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.
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The Work Involving Exposure To Extreme Heat Or Cold Conditions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dehydration
- Frostbite
- 2. Site Evaluation
- Hypothermia
- Sunstroke
- 3. Equipment Check
- Equipment malfunction
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 4. Establish Work Area
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Inadequate lighting
- 5. Apply Personal Protective Equipment
- Inadequate protection
- PPE failure
- 6. Body Warm-Up
- Muscle strains
- Sprains
- 7. Task Execution
- Heat stroke
- Exposure to cold
- 8. Breaks & Hydration
- Dehydration
- Excessive cool down
- 9. Monitoring Weather Conditions
- Rapid weather changes
- Extreme heat or cold events
- 10. Equipment Clean-up and Maintenance
- Equipment misuse
- Hazardous material exposure
- 11. Review Work Procedures
- Misunderstanding instructions
- Non-compliance with procedures
- 12. End of Day Checks
- Overlooking issues
- Rushing to finish checks
- 13. Periodic Training
- Inadequate skills
- Lack of knowledge
- 14. Incident Reporting
- Failure to report
- Ignorance of procedure
- 15. Post-Operation Review
- Missing key issues
- Inadequate feedback
- 16. Remedial Action Planning
- Incompetency
- Inadequate planning
- 17. Refresher Training
- Forgetfulness
- Lack of knowledge update
- 18. Follow-up Checks
- Oversight
- Missed checks
- 19. Communication and Supervision
- Poor communication
- Inadequate supervision
- 20. Emergency Preparedness
- Lack of readiness
- Inadequate emergency response