New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 35

35 Controller of premises to assess risks

(1) A controller of premises must assess the risk of harm to the health or safety of any person arising from any hazard identified in accordance with this Division.

(2) When assessing those risks, the controller must:

(a) evaluate the likelihood of an injury or illness occurring and the likely severity of any injury or illness that may occur, and

(b) review available health and safety information relevant to a particular hazard, and

(c) identify the actions necessary to eliminate or control the risk, and

(d) identify records that it is necessary to keep to ensure that risks are controlled (including the length of time for which records are to be kept).

(3) A risk assessment may relate to more than one place of work or hazard so long as it takes account of the particular circumstances of each place of work or hazard.

Maximum penalty: Level 4.