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 Rubbish Collection. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery malfunction
- improper PPE utilisation
- 2. Route Planning
- Traffic accidents
- incorrect handling of equipment
- 3. Truck Inspection
- Inadequate maintenance
- accidents due to defective brakes
- 4. Loading Rubbish
- Injury from heavy lifting
- risk of infection from waste material
- 5. Transportation
- Risks involved in driving
- accidents involving pedestrians and other vehicles
- 6. Unloading Rubbish
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- physical harm from uncontrolled release of rubbish
- 7. Waste Management
- Exposure to infectious diseases
- chemical burns
- 8. Clean Up
- Accidental injury with cleaning tools
- slip-and-fall hazard
- 9. Vehicle Parking
- Accidents during parking
- falling objects during storage
- 10. Paperwork Completion
- Strain injuries from prolonged sitting
- paper cuts
- 11. Machine Maintenance
- Electric shock or burn injuries due to improper handling
- 12. End of Shift Tasks
- Improper manual handling
- fatigue leading to errors and accidents
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge leading to worsening conditions during emergencies
- 14. Training and Skill Development
- Injuries due to lack of training or skill
- 15. Equipment Checks and Updates
- Risk of outdated equipment causing accidents
- malfunctioning gear
- 16. Safety Awareness Programs
- Lack of awareness leading to increased risk
- 17. Following Health and Safety Guidelines
- Injuries due to non-adherence to safety guidelines
- 18. Regular Audits
- Identifying risks late or not identifying them at all
- resulting in mishaps
- 19. Waste Site Selection and Inspection
- Risks from improper selection or inspection such as littering and pollution
- 20. End of Day Procedures
- Accidents due to fatigue and lax behavior towards end of shift