Conduct a review of your existing business activities early in the development stage and appraise its effectiveness and efficiency to deliver outcomes that are congruent with agreed core values and beliefs.
The can be done through a series of one-on-one meetings with key individuals within the business unit and other stakeholders. This will need to be followed-up with some sector level meetings.
It is important to develop a risk profile for all activities managed by the business:
- Listing all activities carried out by the business unit and contractors
- Hazard identification and risk assessment of those activities
- Assessment of the effectiveness of existing control measures
- Identification of legal and other requirements (specifications) and the degree of current compliance
- Review of past OHS incident history (Similar industry/business)
- Training needs analyses
- Identify gaps in existing resources
Initial findings and recommendations are then to be tested and validated via a series of workshops with a cross sector senior management.