Most excavator risk assessments describe the carrier and stop at the boom. Here is what buckets, hammers, augers, grabs and quick hitches change about the machine, and what the assessment has to cover.

Most earthmoving operators review their plant risk assessment once a year. Australian OHS and WHS law asks for more than that. Here is what actually triggers a review.

A plant risk assessment covers the machine, a SWMS covers high risk construction work on a site, and a JSA covers today’s job. Confusing the three is how an excavator ends up with a full folder and no assessment of the machine itself.