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Your Take 5 done in minutes

Stop, look, assess, control, proceed. Answer ten questions, note any hazards, and download a signed Take 5 before you start.

No glovebox pad. No filling it in at smoko after the fact.

Create Take 53 PDF downloads a month, freePhone, tablet or laptop
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3 finished PDFs a month on the free plan.No account needed to begin.
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Is this the right Take 5?

A Take 5 is a short pre-task safety check: stop, look, assess, control, proceed. This template is a clean Tradie Forms record for everyday field work.

  • This is a Tradie Forms designed form. No official Take 5 form exists.
  • A Take 5 is shorter than a JSA. Use a JSA when the site wants a full step-by-step analysis, or a SWMS for high-risk construction work.
Who has to complete the Take 5?
Any tradie about to start a task on site. One worker per Take 5.
When is it required?
Whenever your site, employer, or own process asks for a pre-task risk check before work starts.
Where does the completed form go?
Keep a copy for your records and hand one to the site if they ask. Tradie Forms does not lodge the form with any regulator.
Can I fill it on my phone?
Yes. Tradie Forms walks you through each section on your phone and downloads the official PDF layout when you are ready.
Will this PDF be accepted?
Tradie Forms downloads your answers in the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.

The pad runs out. The advisor still asks

Take 5s only work when they happen before the task and leave a record you can find later.

  • Glovebox pads that run out

    Paper pads get wet, lost, or empty when you need them. The phone is already in your pocket.

  • Take 5s filled in at smoko after the fact

    A check written after the work is done is not a pre-task check. It will not help if something goes wrong.

  • No record when the safety advisor asks

    Sites and principal contractors want proof you stopped and thought. A clean PDF is easier than a photo of a crumpled form.

From first question to signed Take 5

Two minutes that stay with the job.

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What you fill in

Worker and task details, ten checklist questions, optional hazards, then sign-off.

  1. 1

    Worker

    Who is doing the task and where.

  2. 2

    Checklist

    Ten yes or no checks before you start.

  3. 3

    Hazards

    Hazards, risk rating, and controls.

  4. 4

    Sign-Off

    Safe to proceed, name, date, and signature.

Check the Take 5 before you start

Answer the questions, add any hazards, preview the PDF, then sign and proceed.

Job and identity details

Customer, site, licence, contractor, and date fields.

Name, site, task, and date must be filled in.

Declaration and sign-off

Signatures, declarations, authorised people, and review steps.

Safe to proceed, name, date, and signature are required before download.

Final download review

Anything else that should be checked before downloading the PDF.

All ten checklist questions must be answered.
A No answer needs a short note.
Hazard rows need a hazard, risk rating, and control.
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Frequently asked questions

No. There is no official Take 5 form. This is a clean Tradie Forms template for the stop-look-assess-control-proceed habit.

Take 5 is a short personal pre-task check. A JSA breaks a job into steps with hazards and controls. A SWMS is required for high-risk construction work. Use each when the site or the work needs it.

Drafts save on your device as you work. You need a connection to sign in and to download the finished PDF.

Yes. That is the point. Two minutes before the task starts, not later from a wet notepad.

No. You fill and download the finished PDF here, then submit or hand it over the way the job, customer, or regulator requires.

Yes after you upgrade. Save once and apply them on the next form so you are not retyping the same block every time.

Take 5 before you start

Open the check, answer the ten questions, and download a signed PDF before the first tool comes out.

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