Dealing with risks and hazards in a high risk working environment involves a delicate step by step process. Ensuring safety in the workplace is not easy and it shouldn't be taken for granted. In a SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT, the process is pointed out for workers, supervisors and others to to read and comprehend. The first step in the safety management system is identifying the risks involved in the various activities of the job. Next, the risks are assessed by their seriousness and likelihood. Safety control measures are then implemented in dealing with the risks. Lastly, the control measures are monitored and reviewed.
The safety control measures developed and are written down on the SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT should be reviewed for different reasons. One of the reasons is to make sure that the safety control measures are working and they're working as planned. Of course, even after the most laborious development and research process, your control measures won't be perfect. Because anything could happen in a high risk working environment, there is no guarantee that the control measures will work.
According to the work health and safety management code of practice, a review of the safety control measures is essential in any of the following cases:
Ineffectiveness
If the safe work methods stated in the SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT aren't doing anything to control the risks, the management should review them and find out the cause of their ineffectiveness. After that, they should make all the changes and revisions.
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