South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations1.3.3—Control of risk
(1) An employer must,
on the basis of a risk assessment under regulation 1.3.2, ensure that any
risks to health or safety arising out of work are eliminated or, where that is
not reasonably practicable, minimised.
(2) An employer must,
in the implementation of subregulation (1), ensure that the minimisation
of any risk is achieved by the application of the following hierarchy of
control measures:
(a)
firstly, the application, so far as is reasonably practicable, of engineering
controls, including substitution, isolation, modifications to design and
guarding and mechanical ventilation;
(b)
secondly, if steps taken under paragraph (a) do not minimise the risk,
the application, so far as is reasonably practicable, of administrative
controls, including safe work practices;
(c)
thirdly, if steps taken under paragraph (a) and (b) do not minimise the
risk, the provision of appropriate personal protective equipment.
(3) An employer who
contravenes or fails to comply with this regulation is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Division 6 fine.
(4) This regulation
does not derogate from the operation of any other regulation that expressly
provides for the control of risks to the health or safety of a person at work.