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Pre-Start Risk Assessment

by Divya Gopalani, from the Community

Use this pre-start risk assessment template to evaluate risks before cleaning work begins. It guides you through site and environmental hazards, sharps risk, lighting and isolation considerations, access and public safety, evacuation procedures, secure storage and confined spaces, eyewash access, waste disposal, fire escapes, and immunisation or high-risk requirements. Capture location, personnel, and preparer details to document a thorough, repeatable safety check for cleaning teams.

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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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Pre-Start Risk Assessment for Cleaning Sites
This pre-start risk assessment template helps cleaning teams identify hazards before work begins. It covers site-specific risks such as exposed wiring, damaged pathways, environmental issues, hazardous materials, working near moving vehicles, and access through unsafe areas. Prompts include sharps risks, isolated work and security, public access, lighting adequacy, outdoor work, evacuation relevance, access to a lockable cleaners room, confined space considerations, eyewash availability for chemical burns, safe waste disposal, clearly marked fire escapes, immunisation requirements, and whether the contract is high risk. Use and customize to suit your site and procedures.
by Andrew Gorsuch, from the Community
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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.
by Mian Waqas, from the Community
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Pre-Start Risk Assessment - Splicing
This pre-start risk assessment template guides field teams through essential checks before any splicing work. Confirm site induction and competency, ensure correct PPE, and identify high-risk activities such as asbestos, work at heights, confined spaces, gas and electrical hazards, and manual handling. Verify barriers, signage, fire exits, and welfare facilities. Assess risks linked to dust, vibration, fumes, and conflicts with other trades. Capture H&S concerns and team signatures to document that the assessment was completed before work begins.
by Claudio Goncalves, from the Community
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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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Pre-Start Risk Assessment for Cleaning Sites

This pre-start risk assessment template helps cleaning teams identify hazards before work begins. It covers site-specific risks such as exposed wiring, damaged pathways, environmental issues, hazardous materials, working near moving vehicles, and access through unsafe areas. Prompts include sharps risks, isolated work and security, public access, lighting adequacy, outdoor work, evacuation relevance, access to a lockable cleaners room, confined space considerations, eyewash availability for chemical burns, safe waste disposal, clearly marked fire escapes, immunisation requirements, and whether the contract is high risk. Use and customize to suit your site and procedures.

by Andrew Gorsuch, from the Community

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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.

by Mian Waqas, from the Community

30+

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Pre-Start Risk Assessment - Splicing

This pre-start risk assessment template guides field teams through essential checks before any splicing work. Confirm site induction and competency, ensure correct PPE, and identify high-risk activities such as asbestos, work at heights, confined spaces, gas and electrical hazards, and manual handling. Verify barriers, signage, fire exits, and welfare facilities. Assess risks linked to dust, vibration, fumes, and conflicts with other trades. Capture H&S concerns and team signatures to document that the assessment was completed before work begins.

by Claudio Goncalves, from the Community

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Pre-Start Risk Assessment

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