SHEWS - Risk Management

CQUniversity is committed to managing risk in accordance with the process set out in the Australian/New Zealand Joint Standard on Risk Management (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) in order to benefit the University and manage the cost of risk. To meet this commitment, risk is to be employee's business. All employees are required to be responsible and accountable for managing risk in so far is reasonably practicable within their area of responsibility.

The management of risk is to be integrated into all CQUniversity existing planning and operational processes recognised in the University's reporting processes. 

Health and Safety Risk Management

In order to understand the workplace health and safety risk management and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What you must do

It is a requirement of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 that risks must be assessed and control measures then implemented and reviewed to prevent or minimise exposure to the risks.

If the regulation describes how to prevent or minimise a risk at your workplace you must do what the regulation says. If there is a code of practice that describes how to prevent or minimise a risk at your workplace you must do what the code says or adopt and follow another way that gives the same level of protection against the risk.

If there is no regulation or code of practice about a risk at your workplace you must choose an appropriate way to manage exposure to the risk. People must, where there is no regulation or code of practice about a risk, take reasonable precautions and exercise proper diligence against the risk.

Responsibilities for implementation for the following are outlined in the Risk Management Policy:

Risk Management Framework and Guidelines have been developed in support of the CQUniversity Risk Management Policy. 

Scope of Risk Management Objectives

Rick Management addresses a very broad range of potential exposure to risks across the entire operations of which the University include core activities and enabling activities: 

Roles and responsibilities are outlined in the Risk Management Framework and Guidelines for: