Workplace Risk Management Adelaide

Workplace Risk Management keeps your Adelaide business performing.

Workplace risk management is crucial when operating an Adelaide business. Risk Management is a process consisting of well-defined steps which, when taken in sequence, support better decision-making by contributing to a greater insight into risks and their impacts. It is as much about identifying opportunities as it is about avoiding losses. Adopting effective risk management techniques can help improve your organisation's safety, quality and business performance.

Our team will help minimise and eliminate risks in your Adelaide business.

If you own a business in Adelaide, it's mandatory to manage risks in the workplace in accordance with WHS Act and Regulations. As a person responsible for ensuring health and safety, you must eliminate or minimise risks as much as reasonably possible. If it's not easily achievable to eliminate the risks, you must minimise them as much as is reasonably practicable. Persons conducting an Adelaide business or undertaking will have health and safety duties to manage risks if they:

  • Engage workers to undertake work for them or if they direct or influence work carried out by workers.
  • May put other people at risk from the conduct of their business or undertaking.
  • Manage or control the workplace or fixtures, fittings or plant at the workplace.
  • Design, manufacture, import or supply plant, substances or structures for use at a workplace.
  • Install, construct or commission plants or structures at a workplace.

Contact us today to arrange a risk assessment to ensure your workplace risk management is up-to-date.

Risk management plan created for an Adelaide business with new equipmentDo you know when a workplace risk management plan should be completed?

Ensuring regular workplace risk management assessments are completed in your Adelaide business is vital to the health and safety of your employees. Managing health and safety risks in your business is an ongoing process triggered when changes affect your work activities.

Businesses must be due diligent and work through the steps described when:

  • Starting a new business or purchasing a business.
  • Changing work practices, procedures or the work environment.
  • Purchasing new or used equipment or using new substances.
  • Planning to improve productivity or reduce costs.
  • New information about workplace risks becomes available.
  • Responding to workplace incidents (even if they have caused no injury).
  • Responding to concerns raised by workers, health and safety representatives or others at the workplace required by the WHS regulations for specific hazards.

It is also essential to use the risk management approach when designing and planning products, processes or places used for work because it is often easier and more effective to eliminate hazards before they are introduced into a workplace by incorporating safety features at the design stage.

Don't risk the health and safety of your employees! Contact Workplace Safety Consultants to book a workplace risk assessment today.

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Our team completing a risk management consult for a new Adelaide businessPrioritising health and safety for your Adelaide employees is vital for effective workplace risk management.

The information below may help you understand the principles of workplace risk management and how to practise this in your Adelaide business.

Effective risk management starts with a commitment to health and safety from those who operate and manage the business or undertaking. You also need the involvement and cooperation of your workers, and if you show your workers that you are serious about health and safety, you will create a strong safety culture.

To demonstrate your commitment, you should:

  • Get involved in health and safety issues and invest time and money in health and safety.
  • Ensure health and safety responsibilities are clearly understood.

A safe and healthy workplace does not happen by chance or guesswork. You have to think about what could go wrong at your workplace and the consequences. Then you must do whatever you can (in other words, whatever is ‘reasonably practicable’) to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks arising from your business or undertaking.

When you need an experienced team to assist you with your workplace risk management, contact Workplace Safety Consultants to book a workplace risk assessment.

Safety Culture

We assist companies to develop and drive a safety culture that meets the requirements of Work Health Safety Legislation and reduces Lost Time and Medical Treated Injuries.

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