Risk Management

What is it?

Why it is so important?

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OHSMS

OHS Management System – AS/NZS 4801 (2001)

Principle 1: Commitment and policy

Principle 2: Planning

Principle 3: Implementation

Principle 4: Measurement and evaluation

Principle 5: Review and improvement

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OHS ACT 2000

Employers are required to identify, assess and eliminate or control all foreseeable hazards in their workplaces

There must be consultation between employers and employees on matters affecting health, safety and welfare

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Section 8 Duties relating to health, safety &

welfare at work.

General Duties

Duties of employers  

An employer must ensure the health safety and welfare of their employees at the workplace

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Section 8 – Duty Extends to:

Access to / egress from the place of work

An environment that is free from risks

Information instruction training and supervision

Appropriate medical and first aid services

Adequate facilities

A safe working environment

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Section 8 – Duty extends to:

Duties of employers to others at workplace

Employer must ensure no one is exposed to risk to health or safety arising from the employer’s undertaking while they are at the employer’s place of work; includes: volunteers, visitors, contractors, delivery personnel, students, clients

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Section 13Duty of employer to consult

An employer must consult with the employees to enable the employee to contribute to making of decisions affecting their health, safety and welfare at work

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Section 20Related Duties of Employees

An employee must take reasonable care for the health and safety of people who are at the employer’s place of work and who may be affected by the employee’s acts or omissions

An employee must cooperate with the employer or other persons to enable compliance with requirements of the Act or Regulation imposed in the interest of OHS

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Places of work - risk management & other matters Chapter 2

It places obligations on employers to identify all foreseeable hazards in the workplace, assess the risks these hazards pose to health and safety and to eliminate or control those risks

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Risk Control

Employer to eliminate risks; if this is not reasonably practicable, control the risk to the fullest extent possible

When controlling risks, an employer must comply with the specific risk controls set out in Chapters 4 to 8

Personal Protective Equipment should only be used to minimise risks if there are no other practical ways to prevent an injury or disease

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Systematic Management of Health and Safety

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Systematic Management of OHS

Policies

Programs - General

- Specific Procedures

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Principles of Risk Management

Identify hazards

Assess risks

Control hazards if they cannot be eliminated

Monitor, review and evaluate effectiveness of controls

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Continuous Improvement in OHS Systems

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OHSMS

OHS Management System – AS/NZS 4804 (2001)

Principle 1: Commitment and policy

Principle 2: Planning

Principle 3: Implementation

Principle 4: Measurement and evaluation

Principle 5: Review and improvement

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Continuous Improvement

OHS Management System Model of Continuous Improvement

(1) OHS Policy

(5) Management

Review (2) Planning

(4) Measurement

Evaluation (3) Implementation

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Workplace Audits

Internal:

Due Diligence Checklist

Workplace Audit Tool

External: Audits against AS/NZS 4801:2001

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Useful Tools

Workcover publications:

Due Diligence Checklist

Manual Handling Black spots- Community Services

Risk Management at Work

Safety Culture Survey

Standards:

AS/NZ ISO 31000: 2009 Risk Management- Principles & Guidelines

AS/NZS 4801: 2001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems