General Manufacturing Cleaning and Maintenance Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers cleaning and maintenance activities in manufacturing areas, including planning, isolation, cleaning, chemical use, access and emergency readiness. It supports planning and managing risks from plant movement, stored energy, hazardous substances, manual handling, slips, electrical hazards and enclosed spaces.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Assess the work area, access, housekeeping and simultaneous tasks
• Shut down plant and control isolation and stored energy
• Clean around operating or recently operated plant
• Handle cleaning chemicals, contaminated waste and airborne exposures
• Move materials, use tools and manage access equipment
• Control slips, trips, falls and general housekeeping
• Manage electrical equipment during wet cleaning activities
• Access elevated areas for cleaning or maintenance
• Manage interactions with mobile plant, vehicles and pedestrians
• Prepare for work in confined, enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces

Who is this for?

Suitable for operators, cleaners, maintenance workers, contractors, supervisors and businesses carrying out manufacturing cleaning and maintenance 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: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Assessing plant risks — work practices and procedures; p. 20.
• 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: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
• 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: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.2 Safety Data Sheets (SDS); p. 16.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 1.2 Managing risks associated with the work environment and facilities; p. 12.
• 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: 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 — 4. Step 3 — How to control risks; p. 20.

---

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