University of New South Wales - Occupational Health and Safety

Risk Management Program

UNSW has developed the OHS Risk Management Program which contains procedures to address all stages of OHS risk management.

The Risk Management Program describes the legal requirements and procedures used to facilitate the early identification of foreseeable hazards, assessment of risk and implementation of control mechanisms.

Using the procedures in the OHS Risk Management Program, you must identify all foreseeable hazards, assess the associated risks and implement controls.

These procedures will assist you cover risk management phases from design and planning phases through to corrective action.

by using design control, hazards associated with plant and buildings can be detected and rectified at an early stage;
by using the OHS Purchasing Guideline and the UNSW Accounting Manual, hazards can be identified and rectified prior to goods and services entering the workplace;
by using the Hazard Identification Procedure you will identify the actual and foreseeable hazards and risks to your health and safety;
by using the Hazard and Risk Register you will establish an OHS risk profile of your workplace, School, Faculty and the University;
by using the Hazard and Incident Reporting Procedure you will be able to:
- encourage early reporting and corrective actions;
- reduce the number of incidents arising from UNSW activities;
- enable senior management to identify areas of concern;
- facilitate corrective actions to address the causes of the hazards or incidents.
by using the Risk Assessment and Control Procedure you will be able to assess the risk level posed by your identified hazards and implement effective control measures;
by using the Corrective Actions Procedure, UNSW can assure that the identified hazards are tracked and controlled.

Risk management program elements

1.0 Legislative requirements

1.1 NSW Acts and Regulations

1.2 Standards Australian

1.3 Codes of Practice (WorkCover NSW)

2.0 Design Control

2.1 Design control for plant and equipment

2.2 Design control for buildings - see Guidelines for OHS (Construction), available in hardcopy from Facilities Management

3.0 Purchasing

3.1 OHS Purchasing Guideline

3.1.1 Pre/Post Purchasing Checklist

3.1.2 Supplier OHS Declaration

3.2 UNSW Accounting Manual

4.0 Hazard Identification

4.1 Hazard and Risk Register Procedure

4.1.1 Hazard and Risk Register Template - School

4.1.2 Hazard and Risk Register Template - Workplace

4.2 Hazard and Incident Reporting Procedure

4.2.1 OHS Hazard, Incident, Injury and Illness Report Form

4.2.2 Incident Investigation Form OHS003

4.3 Other hazard and incident reporting

                        4.3.1   Workplace Inspections:
                                  Inspection Testing and Monitoring Procedure
                                  Inspection Testing and Monitoring Schedule Form

4.3.2 First Aid

4.3.3 Security

4.3.4 Facilities Management

4.4 Specific Hazards

5.0 Risk Assessment and Control

5.1 Risk Assessment and Control Procedure

5.1.1 Risk Assessment and Control Form
5.1.1.1 Risk Assessment and Control Form Check Chart (how to guide)

5.1.2 Hierarchy of Risk Controls

5.1.3 Hierarchy of Chemical Risk Controls

5.1.4 Guide to Safe Work Procedures

5.1.5 Safe Work Procedure Form

5.2 Risk Rating Procedure

6.0 Corrective Action

6.1 Corrective Action Procedure

6.1.1 Corrective Action Register Template

7.0 Health Surveillance

7.1 Information Sheet on Substances Requiring Health Surveillance

7.2 Air Monitoring and Health Surveillance Guideline

8.0 Emergency Situations

8.1 Emergency Preparedness Response

8.2 Emergency Management Procedure

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