Define Health and Safety control measures

  • Freigeben Version: Australia
  • Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
  • 1 Minute Lesedauer
  • Define effective control measures to eliminate or minimize the risks associated with each workplace hazard to help prevent workplace accidents and injuries. Maintain a list of all the controls in place in your organization for every type of job and the associated risks.

    Vorbereitungen

    Role required: sn_hs_rm.risk_manager or sn_hs_rm.risk_data_manager

    Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

    • Review and update your list of control measures regularly to ensure its continued effectiveness.
    • Risk assessment manager can also create a control measure during the hazard assessment for a risk assessment. If a control is not available in the Available Control Measures field, they can select Create new control to define and use a new control.

      For more information, see Assess safety hazards and risk levels for a risk analysis.

    Prozedur

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Health and Safety Workspace.
    2. Select the configuration icon (Configuration icon).
    3. In the Configuration tab, select control measures and then All.
    4. Create a control or modify an existing one.
      • To create a control, select New.
      • To review an existing control, open the one that you want to configure.
    5. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Tabelle : 1. Control measure details
      Field Description
      Control measure category Category under which this control measure is organized. The list in this field displays items from the Hierarchy of controls [sn_hs_rm_hierarchy_of_controls] table.

      For more information on control measure categories, see Create a safety control measure category.

      Job location Job or task location where this control measure should be applied for a risk.
      Active Option to mark this control measure available for use. A control measure must be active to be used.
    6. Select Save.
    7. Add all control measures that are possible for a risk.

    Ergebnisse

    • The control measure is listed in the Control measures list under Configuration and is saved in the Control measure [sn_hs_rm_control_measure] table.
    • The control measure is available to select in the following fields:
      • Hazard field on the Hazard and controls form when defining a job in the job register.
      • Add control measures window on a JSA form.
      • Available Control Measures field on the Hazard assessment form when conducting a risk assessment.