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and consultation with your workers and their representatives.

5. STEP 4 – HOW TO REVIEW CONTROLS

The control measures that you put in place should be reviewed regularly to make sure they work as planned. Don't wait until something goes wrong.

There are certain situations where you must review your control measures under the WHS Regulations and, if necessary, revise them. A review is required:
    * when the control measure is not effective in controlling the risk
    * before a change at the workplace that is likely to give rise to a new or different health and safety risk that the control measure may not effectively control
    * if a new hazard or risk is identified
    * if the results of consultation indicate that a review is necessary
    * if a health and safety representative requests a review.
You may use the same methods as in the initial hazard identification step to check controls. Consult your workers and their health and safety representatives and consider the following questions:
    * Are the control measures working effectively in both their design and operation?
    * Have the control measures introduced new problems?
    * Have all hazards been identified?
    * Have new work methods, new equipment or chemicals made the job safer?
    * Are safety procedures being followed?
    * Has instruction and training provided to workers on how to work safely been successful?
    * Are workers actively involved in identifying hazards and possible control measures? Are they openly raising health and safety concerns and reporting problems promptly?
    * Is the frequency and severity of health and safety incidents reducing over time?
    * If new legislation or new information becomes available, does it indicate current controls may no longer be the most effective?
If problems are found, go back through the risk management steps, review your information and make further decisions about risk control. Priority for review should be based on the seriousness of the risk. Control measures for serious risks should be reviewed more frequently.
Quality assurance processes may be used if you design, manufacture or supply products used for work to check that the product effectively minimises health and safety risks. Obtain feedback from users of the product to determine whether any improvements can be made to make it safer.
Case studies demonstrating how to manage work health and safety risks in consultation with workers are at Appendix C.

6. KEEPING RECORDS

Keeping records of the risk management process demonstrates potential compliance with the WHS Act and Regulations. It also helps when undertaking subsequent risk assessments.

Keeping records of the risk management process has the following benefits. It:

    * allows you to demonstrate how decisions about controlling risks were made
    * assists in