Work Health and Safety (WHS) General Risk Assessment Tool

This Risk Assessment tool is to be completed by the site manager in consultation with affected workers to determine the risk control/s required to
manage general work health and safety risks.
Use this document to identify the level of risk and help to prioritise the implementation of risk controls. Using the Risk Assessment Matrix for Work
Health and Safety (WHS) Risks over the page, consider the consequences and likelihood for each identified hazard to determine the risk rating.
After the identification of risk control/s reassess the risk to determine the residual risk level.
Refer to the Hazard Management Procedure for further details.

- Date of
Site Review Date
Assessment
Describe the Activity Grandparents and Special Friends Day 2/5/2019
and Location
Risk Assessment Team Name Position Contact No. Signature Date
------ Pre-service Teacher 2/5/2019
------ Teacher 2/5/2019

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment Existing Risk Hierarchy Risk Controls to Residual Risk

Hazard Controls in Assessment
Hazard Description of Risk be
Type Likeliho Consequ Risk place Likelihoo Consequ Risk
od ence Rating
Controls Implemented d ence Rating
Hot water Students may harm D 2- Low Hot water only 3 Visitors to make D 1- Low
use for themselves with Minor supplied in coffees and tea Insignifi
coffees and boiling water kitchen area. in kitchen area cant
tea in outside
morning classrooms.
tea
The use of Students may harm D 2-Minor Low Cups kept in 3 Supply foam D 1- Low
ceramic themselves or kitchen area. cups for coffee. Insignifi
cups others if they have cant
access to or if
ceramic cups are
broken
Allergies in Students may have D 2-Minor Low Allergies made 3 Reminder of D 1- Low
shared an allergy and may aware to all allergies given Insigini
morning present a reaction teachers and on information ficant

Hazard Management Procedure 1

 tea or have an parents and no sheet and
anaphylactic peanut school observations to
reaction. rule. be made by
teachers.

Risk Assessment Matrix for Work Health and Safety (WHS) General Risks
Consequences
1 - Insignificant 2 - Minor 3 - Moderate 4 - Major 5 - Catastrophic
In-house first aid Treatment by medical Serious non- Extensive permanent Death, permanent
treatment professional/hospital permanent injury. injury disabling injury
outpatient, etc Overnight Extended
hospitalisation hospitalisation
Almost certain to occur in most
A
circumstances High High High Extreme Extreme
Likelihood

B Likely to occur frequently Medium High High Extreme Extreme

Possible and likely to occur at
C
some time Low Medium High Extreme Extreme
D Unlikely to occur but could happen Low Low Medium High Extreme
May occur but only in rare and
E
exceptional circumstances Low Low Medium High High
management.
Risk Prioritisation Schedule Report to Chief Executive and relevant Deputy Chief Executive within 24
Once the level of risk has been determined the following table may be of use in hours.
determining what to do and when to implement risk control/s. Briefing to Minister within 72 hours.
Extrem Stop the activity. Record on site and Health and Safety Services’ Risk Register and Corrective
Act immediately to eliminate, substitute, isolate the risk or implement Action Log.
e engineering controls within 24 hours. An identified extreme risk does not
allow for the use of administrative controls or personal protective
High Act immediately to eliminate, substitute, isolate the risk or
implement engineering controls within 72 hours.
equipment, even in the short term. Escalate to Health and Safety Services within 24 hours for inclusion in the
Escalate to Health and Safety Services within 12 hours for case Risk Register and Corrective Action Log.
Hazard Management Procedure 2
 Report to relevant Senior Executive within 72 hours.
Record on site and Level 2 Health and Safety Committee Risk Register.
Manage and monitor by Level 2 Health and Safety Committee.
Mediu Take reasonably practicable steps to minimise the risk until
m elimination, substitution, isolation or engineering controls can be
implemented within 7 days.
Temporary administrative and/or personal protective equipment controls
may be used but must not be considered permaent solutions.
Report to site manager.
Manage and monitor by the site Level 1 Health and Safety Committee.
Low Take reasonably practicable steps to minimise and monitor the risk
by establishing permanent controls within 30 days.
Permanent controls may be administrative and /or personal protective
equipment controls.
Manage and monitor by site Level 1 Health and Safety Committee.

Hierarchy of Risk Control

The ways of controlling risks are ranked from the highest level of protection and reliability to thelowest
as shown below. This ranking is known as the Hierarchy of Risk Control. The WHS Regulations require
duty holders to work through this hierarchy when managing risk.

Hazard Management Procedure 3

Site Corrective Action Log

Hierar How will risk controls be

chy of implemented
Risk Residu Status
Hazar Hazard Risk Controls Risk Actual
Location Ratin al Risk Update or
d Type Description Implemented Contro Due Comple
g Rating Action By Comments
ls Date tion
Used Date