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How to manage work health and safety risks

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL)
The 'How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks' Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth). It applies to all persons conducting a business or underta...
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Current Topics 8

Applying risk management to psychosocial risks

Oct 2026
The Code's risk management process should be applied to both physical and psychosocial risks.
Medium
2 citations

Hierarchy of controls — selecting risk control measures

Jul 2026
PCBUs must apply the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimise WHS risks so far as is reasonably practicable.
High
2 citations

Review and maintenance of control measures

Oct 2026
For specific risks, the WHS Regulations require control measures to be reviewed in set circumstances and, if necessary, changed.
Medium
1 citation

Safety duties when entering contracts

Oct 2026
PCBUs cannot transfer their health and safety responsibilities to another person, including when entering into contracts.
Medium
1 citation

Scope and purpose of the Code

Oct 2026
The Code is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the WHS Act, giving PCBUs practical guidance on how to manage health and safet...
Low
1 citation

Step 1: identifying hazards

Oct 2026
The first step in managing risks is identifying hazards: finding things and situations that could potentially cause harm to people.
Medium
1 citation

Step 2: assessing risks

Oct 2026
The second step is assessing risks, if necessary: understanding how serious the harm from a hazard could be and the likelihood of it happeni...
Medium
1 citation

When to use a risk management approach

Oct 2026
A risk management approach should be used after incidents, when workers raise concerns, and when the WHS Regulations require it for specific...
Low
1 citation

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