This Framing Installation Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers cutting and building timber wall frames, bracing and placing trusses. It covers 21 activities, from arriving at site and unloading timber to clean-up, handover 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
Carpenters and framing contractors
Residential builders
Truss and frame installers
Renovation and extension builders
Labour hire crews supplying carpenters
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 Framing Installation 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
Hazard awareness, arriving at site and unloading equipment
Unloading timber with a crane truck, including overhead wires and overloading
Setting out and setting up equipment
Cutting plates and studs with drop saws and other saws, including entanglement and cuts
Using a powder actuated fastening tool, including cartridge storage
Nail gun use, including projectile injuries
Harness set-up for work over 2 metres
EWPs, ladders, trestles and mobile scaffolds, including falls and platform collapse
Portable electrical tools and leads, especially in wet or outdoor conditions
Bracing frames and placing trusses, including frames falling and falls from height
Clean-up, waste handling and post-work checks for unsecured frames
Emergency response to a fall, electric shock, fire or injury
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 list, including nail guns, compressors, saws, ladders, mobile scaffolds and generators
Training requirements, including scissor lift and EWP training, and a WP high risk work licence for boom-type EWPs with a boom of 11 metres or more
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 framing installation?
In many cases, yes. Framing often counts as high risk construction work, for example where someone could fall more than 2 metres while placing trusses, or where a crane truck or other powered mobile plant is moving. If none of those apply, a SWMS isn't mandatory, but you still have to manage the risks, and builders will usually ask for one. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Framing Installation SWMS instead.
Does it cover working from trestles and mobile scaffolds?
Yes. It covers working from trestles, planks and mobile scaffolds, including falls from unstable or incomplete platforms and a mobile scaffold overturning.
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.
