Industrial Workshop Cleaning and Tool Maintenance Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers industrial workshop cleaning and tool maintenance activities, including preparation, isolation, cleaning, maintenance, storage and completion. It supports planning work and managing hazards from plant, energy sources, chemicals, waste, tools and the work area.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Plan cleaning and maintenance work and review the workshop area
• Isolate plant and manage stored energy before cleaning or maintenance
• Remove waste and maintain workshop housekeeping
• Handle and use cleaning chemicals, solvents and degreasers
• Move tools, parts and waste while managing manual handling risks
• Use electrical tools, leads and powered equipment during cleaning and maintenance
• Maintain, adjust and reassemble tools and guards
• Manage dust, compressed air and airborne contaminants during cleaning
• Store tools, chemicals and maintenance materials safely
• Check emergency readiness and leave the area safe on completion

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out industrial workshop cleaning and tool maintenance activities.

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 risks of plant in the workplace — Assessing plant risks — work practices and procedures; p. 20.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 1.2 Managing risks associated with the work environment and facilities; 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: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.1 How to identify which chemicals are hazardous; p. 15.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 2. Step 1 — How to identify hazards; p. 12.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.

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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