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 Working In Tight Spaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor lighting
- confined space entry
- 2. Ventilation Setup
- Inadequate air circulation
- toxic gases
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- electrical hazards
- 4. Communication Establish
- Miscommunication
- faulty communication devices
- 5. Entry & Exit Planning
- Difficult access
- emergency egress
- 6. Personal Protective Gear
- Incorrect PPE
- improper fit
- 7. Hazard Identification
- Unidentified risks
- assessment errors
- 8. Isolation Procedures
- Uncontrolled energy sources
- inadequate isolation
- 9. Atmosphere Testing
- Harmful fumes
- incorrect readings
- 10. Work Environment Setup
- Slips or falls
- cluttered workspace
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Panic
- ineffective evacuation plans
- 12. Task-specific Training
- Lack of awareness
- inadequate skills
- 13. Continuous Monitoring
- Technology failure
- manual error
- 14. Physical Ergonomics
- Strain injuries
- awkward positions
- 15. Tool Usage
- Misuse of tools
- malfunction
- 16. Chemical Handling
- Spills
- exposure without proper gear
- 17. Noise Control
- High decibel levels
- lack of ear protection
- 18. Heat Stress Management
- Hyperthermia
- insufficient hydration
- 19. Lone Worker Risks
- Delayed assistance
- unnoticed incidents
- 20. Post-work Inspection
- Overlooked damage
- improper shutdown
- 21. Debrief and Reporting
- Incomplete records
- missing feedback