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General Mobile Plant Operation and Safety Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers the systems used to manage mobile plant operation and safety across a business and work site.

Activities covered include

  • Define responsibilities and oversight for mobile plant safety
  • Complete maintenance, pre-start checks, inspections and defect reporting
  • Maintain records, verify controls and track corrective actions

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General Mobile Plant Operation and Safety Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers the systems used to manage mobile plant operation and safety across a business and work site. It supports planning, assigning responsibilities and reviewing controls for plant suitability, operator capability, traffic interaction, maintenance and emergency response.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Define responsibilities and oversight for mobile plant safety
  • Consult workers and coordinate arrangements with contractors
  • Assess plant suitability before purchase, hire or introduction
  • Verify operator, spotter and supervisor competency and authorisation
  • Plan traffic routes and manage interactions with people, vehicles and structures
  • Complete maintenance, pre-start checks, inspections and defect reporting
  • Set clear procedures for authorised plant use and operating limits
  • Manage contractor and hired plant on site
  • Prepare for collisions, rollovers, fire, entrapment and plant failures
  • Maintain records, verify controls and track corrective actions

Who is this for?

Suitable for managers, supervisors, operators, contractors and businesses involved in mobile plant activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Governance
  • No defined accountabilities for mobile plant safety across managers, supervisors and operators
  • Insufficient officer oversight, resourcing and due diligence for plant risk controls
  • Plant safety risks not systematically identified, assessed and reviewed across the business
Consultation
  • Workers are not consulted on plant risks, layout changes, traffic issues or control effectiveness
  • Contractors and other duty holders work around mobile plant without coordinated arrangements
  • Safety information from incidents, defects and near misses is not shared with affected workers
Procurement and Plant Suitability
  • Plant is purchased, hired or introduced without verifying suitability for site conditions and intended use
  • Supplier information, safety features, maintenance requirements and design limitations are not obtained or reviewed
  • Plant is used outside design intent or modified without competent assessment
Competency and Authorisation
  • Operators, spotters and supervisors are not trained or verified as competent for the plant and site conditions
  • Licences, VOCs, inductions and refresher training are missing, expired or not checked
  • Inexperienced workers operate plant without adequate supervision or instruction
Traffic and Interaction Management
  • Poor site layout and uncontrolled interfaces between plant, pedestrians, vehicles and structures
  • No effective traffic management plan, exclusion zones or communication rules for reversing and restricted visibility
  • Changes to routes, ground conditions or work areas are not assessed before plant movement
Maintenance and Inspection Systems
  • Preventive maintenance is not planned or completed to manufacturer or competent person requirements
  • Pre-start checks, periodic inspections and defect reporting are inconsistent or undocumented
  • Plant with critical defects remains in service due to poor escalation and repair control
Safe Use Procedures
  • Procedures do not clearly define authorised use, operating limits, attachments, passenger restrictions or protective device requirements
  • Safety features, warning devices, seatbelts, guarding or emergency controls are bypassed, not maintained or not used
  • Non-routine work is undertaken without documented risk assessment and approval
Contractor and Hire Management
  • Contractors bring plant or operators to site without verification of competency, maintenance status or site compliance
  • Shared responsibilities between host, contractor and hire company are unclear
  • Contractor plant movements are not integrated into site traffic and communication systems
Emergency Planning and Incident Response
  • Emergency plans do not address mobile plant collisions, rollovers, fire, entrapment or hydraulic failures
  • Workers are unclear on shutdown, isolation, evacuation, first aid and escalation arrangements
  • Incidents and near misses are not investigated to identify system failures and control gaps
Monitoring, Audit and Document Control
  • Plant records, procedures, licences and inspection documents are incomplete, outdated or unavailable
  • No routine verification that controls are implemented and remain effective
  • Audit findings, corrective actions and management reviews are not tracked to closure

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 3. Step 2 — How to assess risks; p. 15.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Building and ConstructionTransport and LogisticsWarehousing and DistributionFarming and AgricultureCivil Construction and EarthworksMining and Resources

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