Identify Gaps, Strengthen Safety, and Build Confidence
A WHS Gap Analysis delivers a comprehensive, point-in-time review of your WHS documentation, practices, and systems. It identifies strengths, highlights compliance gaps, and delivers clear, practical recommendations prioritised by risk and liability, providing the organisation with direction for action.
Whether your organisation is preparing for regulatory scrutiny, aligning with ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems, or strengthening workplace culture, a WHS compliance review provides the clarity and confidence to move forward.
Key Problems We Solve
Many organisations face challenges such as:
- Senior Leader Confidence: How confident are you that your organisation can demonstrate health and safety due diligence to regulators, clients, or other external parties?
- Unclear Compliance Position: Does your organisation have clarity on how its WHS systems align with legislative requirements, both within its primary jurisdiction and, where relevant, across multiple operational sites?
- Documentation vs Practice: Do your organisation's documented procedures reflect actual workplace practice, and would they stand up under regulatory review?
- ISO Readiness vs Legal Obligations: Do you require a formal ISO 45001 OHS Management System Internal Audit to test conformance with the Standard, or is a more holistic WHS Gap Analysis needed first to highlight legal compliance gaps and cultural improvement opportunities?
Key Benefits of a WHS Gap Analysis
- Executive Insight: Gives senior leaders a clear view of the organisation’s current WHS due diligence position, along with recommended improvements to guide action and reduce legal liability.
- Compliance Clarity: Identifies potential gaps in WHS legislative compliance and offers practical recommendations the organisation can act on.
- System Integrity: Tests whether documented WHS procedures align with real workplace practice, highlighting liability risks and recommending practical improvements.
- Strategic Improvement Pathway: Goes beyond a compliance checklist to recommend improvements that address root causes of risk and provide a pathway for strategic improvement.
- ISO Alignment (Optional): Incorporates key elements of ISO 45001 and ISO 45003, helping organisations understand their readiness for alignment with recognised best-practice standards (see our ISO 45001 Internal Audit service for full audit support).
- Ongoing Assurance (Optional): Many organisations re-engage us 6 to 12 months later for a repeat Gap Analysis, providing senior managers with visibility on progress and assurance that risks and liabilities identified in the initial review are being addressed.
Legal Compliance and Investigations Focus
Many organisations seek confidence not just in their overall WHS approach, but in the legal defensibility of their systems. Our WHS Gap Analysis can place particular emphasis on risk management and legal compliance, including:
- Regulatory Defensibility: Testing whether safety documentation would withstand regulator or client scrutiny.
- Internal Investigations: Reviewing whether internal investigations are thorough, factual, and legally defensible.
- System Documentation: Identifying documentation gaps and recommending improvements to align with WHS Acts, Regulations, and industry standards.
This approach draws on our combined WHS, investigative, and legal expertise to highlight compliance gaps and recommend improvements that strengthen your organisation’s readiness for readiness for regulator or client scrutiny.
Why Choose Us?
Our WHS Gap Analysis is different because it combines:
- Legal Insight
Qualified lawyer and former Associate Solicitor in personal injury law (Queensland), bringing first-hand legal expertise alongside a deep understanding of WHS legislation and regulatory expectations.
- Investigative Experience
Licensed factual investigator with a proven record of delivering independent, evidence-based reviews that strengthen defensibility.
- Practical Industry Knowledge
Over 20 years of WHS leadership across sectors, providing insight into both governance requirements and operational realities.
- Trusted Independence
Confidential, unbiased assessments that highlight strengths as well as opportunities for improvement, giving senior leaders clarity and assurance.
Our Process
1. Tailored Assessment: We engage with your organisation to review WHS documentation, workplace practices, and management systems. This may include site visits and discussions with key personnel to ensure a clear, accurate picture of your WHS approach.
2. Analysis & Tailored Report: We assess the findings against legislative obligations and relevant ISO elements (if required), identify compliance gaps, and deliver a tailored report with clear, practical recommendations prioritised by risk and impact.
3. Optional Follow-Up Review: Many organisations re-engage us 6 to 12 months later for a repeat Gap Analysis, giving senior leaders visibility of progress and assurance that improvements have been made since the original review.
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Our WHS Gap Analysis will provide your organisation with clarity on its compliance status, highlight opportunities to strengthen due diligence, and support preparation for regulatory or client scrutiny. We guide you through the right approach and deliver practical recommendations your team can act on with confidence.
