• What law applies
• Understanding hazards and risks
• What is risk management
• The five steps
  • Preparing for the five steps
  • Step 1 - Look for the hazards
  • Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how
  • Step 3 - Decide on control measures
  • Step 4 - Put controls in place
  • Step 5 - Review the controls
• Occupational health and safety auditing
• Health and safety for telecommuters
• Injury prevention and management
  • Consultation
  • Safety climate survey tools

  Important: From 1 January 2012, information on this website is being reviewed and must be read in conjunction with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

  
  
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Managing risk

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for risk management, and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What law applies
Legal obligations, legislation, code of practice.

Understanding hazards and risks
Hazards, risks and the differences between them.

What is risk management
What could cause harm to people in your workplace.

The five steps
Five step risk management process.

Occupational health and safety auditing
Understanding your obligations under the law.

Health and safety for telecommuters
Telecommuters and others who work from home are covered by the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 1 MB) and their employer has a duty of care to ensure their safety.

Injury prevention and management
Tools and resources to assist employers to establish and maintain effective injury prevention and management.