Advanced Safety Management, 3rd Edition

ADDENDUM BUNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

WHS Purchasing Guidelines (WHS = Workplace Health and Safety)

A footnote on the first page says “Hardcopies of this document are considered uncontrolled.” This is the latest version, having a 2016 November date.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Scope
3. Responsibilities
4. Determining WHS Requirements
   1. 4.1 Purchasing plant and equipment
   2. 4.2 Purchasing hazardous chemicals
5. Process for identifying WHS requirements
   1. 5.1 Risk Control Measures
   2. 5.2 Supplier's Capacity to Comply
   3. 5.3 Verification of WHS Requirements
   4. 5.4 Repeat Purchases
   5. 5.5 Standing Orders
   6. 5.6 Credit Card/Petty Cash Purchases
   7. 5.7 Consultation
6. Related Documentation
7. Program Evaluation
8. Version Control Table
9. Appendix 1 Examples of WHS Specifications and Control Measures

1 INTRODUCTION

The University of Wollongong (UOW) is committed to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace for all workers, students and visitors. Purchasing items can introduce health and safety risks to the workplace and by incorporating risk management activities into purchasing processes this can help to ensure new hazards are not introduced to the workplace or suitably controlled.

In essence, there are three questions which need to be asked during the procurement process to ensure potential risk of goods and services are identified and controlled before being introduced into the workplace:

• Are there any risks associated with goods or services being purchased?
• Can these risks be eliminated from the purchase altogether? ...