Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify hazards.
- Access and use hazard identification tools and template documents according to organisation procedures.
- Use appropriate methods to identify actual or foreseeable hazards that have the potential to harm the health and safety of workers or anyone else in the workplace.
- Involve other personnel where appropriate in hazard identification process.
- Keep records of hazards identified according to organisation procedures.
- Assess the safety risk associated with a hazard.
- Access and use risk assessment tools and template documents according to organisation procedures.
- Consult with a range of personnel within the organisation to achieve broad input into risk assessment process.
- Participate with or involve other personnel where appropriate in the risk assessment process according to consultation requirements of OHS legislation.
- Collect sufficient evidence of the type and level of risk that the identified hazard poses.
- Use a systematic and four-staged hierarchical process model to conduct a risk assessment.
- Document the outcome of the risk assessment and proposed actions.
- Keep records of risk assessments according to organisation procedures.
- Eliminate or control the risk.
- Consult with a range of personnel within the organisation to achieve broad input into risk control process.
- Implement control measures according to individual level of responsibility or refer to appropriate personnel for permission or further action.
- Where possible eliminate the risk and if not practical take actions to control the risk using a five-step hierarchical approach.
- Review the risk assessment process.