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Key Features:
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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 Surface Preparation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping
- Electrocution
- 2. Surface Cleaning
- Skin Irritation from cleaning chemicals
- Slipping
- 3. Removal of Old Paint
- Ingestion or Inhalation of dust
- Skin Burns
- 4. Patching and Repair
- Cut
- Strained Muscles
- 5. Sanding Surface
- Eye injury
- Noise Pollution
- 6. Dust Cleaning
- Inhalation of fine particulates
- Eye irritation
- 7. Priming
- Chemical fumes inhalation
- Skin Irritation from primer
- 8. Painting
- Skin allergy from paint
- Slip/Trip fall due to wet floor
- 9. Clean Up
- Chemical Spillage
- Cut from sharp tools
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Physical Injury
- Generation of harmful waste
- 11. Drying Stage
- Fire Hazard
- Vapour exposure
- 12. Final Inspection
- Tripping
- Falling objects
- 13. Equipment Demobilisation
- Muscle Strain
- Impact injuries
- 14. Reporting and Documentation
- Eye Strain
- Work Stress
- 15. Feedback Meeting
- Work Stress
- Accidental slips and trips
- 16. Training
- Poor understanding
- Communication issues
- 17. Maintenance and Repair
- Injury from defective tools
- Electrocution
- 18. Emergency Procedure Training
- Poor understanding
- Panic situation
- 19. Compliance Verification
- Non compliance
- Legal issues
- 20. Audit and Review
- Unidentified risks
- Compliance lapses