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 Clear Surrounding Area Before Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over materials
- inhaling dusts
- 2. Tools and Equipment Gathering
- Hand injuries
- Eye injuries from flying debris
- Musculoskeletal disorder with heavy tools
- 3. Worksite Evaluation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect work planning
- 4. Removal of Unnecessary Materials
- Injury due to lifting heavy objects
- Fall from heights during the material removal
- 5. Cleaning Work Area
- Slippery surfaces
- Handling cleaning chemicals
- Electrical hazards
- 6. Marking and Setting Boundaries
- Working in high traffic areas
- Unauthorised access to work area
- 7. Ensuring Proper Lighting
- Poor visibility leading to accidents
- Electrical shock from faulty lighting equipment
- 8. Performing Risk Assessment
- Omission of hazard identification
- Inadequate risk control measures established
- 9. Establishing Safety Signage
- Incorrect positioning
- Damage or defacing signage
- 10. Protective Gear Check
- Damage to personal protective equipment
- PPE does not fit properly
- 11. Conducting Tool Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Using wrong tool for the job
- 12. Equipment Maintenance
- Unsafe operation due to improper maintenance
- Equipment malfunction
- 13. Safety Briefing
- Miscommunication of safety instructions
- Non-compliance to safety rules
- 14. Commence Operation
- Industrial accidents
- Accidents due to fatigue
- 15. Work Area Monitoring
- Unnoticed hazards
- Irregular inspection timings
- 16. Regular Breaks
- Fatigue induced accidents
- Dehydration or heat stress
- 17. End of Day Clearance
- Injury from disposing waste materials
- Leaving behind potential hazards
- 18. Equipment Storeaway
- Incorrect storage of equipment
- Damage to equipment if not stored properly
- 19. Final Inspection
- Missed out hazards
- Faulty equipment left unattended
- 20. Reporting and Documentation
- Omission of incident recording
- Incorrect documentation