Health, Safety & Environment Risk Assessment

Company Cape Australia Onshore Pty Ltd Location of work Darwin, NT

name:

Address: 2 Mettam Road, Berrima, Northern Territory 0822. Version: V.2

Originator: Matt Dosa (HSE Superintendent) Date: 21 September 2017

Reviewer: Michelle Dewick (HSEQ Advisor) Date: 27 March 2018

Approver: Mike Douglas (Site Superintendent) Date: 28 March 2018

Revision Date Description of update Reason for update

21 Sept 2017 Launch of HSE risk assessment for internal review Version 0 Draft (V.0) Establish a HSE risk assessment to address
NT legal requirements
27 March 2018 Reviewed V.0 For approval
28 March 2018 Approved for use V.1 Approved for use
30 August 2018 Additional risks & controls added for Vacuum truck and V.2 For Approval
associated activities

Notes:
1. This risk assessment is developed to meet Cape Management System Requirements, legislation and tailored to reflect hazards relevant to site
2. The risk matrix and risk levels are shown on Page 2.
3. Hazards or Aspects with an inherent risk rating of ‘extreme’ (16-25) or ‘high’ (10-15) are considered a significant risk to persons conducting the work.
4. For risk appetite, a residual risk rating of “extreme (16-25)” is not acceptable. Work must be suspended until the residual risk is reduced to a lower
level. The hierarchy of risk control measures is applied to reduce risks to “as low as reasonably practicable.” In many cases, a combination of control
measures will provide the best solution.
5. For each hazard, our objective is to comply with legal and other requirements to which Cape subscribes. Our target is to eliminate fatalities and
permanent disabilities, and to systematically reduce all other injuries / disease. For environment, we aim to avoid any major environment incident.
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Health, Safety & Environment Risk Assessment

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Health, Safety & Environment Risk Assessment
Risk Matrix

Safety Health Environm ent

Major Major Major

Risk of a catastrophic 5 5 10 15 20 25
Risk of a fatality Risk of fatality
environmental incident
High High High
Severity (Harm potential)

Permanent impairment w ith

Risk of a broken significant impact to quality of Risk Major Environmental 4 4 8 12 16 20
bone life (Cancer/ asbestosis/ incident
industrial deafness)

Medium Medium Medium

Major impairment to health Risk of serious 3 3 6 9 12 15
Risk of a medical
(Noise induced hearing loss/ environmental damage i.e.
treatment
HAVs) large spill
Low Low Low
Risk of a Risk of minor 2 2 4 6 8 10
Minor Impairment to health
minor/First aid environmental damage i.e.
(dermatitis/ tinnitus)
injury small spill
Negligible Negligible Negligible
No risk of environmental 1 1 2 3 4 5
Scratch/Bruise rash/ redness
damage
Score 1 2 3 4 5
Alm ost
Rem ote Unlikely Probable Likely
certain
Likelihood

Risk Levels
Risk Level Score Escalation
Low 0 -2 Local management controls apply
Medium 3–9 To Site Supervisor / Manager / Supervisor:
High 10 - 15 To management level, equivalent to Regional Director
Extreme 16 - 25 Work suspended until risk can be controlled to a lower level

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Index of Hazards / Aspects
Item Category Reasonably foreseeable hazards Residual Risk
1. Physical Amenities Low
2. Physical Abrasive Blasting High
3. Physical Electricity High
4. Physical Extreme weather (heat, cold, cyclone) Medium
5. Physical Work at Height
a) Scaffolding
b) Fall arrest system
c) Ladders Medium
d) Falling objects
e) Open hole
6. Physical Manual Tasks, including Hand-Arm Vibration Medium
7. Physical Lifting Equipment (chains, slings, shackles etc.) Medium
8. Physical Noise Medium
9. Physical Plant (Mobile) High
10. Physical Plant (Fixed) Medium
11. Physical Road Freight Transport (unloading / loading) Medium
12. Physical Traffic Management (vehicles / pedestrian interface) Medium
13. Physical Vehicles and occupational road use Medium
14. Chemical Airborne Contaminants High
15. Chemical Hazardous Chemicals High
16. Chemical Spray Painting Medium
17. Ergonomic Workstation set-up Medium
18. Ergonomic Confined Space Medium
19. Psychosocial Alcohol and Other Drugs Medium
20. Psychosocial Fatigue Management Medium
21. Psychosocial Stress Medium
22. Psychosocial Violence / Aggression / Bullying Medium
23. Psychosocial Remote or isolated work Medium
24. Biological Infectious disease (bacteria, viruses, fungi etc.) Medium
25. Environmental Waste Management Medium

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Requirement Control Measures Monitor & Review (C x L)
(C x L)

1. Amenities Work Health 6 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 4 (Low

and Safety (Medium Facilities Supervisor:
Act 2011 C=2
Failing to provide C=2 • Provide adequate facilities for workers, including toilets, clean drinking water, hand washing • Conduct
amenities for the welfare Work Health workplace L= 2
facilities, eating facilities. Maintain facilities in good working order, clean, safe and accessible.
or personal hygiene L= 3
and Safety (Refer to Approved Code of Practice, Appendix A – Checklist, to assess compliance). inspection to
needs of persons. Regulations assess
2011, Layout compliance
Such amenities include:
Regulation • The layout of the workplace allows for persons to enter and exit and to move about without risk
• toilets; 40 and 41 to health and safety, both under normal working conditions and in an emergency
• Review workplace
rest rooms;
Code of • Work areas have space for work to be carried out without risk to health and safety requirements if a
• shelter sheds, Practice: • Floors and other surfaces are designed, installed and maintained to allow work to be carried significant change
• seating; Managing out without risk to health and safety to:
• dining rooms; the Work Lighting • the nature of
• change rooms; Environment the work being
and Facilities • Each worker to carry out work without risk to health and safety; and Persons to move within the
• drinking water; workplace without risk to health and safety; and Safe evacuation in an emergency. carried out at
AS 1319- the workplace,
• washing facilities.
1994 Safety Ventilation - enables workers to carry out work without risk to health and safety • nature of the
signs for the hazards at the
Other hazards include occupational Air Temperature - workers carrying out work in extremes of heat or cold can carry out work workplace,
inappropriately discarded environment without risk to health and safety. • the size and
needles and syringes at location of the
site creating a risk to First Aid
workplace,
people who find them. • Provide first aid equipment for the workplace; and each worker has access to the equipment;
• the number &
Occupational infection • An adequate number of workers are trained to administer first aid at the workplace; or composition of
occurs mainly from • Workers have access to persons trained to administer first aid. workers and
transmission via other persons
contaminated needles Emergency Plan at the work
and sharp objects in the • Prepare an emergency plan that meets requirements of WHS Regulations, regulation 43(a) place
workplace which have • Provide information, training and instruction to relevant workers to respond to emergency event
been handled incorrectly. • Test the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing
Workers
Hepatitis B and hepatitis • Maintain the emergency plan for the workplace so that it remains effective.
C are not usually Reports any
transmitted by casual Warning Signs – concerns, hazards
contact between persons. Hazard warning signs are displayed for hazards at the workplace that may not be readily apparent. or suggestions for
Workers exposed to The signs must comply with AS1319 improvement to
cleaning toilets may Managing needles or syringes Manager /
require inoculations to Supervisor
• Purchase a sharps medical disposal container and arrange for safe disposal when full
prevent them contacting
(containers must comply to AS/NZS 4031). Use tongs to pick-up sharps and dispose into non-
disease.
reusable container, do not pick-up discarded needles using hands as potential for personal
injury from needle

