DOES YOUR WHS INDUCTION PROCESS COVER THESE 6 CRITICAL AREAS?

Induction training for all new personnel should be conducted within one week of the employee commencing work. Ensuring the WHS induction is carried out within the required time is a crucial responsibility that falls to the new employee’s manager.

Wherever possible, the WHS induction should be conducted as part of the new employee’s general site induction.

WHS induction training must cover at least the following:

• WHS Awareness Training
• Task-specific training, as required for the person's work
• Induction in relation to the specific hazards the person may be exposed to
• Introductory training for the procedures which the person would need to use during the course of his/her work
• Site and area rules

The WHS induction training packages should be developed and prepared by the WHS Manager or an external consultant and delivered by line managers or special trainers, depending on the specific workplace and requirements.

WHS induction should be conducted at various levels, as appropriate for each new employee, as follows:

• Induction to the company
• Induction to the site
• Induction to the department or section
• Induction to the specific position, tasks and working environment

Personnel in charge of conducting induction training should be suitably trained, competent, and, where required, accredited by the relevant authority to fulfil legal obligations and WHS regulations.

Induction of Contractors is discussed in a separate guide, “Contractor Management”.

Records of induction training, including the trainer’s name, dates and signature of the trainee, must be completed and be kept on record in specific employee personal files.