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Pre Task Risk Assessment Checklist

by Nicole Platt, from the Community

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Use this pre task risk assessment to identify hazards, evaluate likelihood and severity, and apply controls before work starts. The checklist covers sharp edges, falls, electrical and stored energy, overhead loads, slips and trips, hot work and fire watch, pinch points, confined space entry, eye protection, manual handling and ergonomics, environmental conditions, noise and tool safety. Record selected controls, note permits, and capture worker signatures to verify the assessment.

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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.

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A bilingual pre task plan template to plan work safely before starting the job. It guides crews to document preparer, date, company, location, weather, and task details, check permits such as hot work and confined space, and review hazards including falls, struck by, caught in or between, electrical, manual handling, sharp edges, chemicals, and environmental risks. It covers excavation, equipment and tool checks, work area controls, and required PPE. It includes hot work and welding precautions, step by step task breakdown, hazard controls, and an employee sign in.

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Use this pre-task assessment to verify scope of work details, confirm PPE requirements, and flag potential hazards before starting preventive maintenance or work orders. Checklist items include arc flash and fall protection needs, heat stress, overhead work, sharp edges, slips, chemical inhalation, energized equipment, spills and leaks, burns, insects, weather, and hot work permits. General safety checks cover eyewash availability, tool inspections, barricades and signage, lockout tagout, fire extinguishers, GFCI outlets, ladder tags, and confined space considerations. Capture dates, vendor and work order numbers, and signatures to document readiness.

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