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 Fireplace Inspections Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 2. Inspecting the Firebox
- Inhalation of ashes and soot
- Burns from residual heat
- 3. Damper Inspection
- Falls from height
- Muscle strains from repetitive motion
- 4. Chimney Inspection
- Risk of falling objects
- Dust inhalation
- 5. Roof Inspection
- Working at heights
- Falling objects
- 6. Cleaning Fireplace
- Residual heat burns
- Inhalation of chemical cleaners
- 7. Maintenance Work
- Electric shock
- Cuts or lacerations from tools
- 8. Replacing Parts
- Misusing tools
- Electric shock
- 9. Testing the Fireplace
- Explosions
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- 10. Cleaning Up Worksite
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to chemical cleaners
- 11. Reporting Findings & Recommendations
- Ergonomic hazards
- Eye strain
- 12. Client Communication
- Stress from difficult clients
- Misunderstandings leading to mistakes
- 13. Traveling to and from Worksite
- Traffic accidents
- Fatigue
- 14. Training new team members
- Improper training
- Training injuries
- 15. Regular Review of Procedures
- Complacency
- Missing updates on safety protocols
- 16. Equipment Maintenance
- Faulty equipment
- Incomplete maintenance
- 17. Stocking Up Supplies
- Lifting heavy items
- Trip hazards
- 18. Emergency Procedures Practice
- Not responding adequately in emergencies
- Panic during drills
- 19. Risk Assessment
- Incomplete risks identification
- Complacency
- 20. Regular Health Checkups
- Delayed diagnoses
- Stress