Fatigue Risk Assessment

Complete this fatigue risk assessment for a team, roster or contract, and again when the hours, the work or the site change. Queensland has no fatigue-specific WHS rule, so the form works through the general risk management steps and the heavy vehicle driving rules, and it leaves the shift length, rest and consecutive shift limits as fields for you to set. Seven worked rows show how to score the main hazards, and blank rows are ready for your own.

What Is Included In Our Fatigue Risk Assessment?

• Scope, group and the five by five risk matrix
• Hours worked: rostered, actual, overtime, on call and travel
• Night work, rotating shifts and the early-morning low
• Rest between shifts, breaks and commuting
• Driving when tired, including heavy vehicle rules
• Safety-critical tasks and work environment
• Individual factors and reporting without penalty
• Monitoring, incident follow-up and review
• Blank rows, review record and sign-off

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 8, 19, 47 and 84
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 34 to 38, 55A, 55C and 55D
• Heavy Vehicle National Law (Qld): ss 6, 225, 226, 228, 243 and 250
• Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 (Qld)

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word risk assessment (7 pages), A4 landscape
• Assessment details, a 5 x 5 risk matrix and the hierarchy of controls
• Worked hazard rows with initial and residual risk scores, plus blank rows
• Review record, sign-off and document control
• Business details typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo

Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.