General Building Residential and Commercial Construction Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers general residential and commercial building construction activities, including site coordination, excavation, plant, structural work and emergency response. It supports planning and risk management by identifying hazards across changing construction work areas and activities.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Plan site setup, coordination and changing conditions
• Manage deliveries, mobile plant and vehicle movements
• Work around excavations, trenches and ground conditions
• Manage work at heights, edges and penetrations
• Use temporary electrical supplies, leads and powered tools
• Undertake structural framing, formwork and temporary support work
• Manage dust, fumes, hazardous chemicals and flammable vapours
• Handle, move and store construction materials
• Use and maintain plant and tools while managing stored energy
• Prepare for incidents, evacuation and emergency site response

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out general residential and commercial building construction work.

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: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Excavation work — 2.3. Controlling the risks; p. 17.
• 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: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
• 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 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: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.
• 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 risks of plant in the workplace — 4.1 Guarding plant; p. 39.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 4. Step 3 — How to control risks; p. 20.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Demolition work — 3. Planning the demolition work; p. 18.

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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