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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.
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The Excavate Site Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Setup Site
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Noise exposure
- 3. Install Safety Fencing
- Falls from height
- Cuts and abrasions
- 4. Machine Check
- Machinery malfunctions
- Fire or explosion
- 5. Excavation Process Start
- Wall collapse
- Struck by flying debris
- 6. Soil Removal
- Inhalation of dust
- Contact with harmful substances
- 7. Underpinning
- Structural collapse
- Falling objects
- 8. Backfilling
- Confined spaces
- Manual handling injuries
- 9. Compaction
- Contact with machinery
- Noise exposure
- 10. Landscaping
- Contact with power lines
- Use of chemicals
- 11. Clean Up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Handling waste materials
- 12. Site Supervision
- Stress related illness
- Fatigue
- 13. Safety Evaluations
- Incorrect assessments
- Exposure to Asbestos
- 14. Maintenance Checks
- Equipment malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Panic actions
- Inadequate training
- 16. Inspection for Close Out
- Overlooked danger spots
- Miscommunication
- 17. Reporting/Documentation
- Data loss
- Inaccurate recording
- 18. Evacuation of Site
- Insufficient PPE
- Struck by moving objects
- 19. Workers Health Check
- Fatigue
- Occupational illnesses
- 20. Decommissioning of Site
- Handling heavy equipment
- Dust inhalation