Corrective Action Register

An editable Excel corrective action register for Queensland businesses. Record each action raised from an inspection, audit, incident, near miss, hazard report, monitoring result, consultation or health and safety representative request. Each row follows the action from the problem found to the check that it worked: the hazard and risk rating, the immediate containment, the root cause, the corrective action, its level in the hierarchy of control, the owner and due date, then the verification of effectiveness and the risk rating after. Days overdue are worked out for you, due dates turn amber and then red, and actions that were not effective are counted on the Start Here sheet.

What Is Included In Our Corrective Action Register?

• A Start Here sheet: type your details once and they appear on every sheet and printed page
• One row for each action, with action number, date raised, source, source reference and who raised it
• Hazard or problem found, area, and risk rating before and after from drop-down lists
• Immediate containment with its date, the root cause and the method used: 5 whys, fishbone (Ishikawa) or investigation finding
• Corrective action with a control level drop-down in the order of the hierarchy: eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineering, administrative and PPE
• Action owner, due date, status, completed date and a Days Overdue column worked out for you
• Verification of effectiveness: the date it is due, who checked, the date and the result, with the due date turning amber and then red
• Closed date, a reference to a related notifiable incident, and notes on who was consulted
• Colour highlighting and counts of actions overdue, due in the next 14 days and not effective
• A plain-English summary of the Queensland duties to eliminate or minimise risks, the hierarchy of control, review of control measures and consultation

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 17 (management of risks), s 19 (primary duty of care), s 47 (duty to consult workers), s 49 (when consultation is required)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 36 (hierarchy of control measures), s 38 (review of control measures)

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Excel workbook with no macros
• Drop-down lists, frozen headings, automatic days overdue and colour highlighting
• Room for 200 actions, with more rows when you need them
• Print-ready pages with your business and site details repeated on every printed page
• Drop-down options you can change on the Lists sheet to suit your business

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.