You must manage WHS risks if you are: 

• a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) 

• a designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier or installer of plant, substance, or structure 

• an officer, such as a company director. 

You can follow a step-by-step process to manage risks. This involves identifying hazards, assessing risks, controlling risks, and reviewing control measures. 

Risk management helps you respond to change and improve your business. Eliminating and controlling risks in your workplace can: 

• prevent workplace injuries and illnesses 

• improve the health, wellbeing, and capacity of your workers 

• improve quality and productivity of work. 

Supporting information

• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks 
• Hazards
• Good work design 
• Safe design 
• Principles that apply to WHS duties – Principle 4: Management of risks: Factsheet
• The interactive safe work method statement (SWMS) tool provides information on preparing, using and reviewing SWMS for high risk construction work.