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Not all building projects require a hazard risk analysis. In fact according to Safe Work Australia, construction activities must equal or exceed a cost of $250 000 to be legally defined as a construction project. Nonetheless any worksite that involves a specific type of high risk construction work must comply with OHS legislation Australia, or more specifically the Work Health and Safety Act. This means risk assessments.
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They both sound like they mean the same thing but there is a difference between a risk and a hazard. Understanding this difference is an aspect of health and safety information that is all too often overlooked by workers and managers alike. In the field of occupational health and safety, this is but one of many basic risk assessment questions.
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This is one of the many risk assessment questions that construction businesses ask but the answer is not as straightforward as you would assume. ‘Dangerous incident’ is a term that comes with certain responsibilities under OHS laws and has immediate effects on potentially any workplace risk assessment.
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When it comes down to it, the risk assessment matrix is just part of the broader risk assessment process that aims to make your workplace compliant with OHS legislation Australia. So to say there is a Workcover Risk Assessment Matrix would be inaccurate.
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Compliance basically means that you are playing by the rules, and in the game of safety and productivity, the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS) is top dog. The WHS Act states that the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is responsible for the health and safety risk assessment form of every worker. alternatives in risk assessment software.
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On any construction site you are bound to see at least one ladder being used to conduct work at heights. However, statistics show from 2003 to 2012 that 46 workers died falling from a ladder. This indicates some serious flaws in the risk management process for this device.
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Part of a decent risk assessment is a health and safety risk assessment matrix. This is not an artificial world created by super intelligent machines to enslave humanity but at times can feel just as confusing. The basic definition of an OHS risk assessment matrix is a table that categorises various levels of risk and the probability of them resulting in financial loss, harm or death.
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The management of risk is defined by a framework of control measures which prioritise the highest forms of protection down to the lowest. This risk management framework, or hierarchy as it is also known, breaks various risk control methods into three levels ranging from most effective to the least reliable. Under OHS laws and regulations, duty holders are required to work through this framework when conducing risk management in construction.
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The risk assessment workflow traditionally associated with high risk construction work has a major flaw that many in the industry don’t know exists. Paper-based risk assessments, although standard industry practice, have a significant time-cost that cuts into business productivity and complicates safe work practices.
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Software like SafeWorkPro provides workers and managers alike with the tools to create their own safety documents, regardless of their type of work involves. This tool removes the hassle of paperwork from OHS policy and procedures while promoting a safer work environment.
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