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 Sweeping Out Trailers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- improper use of personal protective equipment
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- exposure to harmful materials
- 3. Trailer Arrival
- Vehicle collision
- falling objects
- 4. Unhitching Trailer
- Manual handling injuries
- slips
- trips
- falls
- 5. Open Doors
- Struck by moving object
- pinch points
- 6. Inspect Internal Area
- Exposure to allergens
- sharp objects
- 7. Begin Sweep
- Musculoskeletal injuries from repetitive motion
- dust inhalation
- 8. Unload Debris
- Manual handling injuries
- dust inhalation
- 9. Repeat Sweeping if Required
- Musculoskeletal injuries from repetitive motion
- dust inhalation
- 10. Final Check of Trailer
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- missed hazards
- 11. Close Doors
- Struck by moving object
- dust inhalation
- 12. Hitch Trailer
- Manual handling injuries
- vehicle movement
- 13. Disposal of Debris
- Manual handling injuries
- exposure to harmful materials
- chemical spills
- 14. Clean-Up
- Exposure to harmful materials
- chemical spills
- 15. Review and Report
- Incorrect records kept
- falsifying reports