1. What is it? Why it is so important?
Risk Management
What is it?
Why it is so important?

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Section 8 – Duty Extends to:
A safe working environment
Adequate facilities
Access to / egress from the place of work
An environment that is free from risks
Appropriate medical and first aid services
Information instruction training and supervision

6. 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

7. Section 13 Duty 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

8. Section 20 Related 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Systematic Management of Health and Safety

12. Systematic Management of OHS
Policies
Programs - General
- Specific
Procedures

13. Principles of Risk Management
Identify hazards
Assess risks
Control hazards if they cannot be eliminated
Monitor, review and evaluate effectiveness of controls

14. Continuous Improvement in OHS Systems

15. 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

16. Continuous Improvement
OHS Management System Model of Continuous Improvement
(1) OHS Policy
(5) Management
Review (2) Planning
(4) Measurement
Evaluation (3) Implementation

17. Due Diligence Checklist External: Audits against AS/NZS 4801:2001
Workplace Audits
Internal:
Due Diligence Checklist
Workplace Audit Tool
External: Audits against AS/NZS 4801:2001

18. Useful Tools Workcover publications: Standards:
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