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Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
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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 Storage and Stacking of Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Delivery of Materials
- Forklift accidents
- Falling objects
- 3. Inspection of Materials
- Manual handling injuries
- Damaged materials causing injury
- 4. Placement of Pallets
- Racking collapse
- Uneven ground causing instability
- 5. Stacking of Materials
- Falling objects
- Struck by materials during handling
- 6. Securing Stacked Materials
- Scaffold collapse
- Inadequate securing leading to collapse
- 7. Moving Materials Around Site
- Vehicle accidents
- Workers struck by moving loads
- 8. Updating Inventory System
- Stress from computer-use
- Data input errors
- 9. Regular Safety Checks
- Exposure to unsafe conditions
- Not identifying hazards
- 10. Racking Maintenance
- Working at height
- Unstable scaffolding
- 11. Training for all Employees
- Improper training leading to accidents
- Miscommunication
- 12. End-of-Shift Clean Up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Poor housekeeping