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 Health Threat Identification Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate training
- 2. Equipment setup
- Faulty equipment
- Improper handling of tools
- 3. Site Assessment
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Potential contact with underground services
- 4. Work area setup
- Falling objects
- Fire hazards
- 5. Material loading
- Manual handling injuries
- Equipment malfunction
- 6. Equipment Operation
- Incorrect operation procedures
- Mechanical failure
- 7. Material unloading
- Strains and sprains
- Falling materials
- 8. Quality Checking
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Incorrect assessment procedures
- 9. Cleaning up
- Contact with hazardous waste
- Slip and fall hazards
- 10. Final Inspection
- Failure to detect faults or issues
- Incomplete inspection records
- 11. Equipment Dismantling
- Injuries from disassembling equipment
- Damage to equipment
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Hazards from incorrect disposal
- Exposure to dangerous substances
- 13. Reporting
- Data loss
- Incorrect reporting
- 14. Perform maintenance
- Inadequate safety practises
- Functional errors
- 15. Return Job Sites
- Fatigue while driving
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 16. Shut Down & Secure
- Loose materials flying
- Equipment left running
- 17. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of training
- Panic leading to further injury
- 18. Hazard Communication
- Miscommunication
- Lack of safety signage
- 19. Tool Maintenance
- Improper maintenance protocols
- Equipment errors
- 20. Documentation
- Data inaccuracy
- Lost files or records