This Tip Truck Risk Assessment/JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is pre-filled and covers operating a tip truck, from loading and carting material to tipping off and refuelling. It covers 19 activities, from the daily pre-start meeting to raising and lowering the body, remote area work and bad weather, 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
Tip truck owner-drivers and subcontractors
Earthmoving and civil contractors
Landscape supply and quarry carriers
Waste and demolition haulage businesses
Excavation and landscaping businesses running their own trucks
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 Tip Truck 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
Daily pre-start meeting, truck checks and confirming the driver is licensed
Tagging out an unserviceable truck
Getting in and out of the cab without strains or falls
Driving to the load point and unload site, with controls for crashes and people struck
Third party loading, overloading and rollover risk
Covering the load and preventing equipment failure
Entering the tip off point and unloading near overhead powerlines
Raising and lowering the body, including sideways rollover and crush injuries
Refuelling from a customer's tanker, with fire, spill and chemical contact controls
Remote area work, inclement weather and environmental changes
Out of service controls and emergency response to injuries
What's included
Hazards and control measures for 19 work activities
Risk ratings before and after controls, with a 5x5 risk matrix and the hierarchy of controls
PPE requirements checklist
Pre-start vehicle inspections and maintenance to the manufacturer's requirements
Licence requirements for the class of truck, plus site induction and risk assessment 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 tip truck work?
Only when the work is high risk construction work, for example tipping on a construction site where powered mobile plant is moving, near energised overhead powerlines, or next to a road in use. Carting material between suppliers and depots isn't construction work, so a SWMS isn't mandatory there, but you still have to manage risks like rollover and powerline contact, and a risk assessment or JSA is a practical way to record how. Clients, head contractors and prequalification portals often ask for one. If the job is high risk construction work, use our Tip Truck SWMS instead.
Does it cover tipping near overhead powerlines?
Yes. It covers the raised body contacting overhead powerlines when unloading, along with sideways rollover, being crushed by a body coming down, and driving off with the body up.
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.
