During the third week of National Safe Work Month, our focus is on unpacking the essential elements of risk management. This ties in with the WHS fundamentals we delved into during Week 1. Ensuring safety at the workplace isn’t left to chance or speculative measures; it’s a part and parcel of everyone’s professional responsibility. Moreover, employers are legally bound to oversee and effectively manage potential health and safety threats that could hamper the workforce and other individuals, such as visitors.
Risk management is the bedrock that supports a safe and healthy workspace, ushering in the importance of robust measures like ‘Bluesafe WHS Management Systems’ and SWMS—elements that help streamline this process immaculately.
For proactive risk management, employers need to adhere to certain key courses of action:
- Identify and manage hazards and risks associated within the work environment,
- Engage in meaningful consultations with workers, and
- Monitor and regularly update control measures.
Our discussion for this week centres around the tiers involved in conducting a thorough WHS risk assessment and the aspects you should bear in mind at each subsequent tier. Remember, hazards in the workplace can either be physical or psychological—the risk assessment process caters comprehensively to both paradigms.
Ensconce your workforce in a dynamic culture of safety by mastering risk management, fostering open communication channels, implementing top-tier safety products like Bluesafe SWMS, and offering them appropriate training and support—an amalgamation of steps that ensures a healthy, safe, and productive environment for all.
Emphasising our core mantra once more—Safety is everyone’s business!
Take some time to delve deeper into National Safe Work Month and the concepts of risk management here.
Original article link: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/risk-management-fundamentals-are-everyones-business-national-safe-work-month