How to manage work health
and safety risks
Code of Practice 2011
This Queensland code of practice was made by the Minister for Education and Industrial Relations
on 27 November 2011 and published in the Queensland Government Gazette on 2 December 2011.
This code commences on 1 January 2012.
This code is based on a national model code of practice developed by Safe Work Australia and approved by
the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council on 10 August 2011 as part of the harmonisation of work health
and safety laws.
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Contents
Foreword ............................................................................................................................4
Scope and application .................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................5
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Who has responsibility for managing work health and safety risks?................................... 5
The meaning of key terms................................................................................................... 5
What is involved in managing risks? ................................................................................... 6
When should a risk management approach be used?...........................................................