Fire Equipment Inspection Testing and Maintenance Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers the management arrangements that support fire equipment inspection, testing and maintenance activities. It helps plan, communicate, monitor and review risks associated with workers, sites, equipment, records and maintenance work.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Define WHS responsibilities, authority to stop unsafe work and escalation arrangements.
• Consult workers and representatives when hazards, procedures, schedules or equipment arrangements change.
• Confirm worker competency, task instruction, refresher training and supervision needs.
• Review fire equipment, replacement parts, test gear and consumables before purchase.
• Coordinate contractors, site requirements, hazards, permits, emergency arrangements and reporting.
• Plan inspections and maintenance, track defects and maintain asset-specific records.
• Keep current procedures, forms, checklists and critical documents available to workers.
• Plan and communicate emergency arrangements for the sites attended by maintenance personnel.
• Plan mobile work, site access, travel, fatigue, scheduling and emergency contacts.
• Monitor controls, incidents, defects, audit findings, overdue actions and recurring issues.

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors, managers and businesses involved in fire equipment inspection, testing and maintenance 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: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Assessing plant risks — work practices and procedures; p. 20.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.1 How to identify which chemicals are hazardous; p. 15.
• 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 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: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.

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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