This Block Laying and Core Filling Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers building reinforced concrete blockwork, from cutting and laying blocks to bracing walls and pumping core fill grout. It sets out the hazards, control measures and risk ratings before and after controls for 27 activities, from the daily pre-start and engineer's details to shutdown and emergency response to a wall collapse. It's written by WHS specialists, aligned to Australian WHS legislation, and fully editable in Microsoft Word.
Who it's for
Bricklayers and blocklayers on residential and commercial jobs
Masonry and retaining wall contractors
Builders and concreters doing reinforced blockwork
Concrete pumping operators supporting core fill pours
A risk assessment, also called a JSA, JSEA or task risk assessment, records the hazards of a task and how you control them. If the task is part of high risk construction work, the law requires a SWMS for that work, so use our Block Laying and Core Filling SWMS instead.
Use it to
Show clients, insurers and auditors how you manage the risks
Apply for tenders, contracts and supplier panels
Get through prequalification with Avetta, Cm3 and other contractor portals
Induct new workers and train them in the task
What this risk assessment covers
Working to the engineer's reinforcement, core fill and bracing details, and locating services
Exclusion zones, deliveries, and unloading block pallets with telehandlers or truck cranes
Equipment set-up, electrical safety and refuelling petrol saws and mixers
Manual handling of blocks, cement bags and barrows
Mixing mortar and grout, including cement and silica dust and mixer entanglement
Cutting blocks with masonry saws, grinders and cut-off saws, with silica dust controls
Impalement on starter bars, laying blocks and placing reinforcement
Working from scaffold over 2 metres, scaffold loading and falling objects
Temporary bracing of incomplete blockwork, and wall collapse in wind
Concrete pump set-up, overhead powerlines, hose whip and blowouts under grout pressure
Cement burns, poker vibrators, acid cleaning, noise and working around plant
Slurry and washout, shutdown, and emergency response to wall collapse, crush, fall or cement burn
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 27 work activities
Risk ratings before and after controls, with a 5x5 risk matrix and the hierarchy of controls
PPE requirements checklist
Plant and equipment list, materials, and maintenance checks for saws, RCDs and the concrete pump
Relevant Australian Standards, including AS 3700 for masonry structures and AS 2550.15 for concrete placing equipment
Training notes covering silica awareness, respirator fit testing, placing boom licensing and supervision of apprentices
Site specific hazards section for anything unique to your job
Further controls action plan to track anything still to be done
Worker sign-off sheet and worker consultation record
Why use this template
Saves hours compared with writing a risk assessment from a blank page
Covers the most common hazards and control measures for this work, ready to use out of the box
Fully editable, so you can add, remove or change anything to suit your workplace and how your team works
Helps your business stay compliant, with risk ratings, an action plan, worker sign-off and consultation records already set up
Comes with a step-by-step implementation guide
How it works
Buy online and download straight away. You'll also get an email with your link.
Add your logo, ABN, area and site details.
Check it suits your workplace and task, edit anything you need to, and consult your workers before you finalise it.
Brief your team and collect signatures.
Common questions
Do I need a SWMS or a risk assessment for block laying?
A SWMS is legally required when the job is high risk construction work, for example laying from scaffold where someone could fall more than 2 metres, or working where a concrete pump, telehandler or other powered mobile plant is moving. Outside those situations a SWMS isn't mandatory, but you still have to manage the risks, and a risk assessment or JSA is a practical way to record how. Clients, head contractors and prequalification portals often ask for one either way. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Block Laying and Core Filling SWMS instead.
Does it cover concrete pumping for core fill?
Yes. It covers pump and placing boom set-up, overhead powerlines, hose whip and line bursts, the pump hopper, and blockwork or cleanouts failing under grout pressure. It also notes the placing boom licence and pump operator competency.
Can I change it?
Yes. It's a Microsoft Word file, so you can add, remove or change any hazard, control or rating, and add your own logo and details.
Does it suit my state?
Yes. It's written to the model WHS laws and suits all states and territories, including Victoria under the OHS Act and Regulations.
What if it doesn't suit my work?
You're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee if it isn't fit for purpose.
