Civil Drainage Dewatering and Water Infrastructure Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers planning, excavation, dewatering, water infrastructure work, plant movement and emergency response. It supports identifying hazards and planning controls for services, ground conditions, water, equipment and site access.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Plan work areas, locate services and coordinate crews, plant and subcontractors
• Establish the site, manage access and control public interface risks
• Excavate and manage trench, pit and ground stability
• Carry out dewatering and manage water in-rush or flooding
• Control mobile plant, vehicle and traffic movements
• Use pumps, hoses, pipework and pressurised equipment
• Manage electrical equipment and temporary power in wet conditions
• Work around confined spaces, shafts, pits and poor-atmosphere areas
• Handle pipes, hoses, pumps, fittings and other materials
• Manage weather, contaminated water and emergency response arrangements

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out civil drainage dewatering and water infrastructure activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

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: Excavation work — 2.3. Controlling the risks; p. 17.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
• 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 fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
• 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: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
• 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.

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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