RiskAssessmentTool-PlantEquipment.docVIP

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY TEMPLATE Template Name OHS Risk Assessment Section 1 – Activity Description Date of Assessment: Description of Activity/Hazard/Risk: Work Site/Location: Assessment Conducted by: BACKGROUND INFORMATION Reason for Assessment: Other Relevant Information: PHOTOS/DIAGRAMS  Hazard ( Hazard ( Mechanical/Kinetic Chemicals/Substances Contact with moving plant/parts (cutting, shearing, entanglement, etc) Inhalation of dusts, gases, fumes, vapours and mists Contact with sharp objects/edges Ingestion of chemicals/substances Contact with moving vehicles/mobile plant Absorption of chemicals/substances through skin Struck by projectiles or ejected items (including struck in eye by object) Radiation Mechanical damage to services, PPE or other items Exposure to ionising radiation source (industrial radiography, non-destructive testing) Gravitational Fall from height Exposure to non-ionising radiation source (laser, welding flash, infrared, radiofrequency) Falling object from height Slips and trips Biological Access/work beneath a suspended load/unstable object Exposure to algal, bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic agents (skin contact, ingestion, inhalation) Thermal and/or Explosive Fire/Explosion Animal, insect and spider bites/stings Sharps/needle-stick exposure Ignition of gas/dust in a hazardous area Contact with hot/cold objects/parts Manual Handling/Postural Excessively hot/cold environments (including heat stress) Handling heavy, unstable or awkward objects/loads Repetitious movements Electrical Contact with live electrical parts (overhead power line, etc) Maintaining static or awkward postures Exposure to high fault currents (within switchboards, battery banks) Tool use that requires excessive force Mechanical damage to power leads/fixed electrical wiring Psychological/Mental, Social, Medical Ingress of water into electrical components Working for ex