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 With A Spotter Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Poor communication
- 2. Site Inspection
- Unidentified hazards
- Uneven terrain
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Lack of PPE
- 4. Spotter Briefing
- Miscommunication
- Lack of clarity in roles
- 5. Setting Up Barriers
- Traffic incidents
- Insufficient signage
- 6. Entry and Egress Management
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Obstructed pathways
- 7. Communication Protocols
- Radio interference
- Misinterpretation of signals
- 8. Equipment Operation
- Mechanical failure
- Operator error
- 9. Monitoring Weather
- Sudden weather changes
- Lightning
- 10. Ensuring Visibility
- Poor lighting
- Blind spots
- 11. Incident Response Plan
- Delay in response
- Improper first aid administration
- 12. Emergency Evacuation
- Panic
- Route obstructions
- 13. Continuous Observation
- Distraction
- Fatigue
- 14. Traffic Control
- Vehicle collisions
- Speeding
- 15. Proximity to Heavy Machinery
- Crushed by machinery
- Noise exposure
- 16. Mobile Plant Operations
- Plant overturning
- Entrapment
- 17. Designating Safe Zones
- Zone encroachment
- Signage inadequacy
- 18. Risk Assessment Review
- Overlooked hazards
- Changes in site conditions
- 19. Final Inspection
- Missed hazards
- Failure to confirm safe conditions
- 20. Documentation
- Inaccurate record-keeping
- Non-compliance with regulations