Risk management
The Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB) proposes a five-step process for managing risk in your workplace.
- Look for the hazards
- Decide who might be harmed and how
- Decide on control measures
- Put control measures in place
- Review the controls
Control measures must be implemented in the following order:
- Remove or eliminate the harm
- Replace with something less harmful
- Separate people from the harm
- Improve work processes
- Administrative arrangements, for example, limiting time spent in a hazardous area and training
- Personal protective equipment
Risk management is all about managing exposure to risks associated with hazards at workplaces.
For more information on addressing particular hazards associated with the meat retail industry refer to the typical hazards section.
More on the risk management process.
Last updated October 5, 2005
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