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.
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• 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.
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The Carrying Out Any Process That Produces Fumes. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of materials
- inappropriate workplace layout
- 2. Gathering Supplies
- Risk of falls due to slipping or tripping
- manual handling injuries
- 3. Setting Up Equipment
- Incorrect setup leads to inefficient extraction of fumes
- electrical hazards
- 4. Checking Safety Gear
- Worn out or incorrect use of safety gear
- lack of hygiene with shared gear
- 5. Process Initiation
- Improper process initiation
- unstable work environment
- excessive heat
- 6. During Fume Production
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- eye irritation
- skin exposure
- fire hazard
- 7. Monitoring the Process
- Distraction
- fatigue
- improper handling of equipment
- 8. Adjusting the Process
- Incorrect adjustments leading to more fume production
- shock or burn hazards
- 9. Shutting Down Process
- Improper shutdown procedure
- remaining fumes
- 10. Cleaning Up
- Residual fumes
- slippery surfaces
- manual handling injuries
- 11. Disposing of Waste Materials
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- incorrect disposal of waste materials
- 12. Storing Equipment
- Mishandling equipment
- inadequate storage spaces
- 13. Documenting Process Activities
- Miscommunication
- incomplete documentation
- 14. Training Staff
- Inadequate training leads to improper operation and high risk of accidents
- 15. Periodic Maintenance
- Missing maintenance schedule could lead to machine malfunction
- manual handling injuries during maintenance
- 16. Incident Reporting
- Failure to report incidents
- incomplete information in incident reports
- 17. Procedure Updating
- Updating procedures without incorporating changes based on incident analysis or new information
- 18. Risk Assessment Review
- Inadequate risk assessment review leading to unaddressed risks
- 19. Safety Check Regularity
- Mishaps due to irregular safety checks
- overlooking minor issues that can escalate
- 20. Future Planning
- Inadequate safety measures in future plans
- not considering the learnt lessons from previous safety incidents