HS304 Hazard and Risk Register

Procedure
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Policy Hierarchy link Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
Work Health and Safety Policy
Responsible Officer Director, UNSW Safety and Sustainability
Manager, UNSW Health & Safety
Contact Officer Adam Janssen x52214
email: a.janssen@unsw.edu.au
Superseded Documents OHS Hazard & Risk Register procedure 2.1
File Number 2012/03055
HS017 Risk management form
Associated Documents
HS653 HS hazard and risk register
Version Authorised by Approval Date Effective Date
Director, UNSW Safety and
2.3 30 April 2014 30 April 2014
Sustainability

1. Purpose and Scope ................................................................................................................... 1

2. Definitions .................................................................................................................................. 1
3. Updating or Creating a HS Hazard and Risk Register .............................................................. 1
4. Review & History ....................................................................................................................... 2

1. Purpose and Scope

To provide a broad summary of hazards and risks in the local area, (including public
safety hazards) that are associated with activities, processes, products, services and
environment. Risks listed in the register are not rated as this information can be
obtained in the detailed risk management documents addressing specific activities.

This Procedure applies to all UNSW workers, all identified or foreseeable hazards and
risks that can arise from:
• any UNSW work environment;
• any UNSW work, research or teaching activity;

2. Definitions
No definitions relevant to this procedure.

3. Procedure
The Head of School / Unit must ensure that there is a Hazard and Risk Register for
their area, which is kept up-to-date. The Health and Safety Unit shall develop a
UNSW-wide Hazard and Risk Register, based on the local area registers.

3.1 Updating or Creating a HS Hazard and Risk Register

1. Review the combined data from your risk management forms, risk assessment
documents and corrective actions register to establish broad categories of hazard
and risk types
2. Establish a Hazard and Risk register from information obtained in step 1. The final
document should cover the risk profile for the School or Unit.
3. HS 653 HS Hazard and Risk Register template can be used as a guide for
developing your own register.
4. Review and update your register as new hazards are identified and as part of your
document review process.
5. A UNSW hazard and risk register will be maintained with aggregated information
from step 2.

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 4. Review & History

Version Authorised by Approval Effective Sections Modified

date date
1.0 Senior 23/06/2005 23/06/2005 New Document
Manager Risk
Management
Unit
2.0 Director 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 All. Complete review and
Human reformatting of all sections
Resources
2.1 Acting 23/10/09 23/10/09 4 & 5 - Review of Section
Manager OHS
2.2 HS Unit 3/04/2013 3/04/2013 3 - Minor form revision
Manager
Updated Branding Logo in
accordance with UNSW
Branding Guidelines.
Modified the document
identifier from OHS to HS in
accordance with WHS
legislation review
2.3 Director, Reviewed for administrative
UNSW Safety 30 April 30 April updates
and 2014 2014
Sustainability

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