This Skid Steer Operation Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers transporting, setting up and operating a skid steer to load trucks, move material and backfill. It covers 29 activities, from the daily pre-start meeting and travel to site to loading back onto the low-loader, 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
Earthmoving and excavation contractors
Landscapers and civil works crews
Plant hire businesses and operators
Builders and site preparation contractors
Farms and rural contractors
It also works as a written task risk assessment for any business where workers operate a skid steer, the same way you'd use a JSA or Safe Work Procedure.
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 Skid Steer Operation 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
Pre-start meeting, attire and travel to and from site on the low-loader
Unloading plant and checking ground conditions before work
Mobilisation, dust and checks on new or faulty plant
Locating underground services before work starts
Fuelling, housekeeping and getting in and out of the machine
Loading trucks and moving loads like concrete, rock and timber
Backfilling and using attachments, including flying chips and noise
Fitting and changing attachments, couplers not positively locked and hydraulic injection injuries
Staying inside the cage and never working under raised lift arms
Communication, remote area work, weather and wildlife
Waterways and environmentally sensitive areas, including spills and dust
Demobilising, loading onto the low-loader and incident response
 
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 29 work activities
Risk ratings before and after controls, with a 5x5 risk matrix and the hierarchy of controls
PPE requirements checklist
Operator competency requirements, noting there's no skid steer high risk work licence in Australia
Plant, materials and maintenance checks, with daily pre-start inspections
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 skid steer operation?
A SWMS is legally required when the job is high risk construction work, for example in an area with movement of powered mobile plant, near buried gas or electrical services, or next to a road in use. 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 Skid Steer Operation SWMS instead.
Do I need a licence to operate a skid steer?
There's no skid steer high risk work licence in Australia. The risk assessment sets out that operators are trained and assessed as competent, know the operator's manual and are authorised, with a licence needed only where an attachment or task attracts one.
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.