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 Hazardous Substances Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor ventilation
- Inadequate training
- 2. Storage
- Improper container labeling
- Spillage
- 3. Handling
- Direct skin contact
- Inhalation
- 4. PPE Usage
- Incorrect PPE selection
- Damaged PPE
- 5. Mixing substances
- Incompatible substances
- Incorrect ratios
- 6. Disposal
- Reckless dumping
- Wrong waste container
- 7. Emergency response
- Delayed response
- Insufficient knowledge
- 8. Material transfer
- Dropped materials
- Leakage
- 9. Equipment maintenance
- Maintenance neglect
- Unnecessarily exposed hazardous substance
- 10. Decontamination
- Ineffective cleaning methods
- Re-using contaminated equipment
- 11. Inspection
- Missed inspections
- Rushing through inspection procedures
- 12. Documentation
- Incomplete paperwork
- Lost documentation