Risk Management

Question 1

WHS Act Sec 18

Answer 1

What is Reasonably Practical
What is reasonably able to be done in ensuring health and safety, taking into account -
- the likelihood and degree of harm from the hazard
- what the person knows or ought to know about
- the hazard or risk
- ways to eliminate or minimise the hazard or risk
- availability and suitability of controls
-whether the cost is grossly disproportionate

Question 2

WHS Act Sec 19

Answer 2

Primary Duty of Care
- Must ensure health and safety SFAIRP
- Must provide and maintain 
          - workplace without risk
          - safe use, handling & storage of plant, structures     
            & substances
          - safe systems of work
          - adequate facilities
          - Info, training and instruction
          - health monitoring
          - supervision

Question 3

WHS Regulations Cl 34

Answer 3

Duty holder must identify any foreseeable hazards SFARP

Question 4

WHS Regulations Cl 35

Answer 4

Managing Risks
A duty holder must -
- eliminate risks to health and safety SFARP
- if risks cannot be eliminate then they must be
minimised SFARP

Question 5

WHS Regulations Cl 36

Answer 5

Hierarchy of Controls
Only applies when unable to eliminate risks
If not possible to eliminate then use 1 or more of -
     - Substitution
     - Isolation
     - Engineering
     - Administrative
     - PPE

Question 6

WHS Regulations Cl 37

Answer 6

Maintenance of Control Measures

Duty holder must ensure control measures are maintained so they remain effective

Question 7

WHS Regulations Cl 38

Answer 7

Review of Control Measures
Duty holder must review and revise control measures to maintain a safe work environment
Must review control measure in the following circumstance -
- if a control does not control the risk
- before a change that may create a new hazard
or make control ineffective
- consultation indicates a review is necessary
- HSR requests a review
A change includes -
- the workplace or any aspect of the work
environment
- a system, process or procedure

Question 8

WHS MPS Regulations Cl 9

Answer 8

Management of Risks to Health and Safety
PCBU must manage risks associated with mining operations
PCBU must conduct a risk assessment by a competent person having regard to -
- nature and likelihood of the hazard
- severity of the potential consequences
Must keep a record of -
- each risk assessment, the name and competency
of the person conducting it
- the control measures implemented
Record if kept must form part of the SMS and mine record

Question 9

WHS MPS Regulations Cl 10

Answer 9

Review of Control Measures
PCBU must review and revise controls in the following circumstances -
- audit indicates a deficiency in a control
- worker is removed from a hazard in response to a
health monitoring report
- a Cl 128 incident occurs
- any other notifiable incident occurs
- HSR may request a review (PCBU Must notify
regulator of request)

Question 10

WHS MPS Regulations Cl 11

Answer 10

Record of Controls
If reviewed in response to a notifiable incident operator must keep a record of -
- causes of the incident
- WHS matters arising from it
- any recommendations
- outcome of review/revision or changes to the SMS
- any changes made to any PHMP or PCP