Section 3 - Outcome 2 - 4-6pts
You identify and control some or most of your hazards and risks but you may not have effective safe work procedures in place for all of them.
Your responses indicate that you have started to address the risks associated with work tasks but you may need to look more closely at the tasks, identify any hazards you may have overlooked, and ensure that your safe work procedures are appropriate and help your workers do their jobs safely.
What you can do to improve:
Review work tasks
Inspect the workplace and review all tasks. Check for risks including:
- using chemicals
- lifting and moving products
- working at heights
- slips, trips and falls
- electrical equipment
- housekeeping.
Make sure you talk with your workers and involve them in identifying hazards associated with their work. Develop and implement safe work procedures for those tasks that pose a risk.
Plan your approach
Sometimes, business pressures or uncertainty about what to do next may delay the development and implementation of safe work procedures.
Plan the process carefully so that you are able to develop safe work procedures gradually, within the constraints of your business demands. You should prioritise those tasks with the highest risk and involving the entire workforce in a structured way will help a lot with time. A good plan will help you overcome the limitations in time and resources and will let you track progress against targets.
Ensure procedures are up-to-date
If you find that your workers are not always following safe work procedures, review the procedures to ensure they are still relevant and are up to date. Sometimes procedures are not followed because they use old methods or talk about steps or machines that are no longer in use. If procedures are up to date, have your workers been trained in their use? Are your workers being properly supervised? Do your supervisors and managers make sure they always follow the procedures?
Date printed: 16 Dec 2025
