This Setup Operation and Bumpout Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers setting up, operating and bumping out audio visual and event equipment at a venue. It covers 12 activities, from arriving and unloading to rigging with EWPs, installing LED walls and cameras, and bumpout, 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
Audio visual and production companies
Event staging, lighting and sound crews
Conference and exhibition installers
Venue technical and production crews
Freelance AV and lighting technicians
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 Setup Operation and Bumpout 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 information for workers new to the venue
Arriving and unloading near forklifts and trucks
Moving road cases into the venue, including pinch and crush injuries
Pre-start checks of equipment
Rigging with boom lifts and scissor lifts, including falls and falling objects
Control system setup and manual handling
Installing projectors, LED walls, screens and monitors on stable ground
Silica dust when drilling into concrete or masonry
Camera system installation and setup
Cabling off correctly to prevent electrical risks and trip hazards
Bumpout, including fatigue from long working hours
Response to injuries, incidents and damaged equipment
 
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 12 work activities
Risk ratings before and after controls, with a 5x5 risk matrix and the hierarchy of controls
PPE requirements checklist
Plant, equipment and materials list, from EWPs, chain blocks and forklifts to cable ramps and ballast
Maintenance checks, inductions and work activity training
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 event setup and bumpout?
It depends on the setup. Erecting temporary structures like stages, scaffolds or large marquees can be construction work, and if it's high risk construction work, for example with a fall risk of more than 2 metres or where powered mobile plant is moving, a SWMS is required. Other setup and bumpout in a venue usually isn't construction work, so a SWMS isn't mandatory, but you still have to manage the risks, like falls from EWPs and forklift movements at the loading dock, and a risk assessment or JSA is a practical way to record how. Venues, event organisers and prequalification portals often ask for one. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Setup Operation and Bumpout SWMS instead.
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.