This Stripping and Sealing Floors Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers stripping, buffing and sealing hard floors with floor machines and chemical strippers. It covers 14 activities, from preparing the work area and decanting stripper to sealing the floor and finishing up, 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
Commercial cleaning companies and contract cleaners
Floor care and hard floor maintenance contractors
School, office and retail cleaning crews
Facilities and building maintenance teams
Strata and property maintenance contractors
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 Stripping and Sealing Floors 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
Preparing equipment and the work area, including lighting, vapours and machinery noise
Sweeping with an electrostatic mop
Decanting floor stripper, including splashes and mixing incompatible products
Relocating furniture and cabinets without back injuries
Applying stripper to the floor and protecting clothing and robes from splashes
Buffing and stripping with the machine, including electrocution and repetitive strain
Changing pads, including machine roll-back and crush injuries
Sealing the floor and controlling chemical fumes
Finishing the task, with controls for chemical rash, ingestion and contamination
Flammable vapour from solvent-based strippers and sealers, including flash fire and vapour build-up
Emergency response to injuries and equipment damage
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 14 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, from scrubbers and polishers to splash-proof goggles and safety signs
Competency in the floor machines and chemicals used, including the safety data sheet for each product
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 stripping and sealing floors?
Only if the work is high risk construction work, for example stripping floors on a construction project in an area that may have a flammable atmosphere from solvent-based products. Routine floor care in an occupied building isn't construction work, so 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 and prequalification portals often ask for one. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Stripping and Sealing Floors SWMS instead.
Does it cover solvent-based strippers and sealers?
Yes. It has a separate activity for flammable vapour from solvent-based products, covering fire or flash fire from an ignition source and vapour build-up in enclosed areas causing headache, dizziness or collapse.
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.
