Risk Assessment
On this page:
- What is Risk Assessment?
- Risk Rating Definitions Reference
- General Risk Assessment forms
- Hazard-specific Risk Assessment forms
What does on Previous/Draft/Finalised mean? Risk Management Forms are undergoing a process of review. Forms that appear in the Finalised New Forms column have been reviewed, released for comment to the University community, then finalised and published. Forms that appear in the Draft New Forms column are drafts that are currently open for comment by the University community. Forms that only appear in the Previous Forms column are pending review.
What is Risk Assessment?
Risk Assessment is the process of:
- determining the hazards to health and safety that exist for a particular task, item or work environment;
- determining the importance of each hazard by assigning it a risk rating or risk score;
- formulating risk control measures that are reasonably practicable to apply, that will reduce the risk rating/score to an acceptable level;
- documenting all these matters, usually on a Risk Assessment form.
Risk Rating Definitions Reference
This reference sheet provides a summary of the definitions required to use the two risk rating methods (Two Variable and Three Variable) in use at the University:
General Risk Assessment forms
| Previous Forms | Draft New Forms | Finalised New Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Removed | Risk Assessment Form 2 Variable [.pdf] | |
| Removed | Risk Assessment Form 3 Variable [.pdf] | |
| - | Task Risk Analysis 2 Variable [.pdf] | |
| - | Task Risk Analysis 3 Variable [.pdf] |
Hazard-specific Risk Assessment forms
Note: for a full listing, search for "risk assessment" in the Forms and Guidance Materials Index.
| Topic | Previous Forms | Draft New Forms | Finalised New Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical | Removed | Refer: Chemical Management Guidance Index: Risk Assessment | |
| Confined Spaces | None | Confined Space Identification and Risk Assessment [.pdf] | |
| First Aid | Removed | Refer: First Aid | |
| Manual Handling | Removed | ||
| Noise | Noise Hazard Identification [.pdf] | Pending | |
| Office Ergonomics | Removed | ||
| Plant | Removed | Plant Risk Assessment Form [.pdf] | |
| Pressure Vessels | Pressure Vessel Plant Risk Assessment Worksheet [.doc] | Pending | |
| Purchasing | Removed | EHS Prepurchase Risk Assessment Checklist [.pdf] | |
| Traffic | None | Traffic Management Risk Assessment [.pdf] | |
| Travel | None |
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