Product Overview

The Disability and Aged Care WHS Management Plan is a comprehensive, sector-specific template designed to help Australian providers meet their work health and safety obligations. Built around the real risks faced in residential care, supported independent living, community care and day programs, this practical document gives you a clear, structured framework for managing WHS across your services.

Instead of starting from scratch, you can use this professionally written plan to quickly establish or upgrade your safety documentation so it aligns with current legislation, Codes of Practice and industry expectations in both disability and aged care settings.

Key Features

• Detailed WHS governance and clear role responsibilities for officers, managers, workers and HSRs.
• Structured risk management framework tailored to client handling, infection control, occupational violence and psychosocial hazards.
• Practical safe work procedures for client mobility, personal care, clinical support and community visits.
• Infection prevention and control section suitable for residential and in-home care, including outbreak management.
• Emergency management guidance covering fire, medical emergencies, missing clients and natural disasters.
• Incident reporting, investigation and corrective action processes to support continuous improvement.
• Training, induction and competency requirements specific to disability and aged care environments.
• Ready-to-use checklists and tables for risk registers, training records, maintenance schedules and implementation tracking.

Benefits

• Strengthen WHS compliance: Aligns your systems with Australian work health and safety legislation and regulator expectations.
• Reduce risk to clients and workers: Focuses on the highest-risk activities in disability and aged care, helping you prevent injuries, illness and incidents.
• Save time and resources: Fully drafted content you can adapt, rather than building safety documentation from the ground up.
• Support accreditation and audits: Demonstrates a systematic approach to WHS management for auditors, funders and regulators.
• Improve safety culture: Encourages consultation, reporting and learning across all levels of your organisation.

Who is this for?

This WHS Management Plan is ideal for:

• Residential aged care providers and retirement living operators.
• NDIS and disability service providers, including SIL and day programs.
• Home care and community support organisations.
• Allied health and clinical services working within aged care or disability settings.
• WHS managers, quality and risk teams, HR and senior leaders responsible for safety systems.

Legislation & References

This template is informed by key Australian work health and safety legislation and guidance, including:

• Model Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations (as adopted in relevant jurisdictions).
• Safe Work Australia Codes of Practice and guidance material.
• Sector-specific guidance for aged care and disability services, including infection prevention and control and occupational violence.

Use this Disability and Aged Care WHS Management Plan as the backbone of your safety documentation to build safer workplaces, protect vulnerable clients and demonstrate robust WHS compliance across all your services.