Risk Assessment
Structured identification of hazards and controls for EWP and crane operations, supporting WHS compliance and safe work.
Risk assessment identifies the hazards in an EWP or crane operation and establishes the controls needed to manage them. WHS law places a positive duty on businesses to identify and control risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and a documented risk assessment is central to meeting it. We bring engineering insight to the assessment of lifting and access operations, so that the controls address the real hazards of the equipment and the task rather than generic boilerplate.
What the risk assessment covers
We assess the equipment, the task and the environment together: the machine's capacity and condition, the ground and stability conditions, proximity to hazards such as overhead lines and traffic, and the competence and controls surrounding the operation. Hazards are identified systematically and controls specified using the hierarchy of controls.
Because our engineers understand how the equipment actually behaves and fails, the resulting controls are specific and effective rather than a generic checklist that satisfies paperwork but not safety.
- Systematic hazard identification for equipment and task
- Assessment of ground, stability and environmental hazards
- Controls specified using the hierarchy of controls
- Engineering insight into real failure modes
Where it fits
Risk assessment underpins safe work method statements and site-specific planning, and it supports the WHS due diligence obligations of officers. It is commissioned for high-risk lifts, complex access work and operations near electrical or public hazards.
The deliverable
You receive a documented risk assessment identifying hazards, assessed risk and specified controls, suitable to inform safe work method statements and to demonstrate WHS diligence.
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