Tree Work Risk Assessment

Use this assessment before tree felling, pruning or removal. It follows the Queensland fall, plant, electrical and rescue rules that apply to tree work. The list of Queensland approved codes of practice has no code for arborists or tree work, so check the current industry standards for the method as well. It gives worked examples in the standard five by five layout, with blank rows for your own job.

What Is Included In Our Tree Work Risk Assessment?

• Assessment details, risk matrix and hierarchy of controls
• Planning and tree condition row that says there is no Queensland arborist or tree work code and points to current industry standards
• Worked rows for the drop zone with public and traffic
• Worked row for overhead power lines, with the untrained-person distances from the Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
• Worked rows for climbing, and EWP or crane-lifted work
• Worked row for chainsaws, wood chippers and stump grinders
• Worked row for aerial rescue and first aid; weather and heat are covered in the tree condition row
• Initial and residual risk scores for every hazard
• Blank rows for your own hazards
• Review record and sign-off

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word risk assessment (6 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.