Work Health & Safety Portal (2020-21)

SOME WHS ABBREVIATIONS

• OHS replaced by WHS
• ICAM: Incident Cause and Analysis Method
• PCBU: Person Conducting Business or Undertaking ('the company')
• HSR: Health and Safety Representative
• SWMS: Safe Work Method Statements
• SWI: Safe Work Instruction

FLOWCHART/MINDMAP

Another Flow Chart Example from Past Student

HIERARCHY OF CONTROL

Questions to ask:

• Elimination
  Can the task be removed completely?
• Substitution
  Is there an alternative that is less hazardous?
• Engineering Controls
  Can the hazard be isolated?
• Administrative Controls
  Can the risk be reduced through implementing regulations?
• Personal and Protective Equipment (PPE)
  Can the worker be protected sufficiently with PPE?

RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX