Plant Maintenance Repair and Commissioning Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers plant maintenance, repair and commissioning work, including isolation, mechanical and electrical tasks, testing and restart. It supports planning by identifying energy, access, moving-part, pressure, lifting and work-area hazards for risk management.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Review the plant, work area, access and simultaneous activities
• Isolate and lock out plant and services
• Access platforms and elevated areas around plant
• Manage guarding, moving parts and mechanical work
• Carry out electrical maintenance and testing
• Manage pressure systems, fluids, gases and line-breaking work
• Handle tools and components during change-out work
• Manage interaction with mobile plant, lifting plant and traffic
• Commission, test and restart plant
• Prepare for confined-space work and emergency readiness where applicable

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out plant maintenance, repair or commissioning 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: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; 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: How to manage work health and safety risks — 3. Step 2 — How to assess risks; p. 15.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 5. Isolation, locking off and access; p. 34.
• 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 work environment and facilities — 1.2 Managing risks associated with the work environment and facilities; p. 12.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work — 5. Controlling the risks; p. 29.
• 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.

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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