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Severe Weather Cyclones and High Wind Safety Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers work affected by cyclones and high winds, including preparation, response, inspection and restart activities.

Activities covered include

  • Monitor weather conditions and apply trigger points
  • Inspect electrical systems and temporary power
  • Inspect, recover and restart work after the event

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Severe Weather Cyclones and High Wind Safety Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers work affected by cyclones and high winds, including preparation, response, inspection and restart activities. It supports planning and risk management for weather triggers, unsecured materials, structures, plant, electrical hazards, access, communication and recovery.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Monitor weather conditions and apply trigger points
  • Manage site access, exclusion zones and public interaction
  • Secure loose materials, stored items and elevated objects
  • Manage temporary structures, roofs and work at height
  • Control plant, mobile plant and lifting equipment
  • Inspect electrical systems and temporary power
  • Check trees, structures, ground conditions and access routes
  • Manage chemicals, fuels and gas cylinders
  • Coordinate communication, emergency response and first aid
  • Inspect, recover and restart work after the event

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out work affected by cyclones or high winds.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Weather monitoring and trigger points
  • Workers exposed to cyclone conditions or sudden high winds due to poor forecasting or delayed decisions
  • Lightning, heavy rain and poor visibility affecting outdoor work
  • Confusion about when to stop work, stand down plant or evacuate
Site access, exclusion zones and public interface
  • Unauthorised entry into hazardous outdoor areas during cyclone or high wind conditions
  • Workers or visitors struck by wind-blown debris or unstable materials
  • Vehicle and pedestrian interaction increasing during rushed shutdown or evacuation
Loose materials, falling objects and stored items
  • Tools, sheet materials, pallets, bins, signage and unsecured equipment becoming airborne
  • Falling objects from roofs, scaffolds, racks, mezzanines or elevated storage
  • Workers struck while securing or retrieving materials in windy conditions
Temporary structures, roofs and work at height
  • Collapse or movement of temporary structures, shade structures, hoardings, scaffold components or partially completed works
  • Falls from roofs, platforms, ladders or elevated work areas during gusting winds or wet surfaces
  • Workers exposed while inspecting damage before the area is made safe
Plant, mobile plant and lifting equipment
  • Plant overturning, uncontrolled movement or collision in high winds
  • Cranes, EWPs, forklifts, telehandlers or other plant operating beyond safe weather limits
  • Operators struck by falling objects or damaged plant components
Electrical safety and temporary power
  • Electric shock from damaged leads, switchboards, lighting, generators or water-affected equipment
  • Downed powerlines or damaged overhead electrical infrastructure after cyclone impact
  • Unsafe re-energisation of wet or damaged electrical equipment
Trees, structures, ground conditions and access routes
  • Collapse of damaged structures, fencing, awnings or tree limbs
  • Slips, trips and falls on wet, uneven or debris-covered surfaces
  • Blocked emergency exits, access roads or walkways
Hazardous chemicals, fuels and gas cylinders
  • Chemical leaks, spills or incompatible mixing caused by impact, flooding or container damage
  • Gas cylinders falling, becoming projectiles or leaking
  • Fire, explosion or harmful vapours during or after the weather event
Communication, emergency response and first aid
  • Delayed evacuation or workers trapped due to fast-changing conditions
  • Poor communication during noise, power loss or network outages
  • Injury without timely first aid or emergency assistance
Post-event inspection, recovery and restart
  • Workers re-entering before hazards are identified
  • Hidden damage to structures, plant, electrical systems or stored materials
  • Fatigue, stress and poor decisions during recovery activities

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Acceptance Guaranteed: If your client or principal requests changes during document review, BlueSafe will help revise the document at no extra cost and support resubmission until it is accepted.

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 electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
  • 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: 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: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
  • 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: How to manage work health and safety risks — 2. Step 1 — How to identify hazards; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.2 Safety Data Sheets (SDS); p. 16.
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

Suitable for Industries

Building and ConstructionTransport and LogisticsLandscaping ContractorsArboriculture and Tree ServicesFarming and AgricultureCivil Construction and EarthworksRoofing ContractorsMining and Resources

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