Ensure your workplace remains safe and compliant with our versatile risk assessment templates, designed to meet Australia’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) standards. These professionally crafted documents follow a consistent, structured approach that can be adapted for any industry or task.
Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
• Comprehensive Hazard Identification: Systematically record foreseeable hazards at every stage of your work process—from preparation and equipment checks to final debriefing.
• Customisable Details: Easily insert your organisation’s information, project specifics, and relevant legislative references, ensuring the document meets your unique operational needs.
• Regulatory Compliance: Built to align with Australia’s WHS legislation and Codes of Practice, these templates include guidance notes and reference links to help you stay compliant.
• Emergency Preparedness & Documentation: Integrated sections for emergency response planning and thorough documentation review ensure all critical safety information is captured and easily accessible.
Whether you’re managing a construction site, operating machinery, or overseeing any other workplace activity, our generic risk assessment templates provide a robust framework for identifying risks, implementing effective control measures, and maintaining a safe working environment. Download today to streamline your risk management processes and promote a culture of safety in your organisation.
The Authorising Operational Commencement Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling equipment
- Tripping over wires
- Electric shocks
- 2. Equipment Check
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Equipment overheating
- 3. Material Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- Trips and falls
- 4. Installing Machinery Parts
- Heavy objects falling
- Entrapment injuries
- 5. Operational Commencement
- Burns from steam or hot surfaces
- Electrical hazards
- 6. Regular Operation Check
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 7. Cleaning and Maintenance
- Use of harsh chemicals
- Physical injuries from tools
- 8. Emergency Shut Down Procedure
- High-speed evacuation
- Short circuits leading to fires
- 9. Debrief and documentation
- Paper cuts
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- 10. Storage and Disposal
- Unsecured storage
- Hazardous waste handling
- 11. Tool Check
- Incomplete tool count leading to misplaced objects
- Risky condition of tools
- 12. Final cleaning and shutdown
- Exposure to harsh cleaning agents
- Risk of incorrect shutdown procedure
- 13. Post-work inspection
- Missing damage reporting
- Inadequate personal protective equipment
- 14. Report Submission
- Miscommunication with oncoming shift team
- Human error in reports
- 15. Changeover Shifts
- Fatigue
- Slip and falls
- 16. Quality Check
- Faulty products
- Production line injuries
- 17. Stop Work and Evaluate
- Inadequate evaluation leading to risks
- Human errors
- 18. Restart Work
- Machinery malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 19. Verification and Approval
- Misunderstanding guidelines
- Providing inaccurate information
- 20. Final Sign Off
- Fatigue leading to misjudged steps
- Paperwork errors