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2. Abrasive Blasting Work Health and 16 Manager / Supervisor: Manager /Supervisor: 12 (High)
Safety Act (Extreme) Ensure pre-employment
Before starting work – Confirm any surface paint or coating does not contain C=4
Abrasive blasting means Work Health and C=4 lead, asbestos or other hazardous chemicals. If in any doubt, arrange for medical examination
propelling a stream of abrasive Safety including audiometric L= 3
samples to be taken and sent for NATA laboratory testing. If any hazardous
material at high speed against a Regulations, L= 4 testing is completed for all
chemical found, discuss action with Client and follow legislative requirements.
surface using compressed air, regulation. 32 to workers
liquid, steam, centrifugal wheels 38 Elimination
or paddles to clean, abrade, • Where reasonably practical, avoid abrasive blasting in a confined space. If Refer to asbestos and
etch or otherwise change the Code of Practice:
this cannot be avoided, refer to hazard ‘work in a confined space.’ biological hazards in this
original appearance or Abrasive Blasting
Substitution risk assessment for health
condition of the surface CMS PR 27-2 monitoring. For example,
Abrasive Blasting • Actively source material with less than 1% crystalline silica, to minimise the
workers exposed to lead
Hazards associated with risk of toxic dusts generated during abrasive blasting activities.
CMS WI 01 Dry may require biological
abrasive blasting work activities • Actively source material where the level of radiation is below 1 becquerels monitoring to measure the
include but are not limited to: Abrasive Blasting per gram (Bq/g) to minimise the risk of radiation. level of lead in their blood.
CMS WI 01a Isolation
Radioactive material
Vacuum Blasting Manager /Supervisor:
Some abrasive blasting • Abrasive blasting activities must be isolated from other workplace activities
mediums such as garnet and CMS WI 02a to minimise the possibility of workers being struck by particulate matter and • Conduct workplace
staurolite may contain trace Slurry Blasting exposed to dust. This can be done by using blasting chambers, blasting inspection to assess
levels of thorium While the cabinets, temporary enclosures (encapsulated areas) and exclusion zones compliance
CMS F R1 1123
concentration of thorium or Blast Helmet • Implement
Engineering
other radioactive materials is Inspection Form maintenance schedule
low, mineral extraction may • Use a less hazardous surface preparation method such as Wet abrasive
for equipment in use
concentrate naturally occurring CMS PR 22-1 blasting, Water jetting or Vacuum blasting method
• Faulty equipment to
radioactive material. Exposure Face Fit Testing • Abrasive blasting equipment should be fitted with an automatic cut-off
to naturally occurring tagged out of service
device (deadman control) near the blast nozzle to allow the operator to
radioactive material is through and arrange to fix or
quickly stop the flow of abrasive material to the nozzle.
inhaled dust. Exposure to dispose of
• To prevent uncontrolled release of air, stop-flow values to be installed to
radioactive materials may
compressors for tool air. Workers:
increase the risk of cancer.
• If insufficient natural lighting at work front, provide lighting towers / stands
• Report any concerns,
Dust • Hoses should be constructed with anti-static rubber linings or fitted with an hazards or
One of the main hazards in earth wire or similar mechanism to prevent electric shock. suggestions for
abrasive blasting is dust which • Extraction fans to be installed as required improvements to
in many cases can be toxic. • Use vibration-reduced equipment such as vibration isolating handles Manager / Supervisor
Crystalline silica and lead are incorporated into blasting nozzles and/or supports to reduce the pressure • Report any equipment
typical examples of toxic dusts of the hand to control the nozzle faults
that can be generated during
abrasive blasting activities. • Use mechanical aids e.g. trolleys to transport bags of abrasive blast
material
• Use vacuum recovery equipment to collect spent abrasive material.

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Abrasive Blasting Work Health and 16 Administrative Manager / Supervisor: 12 (High)

(continued) Safety Act 2011 (Extreme) • All personnel are trained and understand how to use the equipment safely Ensure pre-employment C=4
Work Health and C=4 • Workers involved must have read the manufacturer’s SDS for health hazard medical examination
Safety information on the abrasive blasting material to be used. including audiometric L= 3
Particulate matter
L= 4 testing is completed for all
Workers struck by particulate Regulations, • Affix appropriate hazard warning signs at entry of the work area to prevent
matter. Common injuries regulation. 32 to unauthorised people accessing the work area. workers
include eye damage, severe 38
lacerations, burn, skin Refer to asbestos and
Code of Practice:
penetration. biological hazards in this
Abrasive Blasting
Heat stress risk assessment for health
CMS PR 27-2 monitoring. For example,
Due to working in hot, poorly Abrasive Blasting workers exposed to lead
ventilated or confined spaces
CMS WI 01 Dry • Inspect pathway to work area. Remove or stack aside any materials that may may require biological
Vibration Abrasive Blasting prevent or obstruct safe access and egress. monitoring to measure the
level of lead in their blood.
The force of the abrasive moving
CMS WI 01a • Clearly identify breathing airlines and tool air lines to avoid mixing of lines
through the blast hose transmits • Drift from abrasive blasting can be harmful to workers. Good housekeeping Manager / Supervisor:
Vacuum Blasting
vibration to the hands and arms (clean up as you go) must be completed. • Conduct workplace
of operators holding the CMS WI 02a
equipment. Prolonged use of Slurry Blasting • Conduct daily pre-start checks before use of plant and equipment inspection to assess
• When blasting, the nozzle should only be pointed at the work. A blast nozzle compliance
abrasive blasting equipment
may lead to a condition known CMS F R1 1123 should never be pointed at any person. Blast hoses should be uncoiled when • Conduct monitoring
as occupational Raynaud’s Blast Helmet in use and operators should be adequately trained in the use and of SWMS
disease (also called white finger Inspection Form maintenance of this equipment • Faulty equipment to
or dead finger). CMS PR 22-1 • Reducing the amount of time an operator is required to operate a blast nozzle tagged out of
Face Fit Testing by job rotation or frequent breaks, to reduce musco-skeletal injury. service and arrange
• Maintenance and servicing of equipment as per manufacturer requirement to fix or dispose of
Musculoskeletal disorders
• Back strain from lifting or • All pressure in the water lines to be released when blasting completed Workers:
pushing • Whip checks to be attached to the water line attached to pressure washer • Report any
• Muscle strain from working • Eye wash Bottles / Stations are located close to the work area concerns, hazards
in awkward positions • Waste material must be disposed of in accordance with local laws or suggestions for
• Strain from hose whip improvements to
• Occupational overuse PPE Manager /
syndrome from controlling • An airline respirator (hood or helmet) - with cooling device to air supply Supervisor
the blast hose • Eye protection. Double eye protection such as a face shield and safety • Inspect PPE before
glasses must be worn when mixing and cleaning of brushes and rollers use (e.g. Blast
Whip check
• Protective clothing (such as overalls, long trousers, blast suits, aprons) Helmet inspection)
Use whip checks to help • Cut resistant gloves to be used. Vibration absorbing gloves may assist in • Report any
prevent injuries or accidents dampening vibration. equipment faults
resulting from hose or coupling
• Steel capped footwear,
failure.
• Hearing protection, class 5

