A good risk management process involves:
- identifying hazards and assessing risks
- using risk controls to eliminate or minimise risk
- monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of controls, and
- genuine and thorough consultation at each stage of the process.
Before you start the risk management process you should:
- know about your legal obligation to consult with your workers and their Health and safety representatives (HSRs) (if they have them) throughout the process
- identify who needs to be involved, for example managers, workers, human resources staff, HSRs, subject matter experts
- explain the process to everyone involved, and
- decide how the process and its outcomes will be recorded and communicated.