, to help develop a culture that prioritises and values safety.
- Develop and implement a program of health and safety activities to successfully implement the health and safety strategy.
- Provide leadership and direction to the Health and Safety Committee and Health and Safety Representatives, ensuring that they understand their role and meet their legislative obligations.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with managers, supervisors and staff across the organisation, ensuring that all parties have a clear agreement and understanding of their respective roles and accountabilities to reduce risk and injury and ensure a safe workplace.
- Develop relationships with a range of external organisations, including WorkSafe, insurers, professional networks, health and safety advisors and consultants, to keep abreast of developments in health and safety practice.
- Ensure that any dangerous goods or materials are correctly stored and the appropriate SDS are available, and staff trained in handling the goods or materials and any potential spills.
- Assist with internal and external audits to ensure compliance with the Safety Management System and relevant legislation.
- Establish, maintain and regularly review the health and safety management system and develop and implement updates, including standards, policies and procedures and supporting systems, ensuring that all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and standards are met.
- Develop health and safety business unit operational plans, safety management systems and reporting to achieve the objectives of the Health and Safety Strategy annual business plan.
- Assist with the preparation of annual health and safety budget and financial forecasts, monitor expenditure and ensure funds are effectively utilised within budget constraints.
- Ensure that health and safety audits, inspections and investigations are conducted and that appropriate risk identification, assessment and control measures are in place.
- Ensure that breaches of standards or procedures and any non-compliances or observations are investigated, resolved, corre