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3. Electricity Work Health 16 Manager / Supervisor Electrician 12 (High)

and Safety Act (Extreme) Isolation
2011. Assess electrical C=4
Electricity is a common C=4 • Isolation of electricity completed before any work on live electric cables. equipment for
L= 3
workplace hazard, and Work Health • Personal Danger tags and Out of Service tags must be attached to each isolating device suitable use and
and Safety L= 4
is a frequent cause of • Personal Danger tags must only be removed by the person whose name is on the tag. tag equipment
electric shocks. Some of Regulations checked and
• Electrical appliances and equipment, which are deemed un-serviceable or restricted from use.
these shocks have been 2011, Part 4.7 accepted
should be isolated by padlock around the electrical plug, preventing its use and tagged
fatal. accordingly.
Code of For electrical
Electricity does not have Practice:
to be high voltage for an works (e.g.
Managing installation or
electrocution to occur. electrical risks commissioning)
in the provide electrical
Electrocution has workplace certificate of
resulted from compliance
AS/NZS 3000
• contact with faulty Electrical
electrical equipment installations - Engineering Manager /
that has become Buildings, Supervisor:
live; or • Electrical installation work must comply with AS3000: Electrical Installations
structures and Conduct
• Only equipment that complies with AS/NZS3000 and AS/NZS3012 is to be allowed.
• contact with worn premises workplace
and damaged wiring • Approved earth leakage protection will be provided for all circuits. inspection to
AS/NZS 3012 • All temporary distribution boards will have appropriate signage and be fixed to the ground, assess
and switches, or
Electrical lockable (for isolation purposes) and weatherproof. compliance
• Not isolating installations -
electricity before use • All mains boards include a system circuit map. Unique number visible on each board.
Construction Workers:
and contact with live and demolition Administrative Report any
power sites • Electrical work only by a person who holds an electrical work licence concerns, hazards
An electrical current AS/NZS 61588 • Records of electrical inspections available for equipment. leads, offices. or suggestions for
flowing through the Safety of power improvements to
• No electrical equipment to be used without a current test and tag.
body can cause: transformers, Manager /
• Testing and tagging conducted by a competent person Supervisor
• muscle spasms power supply
units and • All temporary electrical leads secured off the ground by insulated hooks and/or lead stands.
• electrical burns similar • No leads running next to a water supply point or through water. Corporate HSE
• uncoordinated • Leads enter/exit temporary power boards from underneath the board Manager
contraction of the AS/NZS 3760 –
An electrical
heart (fibrillation) In service safety • RCD checks progressively completed with test tag attached to the boards
accident that may
inspection and • Any unsafe electrical equipment must be (a) disconnected (or isolated) from its electricity
• respiratory arrest testing
have caused or is
supply; and (b) once disconnected (or isolated) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested likely to cause
(breathing stops)
CMS GPR 44 – and found to be safe; or is replaced or permanently removed from use. danger to life or
• cardiac arrest (heart
Electrical Safety PPE property must be
stops beating)
and Isolation reported to
Procedure for • Use personal protective clothing provided e.g. safety helmet, long-sleeved collared shirt, long relevant authority
Low Voltage pants, safety footwear, safety glasses

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4. Extreme Weather Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager/Supervisor: 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011
(heat, cold, cyclone) C=3 If it is not possible to eliminate exposure to extreme heat, then the risk of heat- • Conduct workplace C=3
Work Health and related illness must be minimised so as far as reasonably practicable. For inspection to assess
Safety L= 4 compliance L= 3
Work involving hot or cold example:
temperatures can lead to a Regulations 2011 • Conduct monitoring
range of symptoms from of SWMS
Code of Practice: Engineering
physical discomfort through to
Managing the • Provide mechanical aids to reduce physical demands of work • Immediate first aid
life threatening conditions.
Work provided if any
Air temperatures too high or too Environment and • Increase air movement using fans worker experiences
low can contribute to fatigue and Facilities any of the following
heat or cold related illness. It is symptoms /
AS/NZS 2604: Administrative
important to distinguish between warnings
a condition that threatens health Sunscreen • Provide opportunities for workers who are not used to working in hot
products - conditions to acclimatise, for example job rotation Heat stress –
and safety, and a feeling of
discomfort. Evaluation and • Provide a cool, well-ventilated area where workers can take rest breaks dizziness, fatigue,
classification headache, nausea,
• Provide ready access to cool drinking water and encourage drinks up to breathlessness, clammy
4a) Heat Stress CMS PR 32-10 200ml of water at frequent intervals to replace fluids lost in sweating. skin or difficulty
Heat stress may occur as the Working Hot • Provide SPF50+ sunscreen (AS 2064) remaining alert.
result of a heat wave or a Climates
constant source of heat at the • Workers to eat regular meals Hypothermia - numbness
in hands or fingers,
workplace. Six main factors
uncontrolled shivering,
include Air temperature, high PPE slurred speech and
humidity, low air movement,
• Use personal protective clothing provided e.g. safety helmet, wide brim hat, difficulty thinking clearly,
exposure to sun Intense physical
long-sleeved collared shirt, long pants, safety footwear, safety glasses and irrational behaviour –
activity, clothing impairing air
apply sunscreen. such as person
movement and sweat
discarding clothing.
evaporation

4b) Cold WHS Act 2011 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: 12 (High)

Workers:
WHS C=3 If it is not possible to eliminate exposure to extreme cold, the risks must be C=3
• Reports any
Hypothermia arises when a Regulations 2011 minimised so far as is reasonably practicable. For example:
L= 4 concerns, hazards L= 4
person gets abnormally low
Code of Practice: Isolation or suggestions for
body temperature because of
Managing the • Provide protection from wind and rain, such as a crib room or a vehicle. improvements to
exposure to cold environments
Work Manager /
Administrative Supervisor
Environment and
Facilities • Provide opportunities for workers who are not used to working in hot
conditions to acclimatise, for example job rotation
CMS PR 32-11
Working in Cold PPE
Climates • Provide protection through warm (and if necessary waterproof) clothing.

