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 Operate Fixed Machinery Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- improper lifting techniques
- 2. Inspection of Machinery
- Loose components
- electrical faults
- 3. Start up Machine
- Machinery jams
- heat from machinery
- 4. Loading Material
- Improper loading procedures
- moving parts
- 5. Operation
- Incorrect operating procedures
- early fatigue
- 6. Routine Machine Maintenance
- Exposure to harmful substances
- electrical shock
- 7. Unloading Material
- Improper unloading procedures
- moving parts
- 8. Shutdown Procedure
- Incorrect shutdown procedures
- buildup of material
- 9. Incident Reporting
- Failure to report
- incorrect reporting
- 10. Housekeeping
- Slips
- trips and falls
- cluttered work area
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of knowledge of procedures
- panic during emergencies
- 12. Training
- Inadequate training
- misinformation
- 13. Protective equipment
- Inadequate protection
- misuse
- 14. Environmental impact
- Pollution
- waste mishandling
- 15. Health monitoring
- Absence of regular check-ups
- ignored symptoms
- 16. Final Check
- Overlooked defects
- unchecked machinery parts
- 17. Storage
- Improper storage
- damaged components
- 18. Waste Disposal
- Chemical exposure
- careless handling
- 19. Sign-off & Documentation
- Missing forms
- unsigned documents
- 20. Feedback & Continuous Improvement
- Ignored feedback
- lack of improvement efforts