This Concreting Preparation & Laying Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers preparing and pouring concrete slabs, from pegs and formwork to steel fixing and placing concrete. It sets out 21 activities, from unloading equipment to cleaning up concrete waste and emergency response, with the hazards, control measures and risk ratings before and after controls for each. It's written by WHS specialists, aligned to Australian WHS legislation, and fully editable in Microsoft Word.
 
Who it's for
Concreters and slab contractors
Residential and commercial builders
Formworkers and steel fixers
Landscapers pouring paths and driveways
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 Concreting Preparation & Laying 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
Informing workers about site hazards and keeping out untrained workers
Unloading and setting up equipment, including falls from the vehicle and crushed hands
Installing pegs and edge boards, including sledgehammer injuries
Formwork, benching and fill, including nail gun injuries and being hit by plant
Laying plastic and carrying, cutting and placing steel
Tying steel and installing bar chairs, including penetrating wounds and back injury
Grinder and oxy-acetylene use, including eye injuries, burns and fire
Setting up electrical leads and portable electrical equipment
Placing the boom and placing concrete, including spray from the hopper and passing traffic
Alkaline burns and dermatitis from wet concrete
Silica dust from cutting, grinding or drilling concrete and masonry
Concrete waste and washout, plus emergency response to injury or incidents
 
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 21 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, maintenance checks and the training each worker needs
Daily pre-start checks for tools, leads and concreting equipment, with tag-out of faults
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 concreting?
A SWMS is legally required when the job is high risk construction work, and many pours are, for example where concrete pumps and other powered mobile plant are moving, work next to a road in use, or a fall of more than 2 metres. 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. Builders and head contractors often ask for one either way. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Concreting Preparation & Laying SWMS instead.
Does it cover steel fixing?
Yes. It covers carrying, cutting, placing and tying steel, including back and shoulder injuries, cuts from cut ends of steel, penetrating wounds and slipping on steel.
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.