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Pre-Start Risk Assessment for Civil Works

by Seyed Rahman, from the Community

This pre-start risk assessment template helps civil works teams identify hazards, confirm permits and utility drawings, and verify PPE and equipment before work begins. It prompts checks for changing site conditions, environmental impacts, lone working, first aid readiness, waste disposal for civil and fiber activities, CAT and genny availability, confined space gas testing, training and competency, and adequate SLG arrangements. Use it to standardize pre-start checks and reinforce safe, compliant site practices.

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Pre Start Risk Assessment Checklist
This pre start risk assessment checklist helps teams review site conditions and controls before work. It covers physical and environmental hazards, hazardous substances, access to unsafe areas, sharps risks, lone working, lighting, pre climb pole testing, first aid availability, waste disposal for fiber sharps, PPE readiness, confined space gas testing, and overall safety measures. Use it to document findings, assign actions, and ensure hazards are mitigated prior to commencing tasks across construction, utilities, and field operations.
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Job START - Civil Works Checklist
Use this Job START - Civil Works checklist to plan and commence civil construction tasks safely and compliantly. It guides teams through pre-start essentials (emergency plan, inductions, documentation), plant and equipment checks, required SWMS/JSA, hazard identification, site-specific risk assessment with controls, and required PPE. It also facilitates toolbox talks and site sign-on with digital signatures and action tracking, helping ensure traffic management, environmental controls, and worker safety are in place before work begins.
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Pre Start Risk Assessment - Splicing and Cabling
Use this pre-start risk assessment checklist for telecom splicing and cabling tasks to identify hazards and verify controls before work begins. Record site conditions, environmental risks, unsafe areas, lone working, lighting, first aid, and waste disposal for fiber sharps. Confirm PPE and tools, review RAMS, and assess manual handling. For working at height, capture MEWP details, IPAF and LOLER compliance, ladder checks, fall arrest systems, and pole climbing readiness. Include confined space gas detection and GDU calibration, evidence and photos, and team acknowledgement prior to starting.
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Pre-Start Risk Assessment Checklist
This pre-start risk assessment checklist helps cleaning teams identify hazards and plan controls before work begins. It covers on-site physical and environmental hazards, hazardous substances and waste handling, access through unsafe areas, risk of sharps injuries, lone work and security, public access, adequate lighting, outdoor work, site evacuation procedures, cleaners room and confined space considerations, eyewash access for chemical burns, safe waste disposal, clear fire escapes and emergency lighting, immunisation requirements, and determining if a contract is high risk. Use it to improve safety, compliance, and site readiness.
by Ribin Thankachan, from the Community
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