Risk and Hazard Management

A key principle of the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) is the requirement for a systematic risk and hazard management process, to identify potential and actual sources of harm.

When risks and hazards are recognised, the university is able to put controls in place to prevent harm to workers. The legislation requires PCBUs (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) to take a systematic approach to make workplaces safe and healthy.

There are several generic risks and hazards present in the University environment that you can find more information on using the navigation bar on the left.

Reasonably Practicable

The HSWA legislative term "reasonably practicable" means what can reasonably be done in relation to health and safety, taking into account matters including:

• the likelihood of the hazard or the risk concerned occurring
• the degree of harm that might result from the hazard or risk
• what the person concerned knows, or ought reasonably to know, about:
• the hazard or risk
• ways of eliminating or minimising the risk
• the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk
• after assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated with available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk