Risk management requires employers to think about what could happen if someone is exposed to a hazard and how likely it is to happen. It should always aim to eliminate risks. If risks can’t be eliminated, they must be minimised so far as is reasonably practicable. At each step throughout a risk management process, workers and their Health and Safety Representatives must be consulted. One of the main objects of the Work Health and Safety Act includes encouraging unions to take a constructive role in promoting improvements in work health and safety practices to achieve healthier and safer working environments. It is the view of the CPSU that risk management best practice includes consulting with unions.

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CPSU members also have access to a range of supporting materials and guidance to assist in representing members’ concerns. If you are a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) and would like expert advice and assistance regarding psychosocial hazards and risk mitigation, you are entitled to seek the assistance of any person, including the CPSU.

Visit the SafetyFirst Network for HSR guidance on applying hierarchy of control measures to psychosocial hazards.

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