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 Ingress And Egress From Work Area Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls; Incorrect use of tools
- 2. Layout of workplace
- Poor ergonomic design; Overcrowding area; Sharp objects
- 3. Equipment check
- Risks from faulty equipment; Fire hazards
- 4. Developing Work plan
- Incorrect method of performing tasks; Ignoring safety protocols
- 5. Access to work area
- Falls from height; Exposure to harmful substances
- 6. Lighting in the workspace
- Poor lighting leading to accidents; Electrical hazards
- 7.Prioritising work tasks
- Incomplete knowledge about the task; Stress from high workload
- 8.Carrying heavy material
- Manual handling injuries; Slip and fall due to improper footwear or wet floor
- 9.Maintaining cleanliness
- Exposure to chemicals; Biological hazards; Slips and falls due to wet floors
- 10.Energy isolation and lockout
- Electric shocks; Burns from hot surfaces
- 11.Handling chemicals
- Inhalation
- ingestion or skin contact with chemicals; Fire or explosion hazards
- 12.Tools Categorisation
- Accidental injury during handling; Misidentification of tools
- 13.Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Faulty PPE; Not wearing PPE correctly
- 14.Transporting tools and materials
- Accidents due to overloading; Trip-over hazards
- 15.Exit from site
- Leaving equipment unattended; Unauthorized access to the site after working hours
- 16.Post work clean up
- Exposure to hazardous substances; Slips and falls hazards
- 17.Check and store all machinery and equipment
- Risk of theft; Damage to machinery due to improper storage
- 18.Documentation
- Miscommunication due to incorrect or incomplete documentation; Loss of important documents
- 19.Safety Review
- Negligence towards safety protocols; Overlooking small injuries or potential hazards
- 20.Return and dispose of containers properly
- Improper disposal leading to contamination; Accidental ingestion or exposure to residues