The obligation
PCBUs with a duty to manage WHS risks must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards and eliminate risks, or minimise them, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Part 3.1 applies to a PCBU who has a duty under the Regulations to manage risks to health and safety. Specific risk management requirements in the Regulations, such as not exceeding an exposure standard, implementing a specific control measure or assessing risk, must be complied with when implementing Part 3.1. A duty holder must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards that could give rise to risks to health and safety.
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- PCBUs with a duty to manage WHS risks must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards and eliminate risks, or minimise them, so far as is reasonably practicable.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duty to manage risks: identifying hazards and eliminating or minimising risks is a WHS requirement set out in Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (FEDERAL). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL). The relevant provision is Chapter 3, Part 3.1 § 32-35.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duty to manage risks: identifying hazards and eliminating or minimising risks is a WHS obligation under Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (FEDERAL). In short, PCBUs with a duty to manage WHS risks must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards and eliminate risks, or minimise them, so far as is reasonably practicable.
What changed recently?
Duty to manage risks: identifying hazards and eliminating or minimising risks was last updated on 19 October 2026.