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.
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The Setup A Tin Snip Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping on loose materials
- mishandling of tools
- 2. Tool Inspection
- Not identifying damage or fault in tool
- incorrect toolbox inspection procedures followed
- 3. Material Identification
- Incorrect identification leading to improper usage of tools
- harmful material handling
- 4. Material Handling
- Heavy objects causing injury
- unsafe handling procedures
- 5. Cleaning & Maintenance work area
- Exposure to hazardous waste materials
- accidental slips or falls
- 6. Manual handling techniques
- Injuries due to heavy lifting
- prolonged standing
- 7. Tool Use
- Improper use leading to injuries
- usage without safety equipment
- 8. Employing Safety Devices
- Incorrect usage of safety devices
- wrong device for the job
- 9. Training in Hazards and Controls
- Lack of knowledge about hazards and controls
- non-completion of training
- 10. Positioning for work
- Bad posture leading to fatigue
- Back injuries due to strain
- 11. Clearing workspace
- Clutter posing tripping risk
- unmanaged electrical cords
- 12. Testing Tools
- Failing to detect faults
- Using defective tools
- 13. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use
- Not wearing appropriate PPE
- Inappropriate storage of PPE
- 14. Breakdown Procedures
- Poor understanding of procedure
- failure to isolate energy sources
- 15. Emergency Response Training
- Unprepared for emergency responses
- lack of training
- 16. Tool Storage
- Incorrect storage causing damage to tools
- cluttered storage space posing a tripping hazard
- 17. Post-Operation Cleanup
- Mishandling of waste materials
- improper disposal of hazardous wastes
- 18. Documentation and Reporting
- Incorrect documentation procedure
- failure to report incidents
- 19. Safety Audits
- Failure to conduct regular safety audits
- ignoring audit findings
- 20. Shutdown Procedures
- Unsafe shutdown procedures
- not following correct steps during shutdown