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 Suspended Access Work Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling object
- Electrical hazards
- Incorrect setup.
- 2. Risk Management Planning
- Non-compliance with regulations
- Inadequate planning.
- 3. Equipment Selection and Check
- Faulty equipment
- Insufficient training
- 4. Work Area Setup
- Trip or fall hazards
- Unsuitable ground condition
- 5. Prestart Briefing to Workers
- Poor communication
- Misunderstanding the task
- 6. Working at Height
- Fall from heights
- Loose materials
- 7. Handling Materials Manually
- Muscle strain
- Slip
- trip or fall
- 8. Power Tool Operation
- Electric shock
- Noise
- Vibrations
- 9. Lifting and Lowering Loads
- Fall of material
- Snap back
- Overloading
- 10. Clearing Work Area
- Slip
- trip or fall
- Struck by moving plant
- 11. Dismantling Temporary Structures
- Fall from height
- Falling objects
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- Contact with hazardous substances
- 13. Emergency Evacuation
- Not knowing exit routes
- Panic during evacuation
- 14. Reviewing Safe Work Procedures
- Outdated procedures
- Failure to implement changes
- 15. Maintaining Equipment
- Injury due to improper handling
- Use of damaged equipment
- 16. Pack Up & Clean Up
- Trip hazards from equipment or waste
- Sharp objects
- 17. Safety Analysis Post Work
- Missing hazards
- Incorrect evaluation of risk
- 18. Hazard Reporting
- Not recording hazards
- Inadequate follow-up action
- 19. Power Down & Shutdown Procedures
- Electric shock
- Fire from overheated equipment
- 20. Debriefing & Follow-up Activities
- Lack of communication
- Misunderstanding the task