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4c) Cyclone Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager/Supervisor: 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011
C=3 • Conduct workplace C=3
The cyclone season officially Work Health and Isolation / Engineering inspection to assess
L= 4 compliance L= 3
runs from 1st November to Safety • Every accommodation unit and/or every transportable building on worksites
30th April each year Regulations 2011 and camps in cyclone sensitive regions should be adequately secured.
Code of Practice: • Workers remaining on site during the cyclone should be moved to a Workers:
A cyclone is an area of extreme Managing the designated appropriate shelter well in advance of the arrival of the cyclone to
Work avoid being injured during the transfer to the shelter • Reports any
low pressure characterized by concerns, hazards
rotating winds around a central Environment and • During the Blue and Yellow Alert Cyclone Warning phase, a safe and orderly
Facilities or suggestions for
calm "eye". The most evacuation of non-essential personnel from the worksite or camp should be improvements to
destructive winds are closest to BOM -The considered prior to high intensity cyclones passing in close proximity to the Manager /
the eye, with damaging winds meteorological site. Supervisor
sometimes extending over one bureau issues
hundred kilometers from the Administrative
watches and
centre of the cyclone. warnings in • Develop an emergency management plan to include the following:
A cyclone often produces large response stages - alert stages, activities and responsibilities of key persons at each stage
amounts of rain. So, in addition (see table)
to damage from wind gusts, - alignment of emergency response in accordance with local emergency
flooding may occur within the CMS GF 1341 planning groups and/or Clients where Cape sites / personnel are located.
affected area, associated Depot – Office
- details ensuring the safety of personnel and for making the site safe This
catchment area and river basins Emergency
should include the removal / restraint of loose objects and structures and
Response Plan
evacuation of personnel.
The Bureau of Meteorology - how each site will continuously monitor cyclone warnings issued on radio,
issues the following tropical television or via the internet connection to the Bureau of Meteorology or
cyclone services: NTPFES websites. In the event of power interruptions on site battery
powered radios should be available.
- where workers are required to stay on site, how adequate stocks of food
Tropical Cyclone OUTLOOK and other essential items will be available during the period when the site
Risk of cyclone formation within may be cut off due to high winds or flooding.
the next three days
Tropical Cyclone WATCH
Gales expected in 24-48 hours,
forecast updates every 6 hours
Tropical Cyclone WARNING
Gales expected within 24
hours, forecast updates at least
every 3 hour

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5. Work at Height Work Health and Safety Act 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9 (Medium
2011. Supervisor:
C=3 Elimination C=3
Persons are at risk of a fall from Work Health and Safety •
height or being struck from a L= 4 • Eliminating the need to work at height is the most effective way of Conduct L= 3
Regulations 2011, Part 4.4 workplace
protecting workers from the risk of falls.
falling object associated with – Fall inspection to
work at height activities Engineering assess
Code of Practice: Managing
the Risk of Falls at • Where this is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the need to compliance
A fall by a person from one level
Workplaces work at height, minimising the risk of a fall by a person from one
to another that is reasonably
level to another will include the following
likely to cause injury to the AS/NZS 1576 Parts 1 to 6 Workers:
person or any other person. - providing a fall prevention device (for example scaffolds
Scaffold
elevating work platforms, mast climbers, workboxes, building • Reports any
AS/NZS 4576:1995 maintenance units, portable or mobile fabricated platforms) if it concerns,
See over page for management
Guidelines for scaffolding is reasonably practicable to do so, or hazards or
of the following hazards:
- providing a work positioning system (for example, an industrial suggestions for
a) Scaffolding AS/NZS 1891 Parts 1 to 4 improvements to
Industrial fall-arrest rope access system) if it is not reasonably practicable to provide
a fall prevention device, or Manager /
b) Fall-arrest system systems and devices— Supervisor
- providing a fall-arrest system, so far as is reasonably
c) Use of ladders AS/NZS 1892 Portable practicable, if it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall
ladders series prevention device or a work positioning system.
d) Falling objects
AS/NZS 4488 Industrial In some cases, a combination of control measures may be necessary,
e) Open hole
rope access systems series for example using a safety harness while working from an elevating
Typical injuries from falls can work platform
AS/NZS 4488.2 Industrial
include unconsciousness and
rope access systems—
occluded airway, impalement,
Selection, use and Emergency Preparedness and Response
serious head or abdominal
maintenance
injuries and fractures. • Whenever there are risks from working at height, appropriate
CMS PR 09-64 Working at emergency procedures and facilities, including first aid, must be
A person using a fall-arrest
Height established and provided.
system could suffer suspension
intolerance as a result of a fall. • Selected rescue equipment should be kept in close proximity to the
work area so that it can be used immediately.
• Rescuers must be trained, sufficiently fit to carry out their task and
capable of using any equipment provided for rescue.
Rescue Plan
The quick rescue of a person suspended in a full body harness, as soon as is possible, is vital. For this reason, workers should be capable of conducting a rescue of a fallen worker and be
familiar with onsite rescue equipment and procedures.
Workers and emergency response workers must be trained in the rescue procedures and be able to recognise the risks of suspension intolerance and act quickly in the rescue of a person.
The provision of suitable rescue equipment will depend on the nature of the work and the control measures used, for example, an emergency rapid response kit with man-made fibre rope,
according to AS/NZS 4142.3 Fibre ropes—Man-made fibre rope for static life rescue lines

