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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Facilitate identification of WHS risk management requirements
   • Identify and review internal and external sources of WHS information and data that apply to risk management processes
   • Identify legislative requirements for WHS risk management
   • Identify duty holders, individuals and/or parties to consult about and participate in risk management processes, according to organisational and legislative requirements
   • Identify and communicate roles and responsibilities of individuals and/or parties that impact on risk management
   • Identify organisation-specific factors that will impact on hazard identification, risk assessment and risk controls
   • Confirm that risk management scope is clearly defined according to organisational policies and procedures
2. Lead risk assessment
   • Lead hazard identification process according to organisational policies and procedures
   • Identify and document risk factors as they apply to identified hazards according to organisational policies and procedures
   • Apply knowledge of WHS laws, workplace WHS information and data, and identified hazards and risk factors to analyse and assess risk
   • Document risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures, and legislative requirements
   • Communicate outcomes of risk assessment to required personnel according to organisational and legislative requirements
3. Lead risk control
   • Identify organisational risk control policies and procedures appropriate to identified hazards
   • Select suitable risk controls according to assessed level of risk, organisational WHS hazard and risk control policies and procedures, and WHS laws
   • Plan to implement selected risk controls according to organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) and WHS information system (WHSIS)
   • Implement selected risk controls according to organisational policies and procedures
   • Document and communicate selected risk controls to required personnel, according to organisational and legislative requirements
4. Evaluate effectiveness of WHS risk management process
   • Establish nature and scope of evaluation process and key performance indicators
   • Review effectiveness of implemented risk management process according to organisation’s WHSMS and legislative requirements
   • Modify risk management process as required in response to evaluation
   • Document risk management process according to WHSIS requirements
   • Communicate evaluation findings according to organisational requirements