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Free Risk Assessments
for everyday workplace risks
Topic risk assessments plus blank risk assessment, JSA and SWMS templates.
Covers manual handling, plant, working at heights, noise, heat stress, fatigue, hazardous chemicals, first aid and psychosocial risks. Each template is a free, editable Word document you can adapt to your work.
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WHY RISK ASSESSMENTS
Think it through before the work starts
A risk assessment helps you work out what could hurt someone, how likely and how serious it is, and what you'll do to control it. Writing it down means everyone works to the same plan.
Under WHS laws, a business must eliminate risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and if that isn't possible, minimise them. Some hazards, such as hazardous chemicals, noise, plant and falls, have their own requirements in the WHS Regulations.
Find the hazards
List what could cause harm for the task, the area or the equipment.
Rate the risk
Work out how likely and how serious each risk is, so you know what to deal with first.
Choose the controls
Work down the hierarchy of controls and record who will do what.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to your free template
Before you use a template: these are general templates. Check the hazards and controls suit your workplace and the work you do, and talk to your workers before you start using it.
1. Choose your template
Pick a template above and click it to see what it includes.
2. Check out free
Add it to your cart and check out. The order total is $0, so there is nothing to pay.
3. Download and edit
We email you the download link. Add your logo and business details, and edit it to suit your work.
WHEN YOU NEED MORE
Skip the blank page with ready-made risk assessments
Free templates are forms you fill in yourself. Our ready-made Risk Assessments/JSA and SWMS come with the hazards, controls and risk ratings already written for the task.
Task risk assessments with the hazards, controls and risk ratings written for everyday work.
The job steps, hazards, controls and risk ratings already written, for high risk construction work and much more.
Step-by-step procedures for plant, equipment and tasks, with pre-start checks and worker sign-off.
Five-minute safety talks with the hazards, team questions and a meeting record already written.
Your manual, SWMS, SOPs, toolbox talks and induction handbook, all in one package.
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Your WHS manual plus the SWMS, SOPs, toolbox talks and induction handbook for your industry, all written in the same format.
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SOPs, toolbox talks and induction handbook
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FAQS
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These free resources are general templates written by WHS specialists. Edit each one to suit your workplace, check it meets the legal requirements that apply to you, and consult your workers before use. By downloading a template you agree to our Terms and Conditions. Last updated November 2026.