Further Information
The UWA Safety and Health Risk Register should be your main reference source for legislation and guidance on all classes of acitivty carried out under the auspices of the University.
The below list of templates have been developed to assist all Managers/Supervisors and Staff across UWA in being able to consistently:
- Undertake risk assessment and investigations; and to
- Document local safe systems of work.
Additional templates will be added to this list to support Managers/Supervisors in better managing risks in their work area:
- Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances
- Generic Safety Risk Assessment
- Manual Task Risk Assessment
- Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment
- Pre-Purchase Risk Assessment
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Incident Investigation Report Template
- Safe Work Method Statements
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Dangerous Goods (DG) and Hazardous Substances (HS) Risk Assessment
- A targeted risk assessment often associated with chemicals, goods or substances in the workplace to identify if they are categorised as dangerous or hazardous as per their related Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
Generic Safety Risk Assessment
- Generic assessments cover broad areas or activities not covered by specific risk assessment documents e.g. Diving and Boating, Chemical Assessment.
Manual Task Risk Assessment
- Assessment for identifying hazards and risks as related to undertaking manual tasks in the workplace.
Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment
- Assessment for plant and complex equipment used within the workplace that requires specific controls.
- Distinct from SOP in that they relate to the whole workspace environment not just the specific machine.
Pre-Purchase Risk Assessment
- Assessment to be used BEFORE purchasing or acquiring and installing new plant and equipment within your workplace.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Incident Investigation Report Template
- A template used to assist Local Safety Officers undertake a thorough incident investigation for High and Extreme related risks and Lost Time Injuries (LTI) to identify: a timeline of key events, contributing factors, root causes and key corrective actions to minimise incident recurrence.
Safe Work Method Statements
- SWMS's document the processes, licences, and actions required to complete a task safely.
- They identify hazards within an activity and will provide guidance to workers on how these hazards can be mitigated.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Act as a risk assessment by addressing the specific hazards of the equipment and controls to make safe.
- Can be used as a record of induction that an individual has been assessed as competent in use of equipment.
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
