The employer must consult with employees about any OHS matter that affects them - this includes the risk management process – (see Chapters 2 and 3 of the OHS Regulation 2001).

Involving employees in risk management can be done through the consultative arrangements that have been agreed to at the workplace (e.g. health and safety committee, health and safety representative or through other agreed arrangements).

Consulting with employees about the hazards and how to eliminate or control them will help:

• to comply with the law
• to get the whole team involved in the process
• to give you many different points of view
• to encourage safe thinking.