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5a) Scaffolding Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Competent Person 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011. Administration inspects:
C=3 C=3
(Supply, Erecting, Work Health and • Scaffold design procedure (CMS PR8-8) applies for scaffold requiring bespoke (a) before the scaffold is
Changing, Inspecting Safety Regulations L= 4 used; and L= 3
design which fall outside the range covered by national standards, industry
and Dismantling 2011, Reg. 225 guidance or manufacturer user manual. Submit a completed Scaffold Design
Scaffolds) (b) after any alteration or
Code of Practice: Request form CMS GF49 must be submitted to Cape Design Engineer.
modification
Managing the Risk of • Supply, erection, maintenance and dismantling of scaffold must conform to
Scaffold means a Falls at Workplaces AS/NZS 4576 and AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding series (c) after any incident or
temporary structure event likely to have
specifically erected to AS/NZS 1576 Parts 1 • Scaffolding is erected, altered and dismantled by competent persons. Any
affected its integrity (e.g.
support access or to 6 (Scaffold) scaffold from which a person or object could fall must be erected, altered and
after severe weather
working platforms. dismantled by or under the direct supervision of a licensed scaffolder.
AS/NZS 4576: event, struck by plant);
• Prefabricated scaffolds are of the same type and not mixed components, unless
Guidelines for the mixing of components has been approved by the manufacturer (d) at regular intervals
WHS Regulations 225
scaffolding not exceeding 28 days
applies to: • Safe access to and egress from the scaffold must be provided
CMS PR 8-8 Scaffold since the last inspection
(a) a suspended • Edge protection (hand rails, mid-rails and toe boards) must be provided at every
scaffold; and Design open edge of a work platform
Competent Person
(b) a cantilevered CMS PR R112-6 • Scaffold must not be used written confirmation from a competent person that
provides:
scaffold; and Stacking and Storage construction of the scaffold has been completed and is safe to use e.g. a Scaftag
(c) a spur scaffold; of Scaffold Equipment fully completed and affixed at entry to scaffold. • Tagging in accordance
(d) a hung scaffold; and CMS PR 16-18 Over • A person working who lowers any scaffolding equipment must do so carefully, with AS/NZS 1576.1
(e) any other scaffold the Side Working without throwing or dropping scaffolding equipment from one level to another • If required by statutory
from which a person or Scaffold Where work is performed from a scaffold, relevant workers must understand: body or end user,
thing could fall more provide Handover Cert
CMS PR 24-3 • what loads the scaffold can safely to AS4576 for scaffold
than 4 metres. Rescue and Retrieval • not to make any unauthorised alterations to the scaffold (such as removing guard before use.
Scaffolders can be of a Scaffolder rails, planks, ties, toe boards and braces)
exposed to fall hazards: CMS PR 24-5 Ladder • working platforms are kept clear of debris & obstructions along their length
- during the placement Access in Scaffold • that incomplete or defective scaffolds must never be accessed – example hazard Workers
or removal of scaffold warning signage below. • Any defective /
CMS PR 24-7 Long
planks (internal fall) suspect scaffolding
Standing Scaffolds
- from the open sides component must be
or ends of the CMS PR 24-9 rejected and
scaffold (external Erection and quarantined with
fall); and Dismantling of Supervisor to decide
PPE what occurs with
Scaffolds
- - in climbing from one • Scaffolders must wear a safety harness at all times when erecting, modifying or components
lift of the scaffold to CMS PR R1 Scaffold dismantling scaffolding. Twin tailed lanyards or inertia blocks must be used where
the next lift (climbing Inspections • Reports any concerns,
fall prevention or collective fall arrest techniques cannot be suitably achieved. All hazards or
fall) harnesses and lanyards are issued as per CMS PR 24-1
CMS PR R1 19-10 suggestions for
Asbestos and • Use personal protective clothing provided e.g. safety helmet, long-sleeved improvements to
Scaffolding collared shirt, long pants, safety footwear, safety glasses Manager/Supervisor

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5b) Work Health 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 9 (Medium

and Safety Act
C=3 Elimination • Verify person(s) C=3
Fall-Arrest 2011.
working at height are
System L= 4 • A fall-arrest system is intended to safely stop a worker falling an uncontrolled L= 3
Work Health competent
distance and reduce the impact of the fall. This system must only be used if it is not
and Safety reasonably practicable to use higher level controls or if higher level controls might • Obtain approval for
Regulations not be fully effective in preventing a fall on their own. anchor points installed
If a person using an 2011, Part 4.4
individual fall-arrest - Falls Engineering • Conduct workplace
system falls, the system inspection to assess
may act as a Code of • All equipment used for fall-arrest should be designed, manufactured, selected and compliance,
pendulum, and in some Practice: used in compliance with the AS1891 series of standards.
situations the user may Managing the • All anchor points to be used in work at heights must be clearly identified and tested Competent Person
hit the ground (called Risk of Falls at by a competent person before use. This will include the use of tagging defining the
Safe Working Load (SWL) of each anchor point. Anchorage Points - Each
‘swing down’) or swing Workplaces
component of the system
back onto the building • Each anchorage point should be located so that a lanyard of the system can be
AS/NZS 1891.4 and its attachment to an
or structure (called attached to it before the person using the system moves into a position where the
Industrial fall- anchorage must be
‘swing back’: person could fall.
arrest systems inspected by a competent
A person using a fall- and devices— • Fall-arrest systems, incorporating a lanyard, should be installed so that the person:
arrest system could Selection, use maximum distance a person would free fall before the fall-arrest system takes effect
• after it is installed but
suffer suspension (Appendix A) is two metres. There should be sufficient distance between the work surface and
before it is used
intolerance as a result any surface below to enable the system, including the action of any shock absorber
of a fall. CMS PR 24-3 to fully deployed. • at regular intervals
Rescue and
Where this occurs, • immediately after it has
Retrieval of a Administrative
rescue must promptly been used to arrest a
Scaffolder
prevent the onset of • Individual fall-arrest systems rely on persons wearing and using them correctly, and fall.
suspension trauma or CMS PR 24-1 therefore workers who will use such a system must be trained in its safe use
orthostatic intolerance. Management • Persons using fall-arrest systems must be provided with suitable and adequate Inspection of all
This is a natural human and Control of information, instruction and training in relation to the emergency rescue plan. The components should be
reaction to being safety Harness rescue plan must be tested so it is effective. conducted in accordance
upright and immobile, with the manufacturer’s
and lanyards • Selected rescue equipment should be kept in close proximity to the work area so that
where blood pools in specifications and the
it can be used immediately.
the legs leading to relevant standards. If any
unconsciousness. This
CMS GF 122 • Are persons required to perform rescue must be trained, sufficiently fit to carry out signs of wear or weakness
Safety Harness their task and capable of using any equipment provided for rescue.
may lead to renal are found during the
and Lanyard
failure and eventually
Issue Inspection
• Persons using fall-arrest systems must inspect their equipment prior to use. If the inspection, the components
death, depending on a equipment is faulty (as per AS1891) report it to Supervisor or Manager. or means of attachment
person’s susceptibility. • Persons must be have a relief strap attached to harness and be trained in its use should be withdrawn from
This condition may be CMS GF 152
use until they are replaced
worsened by heat and Harness and
PPE with properly functioning
dehydration. Lanyard Issue
components.
and Inspection • Harnesses must be correctly fitted. Workers should connect the fall-arrest line to the
attachment point on their harness (dorsal attachment point or the chest connection)
that will provide the best protection in the situation it is being used.

