Principles of risk assessment

Once a hazard has been identified, you need to conduct an assessment of the risk that the hazard may result in injury, harm or damage.

Risk assessments should be recorded in a risk assessment form. Your HSR, supervisor or WHS specialist is responsible for determining how best to control or eliminate the risk based on the information contained in the risk assessment form. When a risk assessment is conducted, the assessment should be recorded and made available to workers affected by the hazard that has been assessed. It is important that workers are made aware of the control measures that are to be implemented. The best way to control a hazard is to eliminate it.

Here are the steps involved in the risk assessment process.