The first step in risk management is to identify workplace hazards. This means looking for those things that have the potential to cause harm. Harm can be short or long term and may adversely affect the health and safety of workers, property, the environment, and community relationships.
Hazards can be identified through one or more of the following activities:
If a volunteer organisation (or a volunteer on its behalf) engages at least one paid worker, this makes the organisation a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act).
A notifiable occurrence is an unplanned event or situation that can cause injury, illness, damage or loss. A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), including the operator of a facility, should first assess a situation to determine if a notifiable incident or notifiable occurrence has taken place.
Mines and mine sites have an additional reporting requirement to notify reportable incidents.
If a ‘dangerous incident’ arises through the conduct of a business or undertaking the regulator must be notified immediately.
Where the dangerous incident is currently life-threatening, the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) should ensure the regulator is notified by calling 1800 678 198 (24 hours).
Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), duty holders are required to manage the risk of falls at workplaces, as prescribed by the following regulations:
If you have complied with the requirements of an improvement notice you must notify the regulator as soon as reasonably practicable.
You will need:
You will find the details on the improvement notice.
These guides and forms are used by registered medical practitioners to notify the regulator on results of health monitoring.
Demolition work means work to demolish or dismantle a structure or part of a structure that is load-bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure, but does not include:
A person who has an obligation under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 or the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 may submit a request to the regulator to be exempted from fully complying with the requirement of these regulations.
To request an exemption complete a Request for exemption form.
