ACH - Leaders WHS & IM Handbook

Hazard Management

Elimination or Minimisation of Risk

Identification of Potential Hazards

Leaders must aim to eliminate hazards or apply the Hierarchy of Controls: 1. Safer alternatives. 2. Isolation. 3. Engineering controls. 4. Administrative controls (training, procedures). 5. PPE (as a last resort). 6. Consider cost-effectiveness.

HIGHEST

MOST

Leaders must ensure hazard identification systems are in place, including:

Eliminate risks

• Trialling plant and substances before acquisition. • Evaluating contractor and agency hazards. • Completing required safety documentation for high-risk work. • Identifying manual task and customer related hazards. • Changes in the workplace as these can introduce risks. • Conduct workplace inspections as per WHS Activity Planner. • Ensure all workgroups are included in inspections.

• Identification of potential hazards prior to the first visit at a customer’s own homes. • Alert community workers to hazards when visiting customers’ homes.

Reliability of control measures

Reduce the risks through engineering controls

Substitute the hazard with a safer alternative

Isolate the hazard from people

Reduce exposure to the hazard using administrative controls

Link to the Hazard Management Procedure for more details.

Level of health and safety protection

Use personal protective equipment

LOWEST

LEAST

Reporting Hazards via the R2S electronic system • Secure the area and inform others. • Lodge a maintenance request as required. • Tag unsafe equipment as “Out of Service”.

“ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ”

Risk Assessments

Link to Risk Matrix template.

• Contact WHS Team for assistance and advice.

Leaders WHS & IM Handbook

Leaders WHS & IM Handbook

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