WHS Risk Assessment Template

WHS RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE
Part A – Your Details
Date of WHS inspection: Time: Location of workplace:
Inspection conducted by: Department:
Position: Person in control of workplace (
e.g. Department
Manager):
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Part B – Hazards, Risks and Controls
Hazard
Type
Hazard
Description
Existing Risk
Controls in
place
Risk Assessment Risk
Controls to
be
Implemente
d
Monitor &
Review
Process
Respons
ible
Person
Likelih
ood
Consequ
ence
Risk
Rati
ng
Biological
Risks
These include
viruses,
bacteria,
insects, and
others. These
include mould,
blood, and
other bodily
fluids or
harmful plants
negatively
causing
adverse impact
on individuals
at workplace.
Health
surveillance is
carried out
weekly to
avoid
occupational
diseases to
check it people
at workplace
are exposed to
biological
agents and
hazards.
Modera
te
High 07 It requires
protected
clothing,
clothing,
uniforms, and
gloves caused
adverse
effects to
health or
affecting the
performance
of employees
at very least.
It is followed
with
monitoring
the
measurement
and
assessment
based on
early
biological
effects to
reduce the
risk of
absorption of
chemicals. It
is a way to
monitor
chemical
assessment to
measure its
breakdown.1
Safety
and
Health
Officer
Physical
Risks
It can harm the
employees
without
necessarily
touching any
It requires
reducing
noises and
vibration at
workplace,
High Moderate 06 It requires the
managers to
identify the
hazards with
workplace risk
It required
safety and
health
program
assessment
Project
Managers
1 Xiang, J., Hansen, A., Pisaniello, D. and Bi, P., 2015. Perceptions of workplace heat exposure and controls among occupational hygienists and relevant specialists in
Australia. PloS one, 10(8), p.e0135040.
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resources such
as working on
height, noise
pollution,
radiation, or
pressure.
These include
ergonomic
hazards,
radiation, heat
and clod
stress,
vibration
hazards
classified
under
occupational or
environmental
hazards.
project
manager is
required to
place barriers
between
employees and
physical
hazards such
as radiation or
microwave
work. It
required
setting proper
spaces for
ventilation for
employees.
assessment
while
evaluating the
risks by
recording and
reviewing the
hazards in
case anything
change
according to
regulatory
measures.
worksheet to
review the
process while
identifying the
new risks and
investigate
any incident
as they occur
to conduct
frequent
inspection on
its processes.2
Psychosoci
al Risks
These include
elements
having adverse
effects on the
mental health
or wellbeing of
the employees
for example
sexual
harassment,
victimisation,
nepotism, or
stress and
workplace
Project
managers are
focused on
handling
excessive
workload to
look for
conflicting
demands and
lack of role
clarity. It
includes lack of
involvement in
making
High High 10 Managers are
required to
set accurate
time
framework for
the
employees to
follow so that
workplace can
be managed
appropriately.
It also
required
setting
Review
feedbacks
and surveys
are
continuously
taken from
the
employees on
individual and
collective
modes so that
their
problems
should be
Human
Resource
Manager
2 Australia, S.W., 2015. Exposure to multiple hazard among Australian workers. Canberra: Safe Work Australia.
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violence. It is
followed with
setting mental
health and
personal
wellbeing
provided
people with a
defined
structure and
purpose to
support a
sense of
identity and
developing
skills to form
relationship
based on
increasing their
feeling of self-
worth.
decisions
affecting the
worker’s
capability
before getting
the job done. It
also includes
the need of
organisational
change or job
insecurity to
support
collaborative
practices
accomplish
their individual
and collective
roles.
flexible
organisational
structure to
support
changes in
organization.
With HR policy
structure,
harassment,
bullying, and
discrimination
is monitored
to take
preventive
actions.
acknowledged
and
appropriate
actions can be
taken.3
Ergonomic
hazards
These are
physical
factors such as
injuries
requiring
proper
management
having long
and short-term
impacts on
employee’s
health and
Manual
handling is
followed by the
HR manager to
put only
appropriate
amount of
work pressure
of the labour
as violating
them can
result in
High High 09 These risks
can result in
serious
disabling
impacts if not
managed
correctly, the
risk
assessment is
carried out
under DSE
work station
Project
manager and
HR is required
to consult
with
employees so
that
ergonomics is
improved with
health and
safety
measures
Project
Managers
/ Health
and
Safety At
workplac
e
3 Lewkowski, K., Heyworth, J.S., Li, I.W., Williams, W., McCausland, K., Gray, C., Ytterstad, E., Glass, D.C., Fuente, A., Si, S. and Florath, I., 2019. Exposure to noise and
ototoxic chemicals in the Australian workforce. Occup Environ Med, 76(5), pp.341-348.
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