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Pre Work Risk Assessment Checklist

by Martin John, from the Community

Use this Pre Work Risk Assessment checklist to verify site readiness before starting any task. Record site details, check for vulnerable people, review RAMS and required documentation, and confirm PPE. Inspect tools and ladders, assess access and egress, and note issues with lighting, ventilation or noise. Identify hazards, define control measures, and address risks like working at height, slips, trips and exposure to harmful substances. Confirm first aid availability, fire escape routes and emergency procedures to keep work safe and compliant.

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Pre Work Risk Assessment
This pre work risk assessment checklist helps teams identify hazards and controls before starting any job. It covers routine maintenance, emergency breakdowns, and commissioning activities, with prompts for permits to work, supplementary risk assessments, and attachments. Hazards addressed include vehicle movement, dust, noise, slips and trips, falling objects, manual handling, working at height, electrical panel and device work, live plant work, and use of ladders, tools, and trailing leads. The checklist also captures PPE requirements such as hard hats, safety footwear, RPE, eye and hearing protection, and includes LOTO readiness and sign off by the service engineer and site representative.
by mohamed mosalam, from the Community
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Telecom Point of Work Risk Assessment (DH Telecom)
Use this telecom point of work risk assessment to evaluate risks before starting work at customer sites. The checklist guides technicians to confirm task understanding, permits, safe access, tools, PPE, weather conditions, and required documentation such as RAMS. Identify hazards including slips and trips, electrical shock, working at height, confined spaces, traffic, overhead and underground services, adverse weather, and more. Record controls to eliminate or mitigate risks, verify emergency equipment and procedures, and capture signatures from all involved to confirm competence and safe continuation of work.
by Daniel Hunt, from the Community
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Point of Work Risk Assessment - DH Telecom
This point of work risk assessment helps telecom field teams confirm site readiness and control risks before starting any task. It guides users to check permits, access, tools, and PPE, review RAMS, assess weather and welfare, and identify common hazards such as slips and trips, electrical shock, confined spaces, working at heights, vehicle movement, poor lighting, and adverse weather. It prompts mitigation and isolation steps, emergency preparedness, and team communication. Sign-off fields capture competence and accountability for safe delivery of installations, repairs, and cabinet or chamber work.
by Daniel Hunt, from the Community
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Take 5 Pre-task Risk Assessment Checklist
Use this Take 5 pre-task risk assessment checklist to stop and think before starting work. Prompt workers to confirm training and documentation, assess the job site, and identify hazards such as atmospheric, chemical, electrical, environmental, gravitational, manual handling, lighting, noise, pressure, radiation, and thermal risks. Record photos, note likelihood and priority, define control measures, and assign corrective actions with owners and due dates. Verify that hazards are controlled or removed, then capture worker and supervisor signatures for completion. Ideal for teams in high-risk industries to standardize pre-task risk checks and improve safety outcomes.
by DIANE UMUTONI, from the Community
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