• 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

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What is risk management

Risk management is a five step process for controlling exposure to health and safety risks associated with hazards in the workplace.

In many cases risk management is nothing more than a careful examination of what could cause harm to people in your workplace and:

• weighing up whether you have taken enough precautions, or
• should do more to prevent harm, and
• controlling exposure to prevent harm.

The aim is to make sure that no one gets hurt or becomes ill – that a person returns home safely after work.

When undertaking risk management:

• involve workers in the process
• don't use it to justify a decision that has already been made
• consider good practice in your industry
• make records of any risk management activities undertaken.