Risk Assessment for Manual Tasks
Editable Word risk assessment for hazardous manual tasks in Queensland: works through force, repetition, posture, vibration, duration and the work area, then records scores and controls.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
A manual task (lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding or restraining) is hazardous when it involves repetitive or sustained force, high or sudden force, repetitive movement, sustained or awkward posture or vibration. This form helps a supervisor and the workers who do the task to find what puts the body at risk and decide what to change.
What is included in our risk assessment for manual tasks?
- Assessment details: the task, location, who assessed it, who was consulted and the related procedures
- Lifting, lowering and carrying with high or sudden force
- Pushing and pulling with sustained or high force
- Repetitive movement and repetitive force
- Sustained and awkward postures, including reaching, bending, twisting and kneeling
- Vibration from tools, plant and rough ground
- Duration, pace, fatigue and systems of work
- Work area layout and environmental conditions
- Five by five risk matrix with scores before and after the controls
- Blank rows for other tasks, review record and sign-off
What you get
- An editable Microsoft Word risk assessment (4 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.
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How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, tell us and we'll fix it. If you're still not happy, we'll refund you or give you store credit, your choice. Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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