Risk Management - Workplace Safety and Health Council

Appendix F: Additional NotesSafe Work ProceduresArising from the RA, SWPs should be established, communicated and implemented for work which may posesafety and health risks. The SWPs should include the safety precautions to be taken in the course of work andduring an emergency, as well as the provision of PPE. They should then be monitored regularly and reviewedperiodically.Residual RisksResidual risks are the remaining risks after implementation of risk controls. The RA team should ensure that residualrisks are acceptable and manageable; and highlight the residual risks of each of the controls.For example, if the risk control involves the use of safety harnesses and lanyards (a type of PPE), one of theresidual risks is that the workers may not anchor the lanyards to protect themselves. In this case, the RA Teammay highlight pre-job safety briefing (administrative control) as a further measure to ensure that residual risks arefurther minimised.Once all the risk controls are selected and their residual risks highlighted, the RA Team needs to identify the actionofficers and follow-up dates. In this way, the specific action officers to implement the controls can be clearlyidentified, and the follow-up dates will help to ensure timeliness in implementation.27