Heat Stress Safety Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers heat-related hazards during planning, work setup, scheduling, hydration, clothing, monitoring and emergency response. It supports planning and risk management by addressing changing heat conditions, worker wellbeing and timely response to heat illness.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Reviewing weather, humidity, radiant heat, airflow and worker susceptibility before work
• Setting up work areas to manage sun exposure, heat build-up and poor ventilation
• Providing access to cool drinking water and supporting regular fluid intake
• Scheduling work, managing pace and rotating physically demanding tasks
• Selecting clothing and PPE that considers heat load, sun exposure and movement
• Communicating heat conditions, symptoms and reporting expectations
• Monitoring workers and using buddy checks, including for isolated workers
• Managing heat build-up in vehicles, plant, cabins and enclosed work areas
• Responding to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and emergency access needs

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out work in hot, humid, radiant-heat or poorly ventilated conditions.

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 the work environment and facilities — 2.8 Heat and cold; p. 21.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
• 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 plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.

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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