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 Dealing With Broken Keys Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inappropriate footwear
- Excessive heavy loads
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty key extraction tools
- Insufficient training
- 3. Approach Broken Key
- Unsecured working area
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Evaluation of Broken Key Situation
- Incorrect diagnosis
- Insufficient lighting
- 5. Determine Extraction Process
- Sharp edges
- Incorrect extraction method chosen
- 6. Setup Extraction Tools
- Tools not in safe operating condition
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 7. Start Extraction Process
- Broken pieces causing injury
- Airborne particles
- 8. Post-Extraction Clean Up
- Cutting injuries from broken keys
- Unsafety disposal of waste
- 9. Key Replacement
- Misplacement of new keys
- Key creation hazards
- 10. Finalize Job/ Site cleanup
- Tripping hazards due unsafe housekeeping
- Unsafe waste disposal
- 11. Tool Maintenance and Storage
- Unsafe storage practices
- Tools not checked for damage
- 12. Recording and Reporting
- Data security breaches
- Improper documentation
- 13. Perform Regular Safety Checks
- Failure to identify faults
- Ignorning regular safety checks
- 14. Employee Training
- Inadequate training procedures
- Employee resistance to training
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Improper execution of emergency plan
- Poor communication during an emergency
- 16. Review and Improve Procedures
- Inadequate review process
- Failure to implement improvements
- 17. Equipment Inspection
- Failure to spot equipment faults
- Improper documentation of inspections
- 18. Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
- Incorrect SWMS application
- Failure to follow SWMS