A Work Health and Safety Management System can be described as the systematic methodology used to address work health and safety in an organisation.   It's the framework used to manage the implementation of work health and safety. This framework will include main structural components which should be designed to achieve legislation conformance, including the following:

1. Policies addressing the commitment of the organisation and management to the implementation of work health and safety in the workplace.
2. Documented accountabilities, roles and responsibilities.
3. Document control and review.
4. Communication and consultation strategies.
5. Supervision which ensures workers are not placed at risk.
6. Training and induction programs.
7. Registers and records.
8. Documented safe work method statements and procedures.
9. Purchasing control.
10. Risk assessment addressing processes for identification of hazards, assessment of risk levels, and control methodologies.
11. Hazard, near miss, incident and accident reporting, recording, investigation and analysis.
12. Monitoring, measurement and evaluation of work health and safety management system implementation.
13. Specific work health and safety programs.
14. Management review of work health and safety system, including internal auditing and external auditing.

With these system components in place, the various specific occupational health and safety issues can be addressed.

Further information can be found through WorkSafe Western Australia: https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/safety-and-health-topics-0