General
Risk Managment
Hazard Identification Methods
Criteria for Control
WHS Risk assessment
100
This word is used to describe a specific law, usually containing the year it was created in it's name
What is an Act?
100
This is the first step in the 4 step process of risk assessment
What is identify?
100
Involves using a checklist and walking around to identify hazards
What is physical inspection?
100
Do we need to hire more or educate the ones we have?
What is staff?
100
All workplaces are required to have a person in this role, whose job it is to form partnership between staff and leardership on WHS issues
What is a HSR (health and safety representative?)
200
This regulator is responsible for workplace inspections and providing workplace health and safety information in Victoria
Who is WorkSafe Victoria?
200
This table is used to calculate the over risk that a hazard presents
What is a risk matrix?
200
Reviewing these documents of things that have occured previously
What are records of incidents/near misses?
200
Some control measures cost more than others
What is budget?
200
These people are responsible for ensuring the safety of a group of people in the workplace.
What is a PCBU/Duty holder?
300
Standards in the workplace that need to be met for risks, as well as what licences are required for certain activities, are also knows as these.
What are regulations?
300
This type of control measure can include adding safety guards to power tools to reduce the risk of injruy
What are enginerring controls?
300
Enlisting this type of external professional who is trained to fined hazards
What is a consultant/speciliast?
300
How much of this is available can affect if a control can be immediatley implemented
What is time availability?
300
Workplaces must include this with their employees
What is consultation?
400
These documents provide practical advice for employers on how to implement and act in accordance with required legislation
What are codes of practice ?
400
This upside down pyramid contains all preferred options for controling risk
What is the heirachy of control?
400
What is consulting workers
400
If the control will lead to greater workload for employess, it may affect this.
What is productivity?
400
Workplaces are mandated to secure, eliminate, condult and .......
What is protect?
500
The main workplace health and safety law in Victoria
What is the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004?
500
A tool for documententing risks, actioning and managing them.
What is a risk register?
500
This method of identification may be used for potentially dangerous hazards such as radiation, UV, noise or other potential exposures.
What is conducting tests?
500
Will the control measure actually reduce the level of risk once implmented?
What is effectiveness?
500
A person must do all that they can to ensure the safety and protection of those in the workplace
What is 'reasonably practicable'