Seafood and Meat Processing and Manufacturing Risk Assessment

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers receiving, processing, packing, cleaning, storage, maintenance and waste activities in seafood and meat processing and manufacturing. It supports planning by identifying hazards from product handling, production plant, chemicals, cold conditions and emergency situations.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

• Receive and unload raw seafood and meat
• Process, cut, trim and fillet product
• Operate mixers, fillers, cookers, conveyors and other production plant
• Manually handle, pack and palletise products and ingredients
• Clean and sanitise processing areas and equipment
• Work in cold rooms, freezers and chilled processing areas
• Store, use and handle hazardous chemicals and gases
• Undertake maintenance, fault finding and restricted-access work
• Handle waste, by-products and effluent
• Manage fatigue, incidents and emergency response

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out seafood and meat processing and manufacturing 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: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — 4.1 Guarding plant; p. 39.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
• 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 the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
• 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 risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.1 How to identify which chemicals are hazardous; p. 15.
• Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
• 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: How to manage work health and safety risks — 3. Step 2 — How to assess risks; 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