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 Surge Protection Implementation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Poor communication with staff
- 2. Site Inspection
- Electrical contact
- Environmental hazards (wind /rain)
- 3. Power Disconnection
- Accidental re-energising
- Unexpected startup
- 4. Risk Assessment & Method Statement Establishment
- Misjudgment
- Communication breakdown
- 5. Overview of Surge Protector System Design
- Faulty system design
- Implementation errors
- 6. Safety Briefings and Training
- Non-compliance
- Inadequate knowledge
- 7. Installation of Surge Protectors
- Electric shock
- Faulty equipment
- 8. Testing of Installed Protectors
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Hazardous energy release
- 9. Provision of Personal Protective Equipment
- Lack of appropriate PPEs
- Inefficiency in use of PPEs
- 10. Measurements and Configuration Adjustments
- Electrical burns
- Falls from ladders
- 11. Troubleshooting and Repair Works
- Electrocution
- Inadequate procedures for handling faults
- 12. Maintenance Activities
- Risk of falls
- Unintended operation
- 13. Post-Surge Protector Validation
- Faulty device
- Incorrect validation procedure
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Incorrect disposal methods
- Injury resulting from improper lifting
- 15. Review of Surge Protection Performance
- Errors in reviewing performance data
- Incorrect adjustments to surge systems
- 16. De-Briefing and Completion of Works
- Inadequate de-briefing
- Lack of understanding of work completion responsibilities
- 17. Incident Reporting
- Non-compliance with reporting procedures
- Inaccuracy in incident documentation
- 18. Routine Inspection
- Fails to spot anomalies
- Hazardous energy release
- 19. Training on Regulations and Updated Technology
- Outdated training content
- Misinterpretation of codes/regulations
- 20. Documentation and Record Keeping
- Incorrect recording
- Failures in tracking performance/employment data