Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01380:reg:5:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01380
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 6/6)
Character Range: 73362–74684

and critical tasks.

Maintenance

You must ensure that control measures are maintained so that they remain effective, including by ensuring they are fit for purpose, suitable for the nature and duration of the work; and set up and used correctly. You should decide what maintenance a control measure will require when you implement the control and establish a schedule for routine checks and maintenance. You may prepare a risk register identifying the hazards, what action needs to be taken, who will be responsible for taking the action and by when.

Workplace policies

Workplace policies can provide important information and help ensure everyone involved understands the business or undertaking's processes for managing psychosocial risks. Policies alone should not be relied on to control psychosocial risks, but they can detail responsibilities and help set clear expectations, particularly about behaviours at the workplace and during work-related activities.

You may have separate policies or one policy which covers several work health and safety issues.

Where you have policies relating to psychosocial risks these must be developed in consultation with your workers and any HSRs. All workers must be made aware of the policies and what is expected of them.

Controlling risks arising from management action