Summary
- If there is no immediate risk, workers should raise WHS issues as directed by workplace policies and procedures.
- Your employer is required by the relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and workplace procedures to consult with you and your work colleagues about any WHS matters that affect you.
- Participating in consultation processes in your organisation enables you to contribute to decisions that affect health and safety.
- Workers can make a valuable contribution to workplace safety because they are familiar with the work environment and its hazards.
- By participating in work safety inspections the workers will also gain valuable insight into workplace hazards, assessing risk and use of controls to effectively manage workplace health and safety issues.
- An HSR is a person from your workplace who has been elected by the workers to represent them on WHS issues.
- Some workplaces might have a health and safety committee (HSC), which is responsible for discussing WHS issues and identifying how they can be resolved.
- Risk assessment is the process of determining the level of risk associated with a particular hazard.
- Risk assessment is most effective when it is done in consultation with workers who are familiar with the workplace and aware of the hazards.
