Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations for Risk Managers
What does Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations require of a Risk Manager?
Safe Work Australia's model Work Health and Safety Regulations (as at 5 December 2025), the regulations every harmonised Australian jurisdiction adopts under its WHS Act: risk management and the hierarchy of controls, psychosocial risks, facilities, first aid and emergency plans, noise, manual tasks, confined spaces, falls, high risk work licences, electrical safety, diving, plant, construction work and SWMS, hazardous chemicals, engineered stone, lead, asbestos and major hazard facilities. Under Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations, which defines 235 controls, a Risk Manager's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations controls land on the Risk Manager
Risk Managers identify, assess, and prioritise organisational risks. They build risk registers, conduct risk assessments, define risk appetite, and ensure that compliance frameworks address the most material threats to the organisation.
Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations defines 235 controls across 35 domains that directly affect the Risk Manager role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a Risk Manager is accountable for under Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
Conducting enterprise risk assessments and maintaining the risk register
Defining risk appetite and tolerance levels with executive leadership
Mapping compliance controls to identified risks for coverage analysis
Monitoring key risk indicators (KRIs) and escalating emerging threats
Integrating compliance, operational, and strategic risk management
Where Risk Managers lose time on Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
These are the most common obstacles Risk Managers face when managing Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Quantifying cyber risk in financial terms that resonate with executives
Challenge 2
Identifying gaps between compliance control coverage and actual risk exposure
Challenge 3
Integrating risk data from siloed tools and departments
Challenge 4
Keeping risk assessments current as the threat landscape evolves
Challenge 5
Prioritising remediation when resources are limited
A working order for a Risk Manager starting on Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
1. Readiness Assessment
Take a 5-minute readiness assessment to identify your organisation's current gap profile against Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations. Get a prioritised action plan tailored to your specific situation.
2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations controls against other frameworks you already comply with. Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations maps to 2 other frameworks in our database.
3. Build Your Toolkit
Equip yourself with Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations toolkits, self-assessments, and implementation guides from our store. Resources designed specifically for Risk Managers managing compliance programmes.
4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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Risk Manager: How ready is your organisation for Australia Model Work Health and Safety Regulations?
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