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 Housekeeping Cart Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Strains and sprains
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 2. Load Cart
- Injury from manual handling
- Falling objects
- 3. Transport Cart
- Collisions with passersby
- Slipping or tripping
- 4. Unload Cart
- Mustle strain
- Back injury from bending improperly
- 5. Clean room
- Exposure to chemicals
- Infection from dirty surfaces
- 6. Refill Cart
- Injury from lifting heavy items
- Pinched fingers
- 7. Dispose of waste
- Infections from contaminated waste
- Cuts from sharp objects in trash
- 8. Return Cart to storage
- Collision with others
- Strain from pushing cart
- 9. Clean Cart
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Cuts or scrapes
- 10. Regular maintenance check
- Injury from defective equipment
- Electrical hazards
- 11. Reporting Faults
- Miscommunication
- Error in reporting mechanism
- 12. End of shift clean up
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Fatigue
- 13. Stock take
- Inaccurate inventory count
- Misplaced items
- 14. Emergency handling
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- Panic during emergencies
- 15. Site security
- Breaking and entering
- Vandalism
- 16. Confidentiality handling
- Unauthorized access to sensitive information
- Information theft
- 17. Compliance with regulations
- Non-compliance fines
- Reputational damage
- 18. Customer / Client handling
- Inappropriate behavior by customers
- Misunderstandings leading to dissatisfaction
- 19. Training and development
- Lack of skill or knowledge
- Resistance to learning
- 20. Stress management
- Burnout
- Poor performance due to stress