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Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management Shhaxyq 1. Purpose and Objectives Shhaxyq These procedures have been developed to assist staff and students of The University of Queensland identify, assess, and manage occupational health and safety risks. These procedures are based on the How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2011, issued by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. 2. Definitions, Terms, Acronyms Act - Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Queensland) Hazard - a situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person PPE - Personal Protective Equipment Regulation - Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Queensland) Risk - the possibility that harm (death, injury or illness) might occur when exposed to a hazard. 3. Procedures Scope/Coverage These procedures apply to all workers at The University of Queensland, including staff and students. 4. Procedures Statement All persons in the workplace have obligations under the Act. Section 17 of the Act imposes a legal duty to eliminate risks to health and safety, or if elimination is not possible, to minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. To help meet these obligations, regulations and codes of practice have been issued by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. These documents provide information about how to identify a variety of workplace and occupational hazards and how to manage exposure to the risks associated with these hazards. The UQ OHS Division provides special advice to UQ managers and workers on all aspects of occupational health and safety, including risk management. Information and advice is provided in the form of policies, procedures, guidelines,OHS communications and risk management programs, the details of which can be found at www.uq.edu.au/ohs. Specialist staff from the OHS Division also deliver risk management training via the UQ Staff Development Program, and Safety Managers/Coordinators (PPL 2.10.06 / PPL 2.10.09) within organisational units are available to assist and advise managers and workers on the risk management process. The responsibility for ensuring that risk assessments are completed, however, rests with the managers and supervisors at the workplace and must be performed by the person/s undertaking or performing the task. Supervisors are responsible for checking the risk assessment and signifying their approval of the risk assessment. 5. Overview and Responsibilities Shhaxyq 5.1 Overview Managing health and safety risks is an ongoing process. Working through the risk management process is required: