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Working in Hot Conditions - Outdoors Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers outdoor work in hot conditions, including heat, humidity, direct sun and UV exposure.

Activities covered include

  • Review weather conditions and plan work before starting
  • Adjust physically demanding tasks and work rates in hot conditions
  • Prepare first aid and emergency response for heat illness

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Working in Hot Conditions - Outdoors Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers outdoor work in hot conditions, including heat, humidity, direct sun and UV exposure. It supports planning and risk management by addressing hydration, work rates, recovery, monitoring and response to heat illness.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Review weather conditions and plan work before starting
  • Consider worker fitness, acclimatisation and heat-related briefing needs
  • Provide access to drinking water and support regular hydration
  • Arrange shade, rest breaks and recovery areas
  • Manage work in direct sun, glare and UV exposure
  • Adjust physically demanding tasks and work rates in hot conditions
  • Review PPE and clothing for hot conditions
  • Identify additional heat sources and hot surfaces near the work area
  • Monitor workers, communication and lone-work arrangements
  • Prepare first aid and emergency response for heat illness

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out outdoor work in hot conditions.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning and weather review
  • Extreme heat, high humidity or radiant heat not identified before work starts
  • Workers attending site without a heat management plan, causing heat stress, heat exhaustion or heat stroke
  • UV exposure during forecast hot periods
Worker fitness, acclimatisation and pre-start briefing
  • New or returning workers not acclimatised to hot conditions
  • Medical conditions, dehydration, fatigue or medication affecting heat tolerance
  • Workers not recognising early signs of heat illness in themselves or others
Access to drinking water and hydration
  • Dehydration from inadequate fluid intake
  • Drinking water not available close to the work area
  • Workers delaying hydration until symptoms develop
Shade, rest breaks and recovery areas
  • Continuous heat exposure without recovery time
  • No shaded or cool area for breaks
  • Heat illness worsening because workers remain in the sun after symptoms begin
Outdoor work in direct sun and UV exposure
  • Sunburn and skin damage from solar UV
  • Glare and eye strain affecting safe work
  • Additional heat load from direct sun and reflected heat
Physically demanding tasks and work rate
  • Heat strain from sustained heavy work
  • Fatigue, reduced concentration and poor decision making
  • Collapse or medical emergency during exertion
PPE and clothing in hot conditions
  • PPE or clothing trapping heat and reducing sweat evaporation
  • Incorrect clothing increasing UV exposure or heat load
  • Unsuitable or poorly maintained PPE causing discomfort and non-use
Isolating additional heat sources and hot surfaces
  • Combined heat from weather, plant, engines, exhausts, pipes, metal surfaces or nearby hot work
  • Burns from contact with hot surfaces
  • Heat build-up around work zones with poor air movement
Communication, monitoring and working alone
  • Heat illness not identified promptly
  • Workers working alone without effective monitoring
  • Delayed emergency response due to poor communication
Heat illness first aid and emergency response
  • Untreated heat cramps, heat exhaustion or heat stroke
  • Rapid deterioration to life-threatening condition
  • Delay in ambulance access or site response

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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: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2.8 Heat and cold; p. 21.
  • 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: 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.
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 ConstructionLandscaping ContractorsFarming and AgricultureCivil Construction and EarthworksGardening and Lawn CareRoofing ContractorsMining and Resources

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