Laying of Pipes and Culverts Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers planning, excavation, pipe and culvert placement, backfilling and emergency response activities. It supports planning and risk management by identifying service, plant, ground, atmosphere, weather and manual handling hazards throughout the work.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Planning work, permits and locating services
• Establishing the site and managing traffic interfaces
• Excavating and maintaining trench stability
• Operating plant and lifting pipes or culverts
• Lowering, aligning and positioning pipes or culverts
• Managing atmospheric and confined-space triggers
• Managing water ingress, weather and ground conditions
• Handling pipes, fittings, tools and materials
• Backfilling, compacting and reinstating the area
• Responding to trench, service, atmospheric and flooding incidents

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out pipe and culvert laying 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: Excavation work — 2.3. Controlling the risks; p. 17.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
• 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 plant in the workplace — Plant used to lift or suspend persons or things; p. 17.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
• 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: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work — 5. Controlling the risks; p. 29.

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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