SafeTraceAcademySite Risk Assessment Template
Fill this in before and during each site visit to plan for and control risks.
General information only, not legal advice. This supports your own OHS planning; it doesn't make you compliant.
Before you go
- Address and finish time shared with your check-in contact.
- Phone charged.
- Travel time and breaks allowed. No rushing.
- Car checked: tyres, brakes, lights.
- PPE inspected and fits. Damaged? Replace it.
- Cool water or warm clothing packed.
Job details
Date, site reference and client. Use your own system for addresses.
Expected arrival and finish times
Share these with your check-in contact.
People on site
Who will be there? Are they expecting you? How do they seem?
Known hazards
From the booking or file: sharps, drug items, aggression, dogs, anything else.
Kerb check: the street and outside
Parking, quick exit, phone reception. Dogs, broken steps, rubbish, needles, covered windows.
Any strong or unusual chemical smell?
Yes means don't go in. See the box below.
Yourself today
Tired, rushed, too hot or unwell? Heat or cold plan?
Controls
Start at the top: eliminate, then reduce, then procedures and check-ins. PPE last.
PPE needed
Hands, eyes, breathing, body, feet. Gloves don't stop needles.
Check-in contact
Name and phone. Check in on arrival and when you leave.
Missed check-in plan
Your contact calls you first. No answer? What happens next?
Decision: Go / Adjust first / Don't go in
Circle one. If adjusting, what will you add?
Changes during the visit
Anything new you saw, heard or smelled, and what you did.
After the visit
Hazards, incidents or near misses to report. Facts only: what, when, where, who.
Sign-off
Name, signature, date and time.
Stop and leave if…
- You're threatened, or someone has a weapon.
- Someone blocks your exit or won't let you leave.
- You see signs of a drug lab: strong chemical smell, covered windows, buckets or containers.
- Your gut tells you something is wrong.
- Leave your kit if you need to. Get well away.
- Call 000 if you're in danger. Police non-urgent: 131 444.
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