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5c) Use of Ladders Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011.
C=3 Elimination: • Conduct workplace C=3
A fall from a ladder by a Work Health and inspection to assess
L= 4 • Prevent persons working from an extension or single ladder. Extension and L= 3
worker that is reasonably Safety Regulations compliance
single ladders should be used as a means of access to or egress from a work
likely to cause injury to 2011, Part 4.4 - area, not as a working platform
the person or any other Falls
person. Substitution: Workers:
Code of Practice:
Managing the Risk • Consider safer alternatives, such as scaffolding or an elevated work platform. • If any defects are
Ladders can be
of Falls at Engineering / Administrative: found, these must be
hazardous if they are not
Workplaces reported to
correctly maintained and Platform Ladders:
used Supervisor and ladder
AS/NZS 4576:1995 Where it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the necessity to work from a tagged out of service.
Guidelines for step ladder, a platform ladder is acceptable. Any platform ladder to be used must:
scaffolding • Reports any
- Have a load rating of at least 120kg; concerns, hazards or
AS 1892.1 and - Be manufactured for industrial use; suggestions for
1892.2 improvements to
- Be used only for the purpose for which it is designed;
CMS PR 21-9 Safe Manager/Supervisor
- Not used to support a weight greater than that for which it is designed;
Use of Step
Ladders - Have all the locking devices on the ladder secured before use; and
- Be set up on a solid and stable surface to prevent ladder from slipping.
CMS PR 21-18
Inspection and use
Extension and Single Ladders used for access and egress
of Ladders
• Portable metal ladder meets AS/NZS 1892.1
CMS GF 88
Inspections of • Portable wooden ladder meets AS 1892.2
ladders form • The ladder is not too close or too far from the support structure—the distance
between the ladder base and the supporting structure should be about one
metre for every four metres of working ladder height (4:1 ratio)
• There is set up on firm, stable ground, free from obstructions on the floor,
allowing workers to easily access and step onto the ladder
• Materials or tools are not carried while climbing the ladder—use a tool belt,
side pouch
• The ladder extends at least one metre above the stepping-off point on the
working platform
• Worker inspects the ladder before use, maintains 3 points of contact whilst
using the ladder and do not overreach which may lead to risk of fall.

A person must not use a ladder-bracket scaffold at a workplace unless the ladder-
bracket scaffold is set up and used as per clause 10.2.5 of AS/NZS 4576.

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5d) Falling Objects Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: Medium
Safety Act 2011.
Potential for falling objects to hit C=3 Isolation • Conduct workplace L=
Work Health and inspection to assess Unlikely
people doing construction work
Safety L= 4 • Provide an exclusion zone (barrier and appropriate signage) to prohibit
and people in adjoining areas. compliance, including
Regulations persons from entering an area where there is risk of falling objects. C=
use of CMS GF 188
Adjoining areas could include 2011, Div. 10 – Engineering Dropped Objects Form Class 1
another work group, public Falling objects
• Ensure edge protection to all exposed edges of working platforms to Workers:
footpath, building beside a Code of Practice: prevent objects including equipment, material, tools and debris falling
workplace. Managing the below. • Reports any concerns,
Risk of Falls at hazards or suggestions
Objects including equipment, • Toolbelts are supplied and individual tools must be secured to a lanyard
Workplaces for improvements to
material, tools and debris that
Manager / Supervisor
can fall or be emitted sideways CMS PR 09-63 PPE
or upwards are considered as Management and
falling objects. Control of • Workers to wear safety helmets in areas of the workshop where indicated
Dropped Objects by signage (sheetmetal work areas are exempt and clearly delineated
Examples of falling objects and sign posted).
include tools falling off a • When persons are working at height, the use of a safety chin strap or clip
working platform attachment to the safety helmet is recommended to prevent the safety
helmet falling from one level to another

5e) Open Hole Work Health and 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011.
Person falling from height C=3 Engineering • Conduct workplace C=3
through an unguarded, Work Health and • Floor opening or holes must be protected by approved guard rails or inspection to assess
Safety L= 4 compliance L= 3
uncovered or insufficiently covers to prevent a risk of fall.
secure (e.g. material covering Regulations
the hole fails under heavy load) 2011, Part 4.4 - If covers are used as a fall protection control measure, they must be:
open penetration and potential Falls Workers:
• Of a suitable size to properly cover the hole or opening; and
for serious injury or fatality Code of Practice: • Reports any concerns,
• Able to withstand the impact of a fall onto it of any person who may
Falls can also occur at ground Managing the hazards or suggestions
reasonably be expected to fall onto it to ensure that the person does not
level into holes, for example Risk of Falls at for improvements to
fall;
trenches or service pits. Workplaces Manager / Supervisor
• Securely fixed in place to prevent it being moved or removed accidentally;
Administration
• Affix hazard warning signage (complying with AS1319) such as “Danger –
Hole Below” or similar as below

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6. Manual Tasks Work Health and 9 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 6 (Medium

