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Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
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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.
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The Unpacking Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips or falls
- Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 2. Receiving Delivery
- Manual handling injuries
- Struck by moving object
- 3. Checking the Load
- Falls from height
- Incorrect load engagement
- 4. Using Lifting Equipment
- Equipment failure
- contact with electricity
- 5. Unloading the Materials
- Injury from release of stored energy
- Falling objects
- Noise
- 6. Moving to Storage Area
- Collision with people or structures
- Uneven surfaces
- Overexertion
- 7. Placing in Storage Area
- Improper stacking
- Limited visibility
- 8. Opening Packaging
- Contact with sharp objects or edges
- Dust or fumes
- Splashes of harmful substances
- 9. Inspecting Contents
- Incorrect manual lifting and carrying
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 10. Organising for Use/Dispatch
- Risks associated with repetitive movements
- Contact with hazardous substance
- 11. Cleaning up Work Area
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Loss of body control due to fatigue
- Wet surfaces
- 12. Disposing of Packaging
- Sharp objects
- Inappropriate disposal method leading to environmental harm
- 13. Reporting any Issues
- Poor communication
- No risk reporting processes in place
- 14. Finalising Tasks
- Mistakes made due to fatigue
- Lost or misplaced materials
- 15. Closing Out Job
- Inadequate lock out and tag out
- Unsafely stored materials
- Trip hazards left behind in clean up