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 Identify Trip Hazards Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards from loose tools
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Assessment of the area
- Uneven surfaces
- Poor lighting conditions
- 3. Removing obstructions
- Injury from heavy lifting
- Falling objects
- 4. Cleaning the area
- Slippery surfaces
- Exposure to chemical cleaning products
- 5. Marking observation areas
- Mistaken measurements
- Unnoticed trip hazards
- 6. Installing warning signs
- Inadequate signage
- Misplacement of signs
- 7. Regular monitoring
- Overlooking hazards
- Lack of regular checks
- 8. Routine maintenance
- Lapse in maintenance schedule
- Improper handling of equipment
- 9. Staff training
- Untrained personnel
- Poor communication
- 10. Emergency planning
- Inadequate evacuation plans
- Lack of first aid facilities
- 11. Document control
- Misplaced documents
- Missing critical safety information
- 12. Compliance checks
- Non-compliance to protocols
- Ignorance of safety regulations
- 13. Feedback and improvement
- Inadequate feedback system
- Slow response to identified hazards
- 14. Debriefing and review
- Failure to address reported issues
- Lack of follow up
- 15. Site clean-up and closure
- Non-disposal of potential trip hazards
- Poor lighting during clean-up