workplace hazards and risk controls (assessments)

• having effective controls in place protects workers from workplace hazards
• they help avoid injuries, illnesses and incidents, minimise or eliminate safety and health risks
• help employers provide workers with safe and healthy working conditions
• legal requirement under health and safety at work act to carry out risk assessments
• written record provides evidence that the risk assessments have been carried out
• staff, service users and visitors have a right to be protected and kept safe from harm
• assessments check what could cause harm to people using the care setting
• assessments prevent accidents, illness and danger
• staff, service users and visitors will feel confident using service knowing risk assessments carried out