WHS Forms & Registers
Plain-English explainers for the WHS forms, registers, checklists and permits Australian businesses use.
Hazard Register vs Risk Register: What Is the Difference?
Understand the difference between a hazard register and a risk register in Australian WHS management, including what each contains and when you need them.
What Is a Chemical Register?
Understand what a chemical register is, what Australian WHS law requires it to contain, and how to maintain one for your workplace.
What Is a Confined Space Entry Permit?
Learn what a confined space entry permit is, what it must record, who issues it, and why it is a legal requirement under Australian WHS Regulations before any worker enters a confined space.
What Is a Contractor Register?
A plain-language guide to contractor registers for Australian businesses — what they record, why they matter, and how to maintain one for WHS compliance and due diligence.
What Is a Corrective Action Register?
Learn what a corrective action register is, what it records, and why it is essential for WHS compliance, continuous improvement, and ISO 45001 audits in Australian workplaces.
What Is a Hazard Register?
Learn what a hazard register is, what it records, why Australian businesses keep one, and how to set up and maintain yours — with a sample register table.
What Is a Hot Work Permit?
Learn what a hot work permit is, what it controls, what it records, and when your Australian business is required to use one.
What Is a Plant and Equipment Register?
Learn what a plant and equipment register is, what it must record under Australian WHS law, and how to use it to manage maintenance, inspections, and registrable plant obligations.
What Is a Plant Pre-Start Checklist?
A plain-language guide to plant pre-start checklists in Australian workplaces — what they check, who completes them, and what to do when a defect is found.
What Is a PPE Register?
A PPE register records the personal protective equipment issued to each worker, including training on use, inspection dates and sign-off. Here is what to include and why it matters for Australian workplaces.
What Is a Risk Register?
Learn what a risk register is, what it records, how it fits into your WHS management system, and how to build and maintain one for your Australian workplace.
What Is a Safe Work Procedure?
Learn what a safe work procedure (SWP) is in Australian WHS, what it contains, who writes it, and when to use one instead of — or alongside — a SWMS.
What Is a Site Inspection Checklist?
Learn what a site inspection checklist is, what it covers, how often to use it, and how to record findings and corrective actions in Australian workplaces.
What Is a Take 5 Risk Assessment?
Understand what a Take 5 risk assessment is, how the five steps work, when to use it, and how it differs from a SWMS and a formal risk assessment in Australian workplaces.
What Is a Toolbox Talk Record?
Understand what a toolbox talk record is, what it contains, and why it matters as documented evidence of WHS consultation in Australian workplaces.
What Is a Training Register?
Find out what a training register is, what it records, why Australian businesses are required to keep one, and how to track expiries and licence renewals.
What Is a Vehicle Pre-Start Checklist?
Learn what a vehicle pre-start checklist is, what it covers, who completes it, and why it matters for fleet safety and heavy vehicle compliance under Australian WHS law.
What Is a Visitor Register?
Find out what a visitor register is, what it must record, and why Australian workplaces need one for site control, emergency management and WHS compliance.
What Is an Emergency Drill Record?
Understand what an emergency drill record is, what it must capture, and why Australian WHS Regulations require you to test your emergency plan and keep written records.
What Is an Incident Register?
Learn what an incident register is, what it must record, the legal requirements under Australian WHS law, and how it differs from an incident report.
What Is an SDS Register?
Understand what an SDS register is, why Australian workplaces must keep current Safety Data Sheets accessible to workers, what the register contains, and how it differs from a chemical register.