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Air Conditioning Installation Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers air conditioning installation activities from site setup and access through electrical work, unit handling, penetrations, refrigerants and completion.

Activities covered include

  • Set up the site and coordinate with occupants and other work
  • Handle refrigerants, pressurised lines and related substances
  • Complete testing, commissioning and clean-up

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Air Conditioning Installation Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers air conditioning installation activities from site setup and access through electrical work, unit handling, penetrations, refrigerants and completion. It supports identifying height, electrical, manual handling, restricted-area and public-interface hazards when planning controls and managing risks.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Set up the site and coordinate with occupants and other work
  • Access roofs, elevated areas and work locations
  • Isolate and connect electrical equipment and cabling
  • Move units, materials and tools
  • Drill, fix and create penetrations
  • Handle refrigerants, pressurised lines and related substances
  • Work in ceiling spaces, plant rooms and restricted areas
  • Identify potential asbestos and hazardous building materials
  • Use ladders, access plant and mobile equipment
  • Complete testing, commissioning and clean-up

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out air conditioning installation activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Site arrival, consultation and work area setup
  • Unauthorised access by occupants, visitors or other trades
  • Poor coordination with site activities creating collision, trip or interface risks
  • Unidentified site hazards such as fragile roofing, overhead services or restricted access
  • Emergency arrangements not understood before work starts
Access, roof and work at height exposure
  • Falls from ladders, roofs, platforms or penetrations
  • Falling near edges, skylights or brittle roofing
  • Dropped tools or materials striking people below
  • Poor rescue readiness if a fall occurs
Electrical isolation and connection works
  • Electric shock from existing circuits or equipment
  • Arc flash or burns during testing or connection
  • Unexpected energisation of plant or cabling
  • Damage to concealed electrical services during penetrations
Manual handling and movement of units and materials
  • Musculoskeletal injury from lifting indoor or outdoor units, duct, pipe or tools
  • Crush injuries to hands or feet during positioning
  • Strains from awkward postures in ceiling spaces, roofs or tight plant areas
  • Loss of control when moving loads on stairs, uneven ground or ladders
Drilling, fixing and penetrations
  • Contact with concealed electrical, gas, water or other services
  • Dust, flying particles and eye injuries from drilling or cutting
  • Noise exposure from power tools
  • Damage to structural elements or building finishes
Refrigerants, pressurised lines and hazardous substances
  • Refrigerant leak causing cold burns, eye injury or respiratory irritation
  • Asphyxiation risk in poorly ventilated spaces from displaced oxygen
  • Fire or decomposition products if refrigerant is exposed to heat or ignition sources
  • Cylinder movement, hose failure or uncontrolled gas release
Ceiling spaces, plant rooms and confined or restricted areas
  • Heat stress, dehydration and fatigue
  • Restricted movement leading to strains or delayed escape
  • Poor air quality, low oxygen or build-up of vapours
  • Isolation from others and delayed emergency response
Asbestos and hazardous building materials
  • Disturbance of asbestos-containing material during drilling, cutting or removal of old equipment
  • Exposure to airborne fibres from hidden ACM in eaves, switchboards, backing boards, sheeting or insulation
  • Contamination of adjacent occupied areas
Use of plant, ladders, EWP and mobile equipment
  • Collision with people, structures or parked vehicles
  • Entrapment or crush hazards when operating access plant
  • Overturning due to unstable ground or incorrect setup
  • Contact with overhead powerlines or other overhead obstructions
Completion, testing, commissioning and clean-up
  • Unexpected energisation or movement during testing
  • Trips, cuts or punctures from offcuts, packaging, cable ties or metal swarf
  • Leaving the area unsafe for occupants or other trades
  • Failure to identify defects before handover

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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: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace — 2.1. What is involved in managing risks?; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 2. Step 1 — How to identify hazards; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
  • 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: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work — 5. Controlling the risks; p. 29.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
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 ConstructionAir Conditioning and RefrigerationHandyman and Property Maintenance

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