Often, even in the best run businesses, new processes or practices will give rise to the potential for risks that were not previously evident or identified and this can lead to them being exposed to their staff suffering injury or illness.
Australian Health and Safety Services can assist businesses undertake risk reviews on new practices by evaluating the hazards that they present and developing appropriate risk controls or we can undertake regular reviews of everyday activities to ensure that new risks have not developed due to other small and seemingly insignificant changes.
Every business has an obligation to provide a ‘safe place of work’ and ‘safe system of work’. To do this there needs to be a clear understanding of the nature of the risks associated with the work and detailed plans and controls put in place.
Australian Health and Safety Services can assist with this.