Access keys | Skip to primary navigation | Skip to secondary navigation | Skip to content | Skip to footer |

Participate in workplace safety procedures

Content

• Section 1: Identify hazards and assess risk
  • Health and safety at work
  • Workplace hazards and risks
  • Causes of injury
  • A risk management approach
  • Types of hazards
  • Reporting a hazard
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk management strategy
  • Control measures
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
• Section 2: Follow procedures and strategies for risk control
  • Legislative requirements
  • Organisational policy
  • Workplace induction
  • Reporting mechanisms
  • Hazard reporting procedures
  • Notifiable incidents
  • Less serious incidents
  • Managing aggression
  • Reporting incidents
  • Participating in WHS procedures
  • Emergency plans
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
• Section 3: Contribute to OHS in the workplace
  • A culture of safety
  • Continuous improvement
  • Employees' WHS rights
  • Employer and employee responsibilities
  • Supporting WHS processes
  • Consultation
  • Formal consultative processes
  • Participative arrangements
  • Supporting risk control procedures
  • Assist with health and safety audits
  • Providing feedback
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography

Readings

Sample assessment of risk (Word Document 25KB)
Manual handling risks – aged care. Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Strategy Health and Community Services Industry Action Plan 2004–2007

Health industry aggressive behaviour management (PDF 285KB)
A suggested risk management process for aggressive behaviour prevention and management in health care facilities/services.

Forms

Sample Hazard Report Form (Word Document 38KB)

Back to top