Safety Act 2011 (Medium Supervisor:
Manual tasks involve use of the Elimination - If it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, then minimise C=3
body in work activities, such as Work Health and C=3 the risks so far as is reasonably practicable by implementing the following: • Consult with
workers L= 2
lifting, pushing, pulling, using Safety Regulations
tools, operating equipment etc. 2011. Part 4.2 L= 3 Substitution involved in
Hazardous manual tasks include Code of Practice: • Replace heavy items with those lighter, smaller and/or easier to handle manual tasks
to identify
repetitive or sustained force; high Hazardous Manual • Replace hand tools with power tools to reduce level of force required for task
improvements
or sudden force; repetitive Tasks • Where it is not possible to eliminate the need for vibrating equipment., the
movement; sustained or awkward • Observe tasks
CMS PR 23-1 best strategy is to purchase tools and equipment that produce less vibration
posture, or exposure to vibration. • Review injury
Manual Handling • Consider purchasing ergonomically designed tools and equipment that suit the
These factors (known as Assessment reports and
work being carried out and the physical characteristics of the workers
characteristics of a hazardous monitor trends
CMS PR 23-8
manual task) directly stress the
Office Manual
Engineering • Conduct
body and can lead to • Use mechanical lifting aids workplace
muscoskeletal disorder. Handling
inspections
CMS PR 32-14 Administrative
Hand-arm vibration occurs when Managing the Use • Deliver goods to the point of use (work area) to eliminate multiple handling
vibration is transferred through a of Vibrating Hand Review to check:
vibrating tool, steering wheel or • Persons adjust their seats appropriately and equipment is operated within the
controls in heavy machinery to the
Tools.
speed suggested by the manufacturer or to a speed that reduces vibration • Control
CMS GF 158 Cape strategies are
hand and arm. This can disrupt • Rotate workers between different tasks
blood circulation in the hand and Hav Exposure effective?
• Provide information, instruction and training to persons involved in hazardous
forearm and damage nerves and Calculator • If further risk
manual tasks
tendons. Localised vibration Studies have assessment
contributes to ‘vibration-induced • Team handling is manual handling of a load by two or more workers. Team required
indicated that there handling brings its own risks and requires coordination. It should only be used
white finger’ and ‘carpal tunnel is a link between as an interim control measure. • New
syndrome’ through gripping force exposure to hand- strategies
needed to hold the vibrating tools arm vibration and PPE required?
(the tighter the grip, more vibration hearing loss. • Use appropriate gloves to minimise the risk of injury or disease working in hot,
is absorbed) and the repetitive humid, cold environments or using vibrating tools for extended periods of time
shock loads of some tools.
What is a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)?
A musculoskeletal disorder, as defined in the WHS Regulations, means an injury to, or a disease of, the musculoskeletal system, whether occurring suddenly or over time. It does not include
an injury caused by crushing, entrapment (such as fractures and dislocations) or cutting resulting from the mechanical operation of plant. MSDs may include conditions such as:
• sprains and strains of muscles, ligaments and tendons
• back injuries, including damage to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, spinal discs, nerves, joints and bones
• joint and bone injuries or degeneration, including injuries to the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, hands and feet
• nerve injuries or compression (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome)
• muscular and vascular disorders as a result of hand-arm vibration
• soft tissue hernias and chronic pain.
MSDs occur in two ways (i) gradual wear and tear to joints, ligaments, muscles and inter-vertebral discs caused by repeated or continuous use of the same body parts, including static body
positions and (ii) sudden damage caused by strenuous activity, or unexpected movements such as when loads being handled move or change position suddenly. Injuries can also occur due
to a combination of these mechanisms, for example, body tissue that has been weakened by cumulative damage may be vulnerable to sudden injury by lower forces

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7. Lifting Work Health and 9 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 6 (Medium

Safety Act 2011 (Medium
Equipment Isolation • Conduct workplace C=3
Work Health and C=3 inspection to assess
Lifting equipment is a • All persons are to keep well clear of suspended loads and never pass under or compliance of lifting
L= 2
Safety Regulations
general term used to L= 3 work under a suspended load. equipment stored and
2011
describe the various in use
items of equipment Administrative
CMS PR 44-1
including pull lifts, chain General Lifting • Load restraint equipment is not designed for and must never be used for lifting Workers:
blocks, tirfors, winches, Operations loads
• Reports any
webbing slings, wire rope • Employees who use lifting and load restraint equipment must be trained in the
CMS PR 44-3 concerns, hazards or
slings and chain slings correct use of the equipment
Overhead Crane and suggestions for
used in rigging and lifting
tasks involving a load Winching Operations • A register of all lifting and load restraint equipment items must be maintained improvements to
Manager / Supervisor
suspended from or pulled AS4991 Lifting • All lifting and load restraint equipment and accessories must be correctly
by the equipment. stored in a clean, dedicated area. All items of equipment should be stored off • Inspecting lifting and
devices.
the ground, and slings stored on frame, categorised by SWL. load restraint
Load restraint equipment AS 4497 - equipment before
items are rigging item • Chains and wire rope slings should be lightly oiled. Accessories should be
Roundslings - each use,
such as webbing straps, stored on a peg board.
Synthetic Fibre - • Ensuring any
chains, load binders, Product Specification, • Proof loading, if required, shall be carried out by an authorised organisation.
chain tensioners, ropes, damaged or defective
Care and Use • Lifting and load restraint equipment must be serviced, and tested, by a lifting or load restraint
etc that are used to
Competent Person to the manufacturer’s specifications – see below equipment is
secure a load prior to
movement of a vehicle • Hard hats to be worn inside workshop during OHTC movements/use. immediately tagged
(including but not limited with an Out of Service
In-service - A visual inspection prior to each use. This implies that prior to each lift, tag and taken out of
to utilities, trucks, and the user has a good look over the equipment (sling, hook, lifting points) to ensure
forklifts) or to secure a service.
that there is no significant damage or wear, and that the WLL tag or markings are
load onto a pallet. • Reporting any
fitted and legible. At this point, if any defects are noted, the equipment should be
damaged or defective
Note: withdrawn from service, and inspected by a competent person who decides whether
lifting or load restraint
Working Load Limit to use, repair or discard the equipment.
equipment to the
(WLL) replaces Safe Manager / Supervisor
Working Load (SWL) in Periodic - Periodic inspections refer to a more careful and detailed inspection, where
describing the capacity of the equipment is cleaned, and inspected in an adequately lit location by an inspector
items such as hooks, who has been both trained and has verifiably good vision (this is specifically Competent Person
slings and shackles etc.; discussed in the Chain Sling standard). These inspections also need to be
adequately documented. • Inspection in
that is for lifting devices accordance with the
below the crane hook, as manufacturer’s
referenced in Common inspection frequencies
specifications and the
AS4991:2004 Lifting • Synthetic slings – 3 monthly, mandated by AS4497.2
relevant standards.
devices. • Winches, Blocks and Hoists – 12 monthly for general use, 3 monthly for
intensive use
• Chain and Wire Rope Slings – 12 monthly for general use, 3 monthly for
intensive use

