Name: Soft Fall Installation Risk Assessment
Brand: BlueSafe Online
SKU: prod_01KBY778T0CG3F5VG617EGV11G
Price: 79.50 AUD
Availability: InStock

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers soft fall installation from site set-up and deliveries to excavation, surfacing and demobilisation. It supports planning and management of service, plant, cutting, dust, chemical, manual handling and fall-related risks.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

Plan site access, work boundaries, services and ground conditions
Unload, move and store rolls, bags, edging, tools and pavers
Prepare excavations and ground areas
Manage mobile plant, delivery vehicles and traffic movement
Cut, trim and fit soft fall materials
Install, compact and surface base materials
Use adhesives, binders, sealers and cleaning agents
Work around retaining walls, level changes and sloping ground
Remove waste, clean the area and demobilise safely

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out soft fall installation activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity	Potential Hazards
Site access, planning and set-up	Unauthorised entry by workers, clients, children or the public Unclear work boundaries causing interaction with vehicles, plant or adjacent trades Poor site information leading to contact with buried or overhead services Weather, ground condition or drainage issues affecting safe work areas
Delivery, unloading and material handling	Crush injury from moving vehicles, plant or suspended loads Strains and sprains from lifting rolls, bags, edging, tools or pavers Slips, trips and falls during unloading on uneven ground Material collapse or scattered loads creating struck-by hazards
Excavation and ground preparation	Contact with underground electrical, gas, water, sewer or communications services Ground collapse, edge failure or falls into excavations Workers struck by excavator buckets, compactors or mobile plant Exposure to buried contaminants or unexpected materials Water build-up making the excavation unstable or slippery
Plant and traffic movement	Collision between plant, delivery vehicles and workers Reversing incidents in narrow access areas Workers entering blind spots of mobile plant Public or other trades entering plant operating zones
Cutting, trimming and fitting soft fall materials	Cuts from knives, saws or powered cutting equipment Dust inhalation from cutting base materials, concrete edges or other silica-containing products Eye injury from flying particles Noise and vibration from powered tools
Base installation, compaction and surfacing works	Manual task injuries from shovelling, raking, screeding and repositioning materials Exposure to dust during spreading or compaction Entrapment or contact with compactors and small plant Slips and trips on uneven base, loose aggregate or wet surfaces
Adhesives, binders and chemical use	Skin or eye contact with adhesives, sealers, binders or cleaning agents Inhalation of vapours in poorly ventilated areas Fire risk from flammable products Incorrect decanting, storage or spill response
Work near edges, retaining walls and level changes	Falls from retaining walls, steps, embankments or adjacent structures Material or tools falling onto persons below Loss of footing on sloping, wet or unstable ground
Clean-up, waste removal and demobilisation	Trips and punctures from offcuts, pins, packaging, pallets or sharp waste Dust exposure during dry sweeping or disturbance of settled material Musculoskeletal injury during waste handling and loading Leaving the area unsafe for others after work is complete

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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: Excavation work — 2.3. Controlling the risks; p. 17.
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 falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
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: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace — 2.1. What is involved in managing risks?; p. 12.
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 plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.

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

Soft Fall Installation Risk Assessment

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