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Safety and Risk Assessment Checklist

by Brian Harrington, from the Community

Assess risks and improve safety with this workplace checklist. It guides teams through manual handling, slips, trips and falls, working at heights, vehicle and traffic movement, loading docks, equipment and machinery checks, noise controls, hazardous substances, emergency procedures, communication protocols, new worker induction, PPE, and gas cylinder handling. Use it to record hazards, verify controls, train staff, and standardize audits across warehouses, yards, and workshops.

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WHS Inspection Checklist for Purchasing and Loading Docks
This WHS inspection checklist helps hospitality teams review safety and compliance across purchasing areas, loading docks and bin rooms. It covers emergency procedures and equipment, slips, trips and falls prevention, electrical safety and test and tag, mobile plant and vehicle movements, hazardous substances and SDS management, ergonomics, PPE, visitor management and key security, manual handling controls, first aid readiness and lighting. Use it to verify signage, housekeeping, evacuation diagrams, equipment servicing, training and documentation are in place, and to record findings, comments and sign off.
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WHS Inspection Checklist: Engineering & Workshop
Use this WHS inspection checklist to assess engineering workshops and plant rooms for compliance and safety. It covers slips, trips and falls; emergency procedures, extinguishers and exits; electrical test and tag, isolation and lockout or tagout; machinery guarding and equipment condition; hazardous substances, SDS and PPE; ergonomics; ladders and work at heights; contractor management and permits; visitor management and key security; manual handling; first aid and AED checks; and lighting. Ideal for hotel and facility engineering teams to standardize inspections and record corrective actions.
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Planned Workplace Inspection Checklist
Use this planned workplace inspection checklist to identify and control risks at cylinder handling sites including yards, sorting and storage areas. It covers safe storage and restraint of cylinders, pallet use and stacking, staging and traffic management, and site speed limits. It includes checks for hazardous substances, ventilation, lighting, noise, housekeeping, access, and electrical safety. It guides safe work methods, manual handling, permits, signage, personal protective equipment, and security controls. It reviews machinery guarding, labeling, emergency stops, testing of safety devices, and condition of ladders and hand rails. It also verifies emergency procedures, eyewash and shower stations, fire protection, spill response, and clear exits. Use the risk matrix, record corrective actions, set due dates, and confirm completion to reduce residual risk.
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WHS Inspection Checklist for Complex Sites
This comprehensive WHS inspection checklist helps hotel and complex facility teams evaluate health and safety systems, slips trips and falls controls, emergency equipment and evacuation readiness, electrical safety and test and tag compliance, machinery guarding and lockout tagout, hazardous substances with SDS and storage, ergonomics and workstation setup, working at heights including ladders and harnesses, PPE availability and use, manual handling practices, contractor management and permits, visitor management and key control, first aid supplies and AED checks, lighting and housekeeping. Use it to document findings, assign actions, and maintain compliance.
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WHS Inspection Checklist for Purchasing and Loading Docks

This WHS inspection checklist helps hospitality teams review safety and compliance across purchasing areas, loading docks and bin rooms. It covers emergency procedures and equipment, slips, trips and falls prevention, electrical safety and test and tag, mobile plant and vehicle movements, hazardous substances and SDS management, ergonomics, PPE, visitor management and key security, manual handling controls, first aid readiness and lighting. Use it to verify signage, housekeeping, evacuation diagrams, equipment servicing, training and documentation are in place, and to record findings, comments and sign off.

by Neil Dorward, from the Community

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WHS Inspection Checklist: Engineering & Workshop

Use this WHS inspection checklist to assess engineering workshops and plant rooms for compliance and safety. It covers slips, trips and falls; emergency procedures, extinguishers and exits; electrical test and tag, isolation and lockout or tagout; machinery guarding and equipment condition; hazardous substances, SDS and PPE; ergonomics; ladders and work at heights; contractor management and permits; visitor management and key security; manual handling; first aid and AED checks; and lighting. Ideal for hotel and facility engineering teams to standardize inspections and record corrective actions.

by Neil Dorward, from the Community

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Planned Workplace Inspection Checklist

Use this planned workplace inspection checklist to identify and control risks at cylinder handling sites including yards, sorting and storage areas. It covers safe storage and restraint of cylinders, pallet use and stacking, staging and traffic management, and site speed limits. It includes checks for hazardous substances, ventilation, lighting, noise, housekeeping, access, and electrical safety. It guides safe work methods, manual handling, permits, signage, personal protective equipment, and security controls. It reviews machinery guarding, labeling, emergency stops, testing of safety devices, and condition of ladders and hand rails. It also verifies emergency procedures, eyewash and shower stations, fire protection, spill response, and clear exits. Use the risk matrix, record corrective actions, set due dates, and confirm completion to reduce residual risk.

by Selvan Andre Nair, from the Community

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WHS Inspection Checklist for Complex Sites

This comprehensive WHS inspection checklist helps hotel and complex facility teams evaluate health and safety systems, slips trips and falls controls, emergency equipment and evacuation readiness, electrical safety and test and tag compliance, machinery guarding and lockout tagout, hazardous substances with SDS and storage, ergonomics and workstation setup, working at heights including ladders and harnesses, PPE availability and use, manual handling practices, contractor management and permits, visitor management and key control, first aid supplies and AED checks, lighting and housekeeping. Use it to document findings, assign actions, and maintain compliance.

by Neil Dorward, from the Community

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