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 Unburdening Heavy Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Equipment Failure
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Equipment Failure
- Inadequate Training
- 3. Load Lifting Procedures
- Overexertion
- Incorrect Manual Handling
- Falling Objects
- 4. Personal Protective Equipment Use
- Improper Use of PPE
- Exposure to Harmful Elements
- 5. Operating the equipment
- Machinery Accidents
- Noise Exposure
- 6. Manual Lifting
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Excessive Lifting
- 7. Unloading the material
- Falling Objects
- Crushing Injury
- 8. Maintaining Safe Work Practices
- Non-Compliance with Safety Regulations
- Lack of Communication
- 9. Equipment Decommissioning
- Improper Decommissioning
- Environmental Impact
- 10. Disposal of Waste Material
- Infection Control
- Improper Disposal
- 11. Regular Maintenance Checks
- Electrical Fires
- Malfunctions
- Sharps Injury
- 12. Staff Training on Safety Measures
- Lack of Knowledge
- Non-Compliance with Safety Measures
- 13. Regular Cleaning of Equipment
- Chemical Exposure
- Biological Hazard
- 14. Emergency Preparedness Plan
- Lack of Readiness
- Panic during Emergencies
- 15. Completion of Work Activity
- Incorrect Reporting
- No Future Prevention Plans