Identify the Hazard, Assess the Risk and Control the Hazard
After identification and risk assessment (the likelihood of injury or harm
occurring, assessing the consequences and rating the risk) hazard control or
management involves a preferred hierarchy of risk control measures, the most
effective being elimination followed by isolation and finally the least effective,
minimisation. Work practice interventions, for example, are a form of
minimisation, engineering solutions usually fit into the isolation category and are
more effective and cheaper in the long run.
There are a number of self-assessment templates at the end of this best practice
document which can be used, and adapted to particular workplace settings, as
aids to practical implementation