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8. Noise Work Health 9 (Medium Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 6 (Medium

and Safety Act Elimination Supervisor:
Hazardous noise can destroy the 2011 C=3 C=3
ability to hear clearly and can also L= 3 • Ensure noise that a worker is exposed to at the workplace does not • Employees to attend L= 2
make it more difficult to hear sounds Work Health exceed the exposure standard for noise. pre-employment
necessary for working safely, such as and Safety
• The most effective control measure is to eliminate the source of noise medical examination
instructions or warning signals. Regulations including audiometric
completely, for example by ceasing to use a noisy machine, changing the
2011. Part 4.1 testing.
Noise / vibration sources could be way work is carried out so hazardous noise is not produced or by not
generated from the following: introducing the hazard into the workplace. • Conduct workplace
Code of Practice:
• Increase vehicle and truck If it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the source of noise, minimise the inspection to assess
Managing Noise
movements risk associated with hearing loss so far as is reasonably practicable. This compliance
and Preventing
• Plant and equipment operation, Hearing Loss at includes ensuring noise does not exceed the exposure standard by choosing • Health monitoring as
Work one or more of the following measures. WHS Regulations
• Material handling equipment and Part 4.1 – Noise
Substitute
operations
AS2436 – • The hazard with plant or processes that are quieter The WHS
• Power tools equipment
Guide to Noise Regulations set the
operation. Isolate
Control on exposure standard
• Abrasive blasting Construction, • The source of noise from people by using distance, barriers, enclosures for noise at an
Maintenance and sound-absorbing surfaces. LAeq,8h of 85 dB(A)
Occupational health risks to the and Demolition Engineering - and a peak noise
workforce include: noise induced Sites level at 140 dB(C),
• Modify plant and processes to reduce the noise to a lower level
hearing loss; stress and which protects most
communication problems AS/NZS 1269.3. Administrative but not all people.
Chronic noise exposure Exposure to • Regular maintenance of plant and equipment is essential as it will
Noise induced hearing loss as a some chemicals deteriorate with age and can become noisier.
can result in Workers:
result of prolonged exposure over a • Organising schedules so noisy work is done when only a few workers are
number of years to high noise levels. hearing loss. present • Report hazards,
These
Acute noise exposure • Notifying workers and others in advance of noisy work so they can limit concerns or
chemicals are suggestions for
Hearing damage as a result of their exposure to it
known as
exposure to extremely high noise ototoxic • Sign-posting noisy areas and restricting access improvement to
• Providing quiet areas for rest breaks for workers exposed to noisy work reduce noise and
events, which occur over very short substances – vibration levels to
durations, (micro-seconds) e.g. refer to • Limiting the time workers spend in noisy areas by moving them to quiet
Manager /
cartridge type power tools Hazardous work before their daily noise exposure levels exceed exposure standard.
Supervisor:
A 3 dB increase in noise level, though Substances PPE
barely perceptible, corresponds to a section Personal hearing protectors, such as ear-muffs or ear-plugs (AS/NZS 1269.3,
doubling of sound energy. A noise 3 CMS PR 32-6 Class 5) should be used in the following circumstances:
dB greater has twice the energy Noise • When the risks arising from exposure to noise cannot be eliminated or
output and causes the same damage Management minimised by other more effective control measures,
in half the time.
• As an interim measure until other control measures are implemented
• Where extra protection is needed above what has been achieved using
other noise control measures.

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9. Plant (Mobile) Work Health 12 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9 (Medium
and Safety (Medium Supervisor:
Plant operating on-site in close Act 2011 Elimination C=3
proximity to workers and other C=4 • Every effort must be made to eliminate personnel to work in and around the area of So far as is L= 3
hazards i.e. other plant, fixed Work Health operating mobile plant. Examples may include removing plant and people from the same reasonably
and Safety L= 3
infrastructure, overhead or under- work area by changing work schedule. practicable,
ground services. Powered Mobile Regulations prevent
Substitution
Plant includes but is not limited to: 2011, Part 5.1 unauthorised
to 5.3 • Consider replacing an item of mobile plant, which has a restricted field of vision to one
• Concrete Trucks alterations to or
that has a clear field of vision or select a smaller item of plant
interference
• Cranes CMS PR 44-3 • All Vacuum vessel washout activities will be completed at licensed waste transfer
Overhead with the plant
• Forklift stations i.e. Veolia Waste transfer station / Toxfree waste transfer station. No vacuum
Crane and
• Elevated Work Platform (EWP) vessel washing activities will be completed at any unlicensed locations. Ensure all
Winching safety features,
• Excavator Operations Isolation
warning
• Grader • All plant movements must be managed to avoid potential collision and/or personal
Code of devices,
• Loader damage - particularly in relation to multiple plant movements, reversing plant and
guarding,
Practice: personnel present on ground.
• Tele-handlers operational
Managing • Travel under overhead power lines, that may be impacted, must have high visibility
• Trucks risks of plant controls,
warning signage / height barriers to avoid being struck.
• Vacuum Truck in the emergency
Engineering stops are used
workplace
Powered Mobile Plant is a major • For excavators, quick-hitches must be of fully automatic double locking hydraulic type, in accordance
cause of workplace death and AS 1418: preventing attachments from falling and swinging, with instructions
injury. There are significant risks Cranes, • For Mobile Cranes, a Rated Capacity Limiter must be fitted Conduct
associated with using plant and hoists and • Audible warning devices activated when the plant is reversing
winches workplace
severe injuries can result from the • Amber flashing light is activated when the plant is operating. inspection to
unsafe use of plant e.g. AS 2359 assess
Administration
• Loss of containment during (Series) compliance
vacuum unit vessel wash out Powered • Certain items of plant must be registered e.g. Concrete placing booms, Vacuum Trucks,
activities industrial Boom type elevating work platforms, Building maintenance units, Mast climbing work Verify records of
• limbs amputated by unguarded trucks platforms, Mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes. service and
moving parts of machines • Vacuum Truck training must be completed by vacuum operators MSMSS00006 – maintenance for
CMS PR 21- Operate a Vacuum Loading System. Vacuum operators off siders must complete a VOC plant
• being crushed by mobile plant
14 Safe on the vacuum equipment.
• sustaining fractures from falls Operation of Ensure ALL
while accessing, operating or • All waste volume movements will be recorded with Cape Waste Tracking Certificates vacuum
Mobile Plant and further recorded on Cape WTC Volume & Classification Annual Tracking Sheet for
maintaining plant & Vehicles operators are
• electric shock from plant that is Cape NT EPL. trained to
not adequately protected or CMS PR 09- • All mobile powered plant must have an individual plant risk assessment understand all
isolated, and 04 • A reliable means of communication must be in place and in use to manage mobile plant environmental
• burns or scalds due to contact Management movements and ensure personnel are safe. controls in place
with hot surfaces, or exposure and Control of • Only mobile plant operators who are trained & deemed competent must operate any for vacuum
to flames or hot fluids. Work powered mobile plant. Records of operator competency must be readily available. units
Equipment
Other risks include hearing loss • Mobile Plant must only be operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and
due to noisy plant and CMS PR 65- engineering design parameters Workers:
musculoskeletal disorders caused 02 • Light vehicle drivers and pedestrians must maintain a safe distance from operating Reports any
by manually handling or operating Vacuumation mobile equipment due to the risk of a fatality / serious incident. Machine operators must concerns,
plant that is poorly designed. and Waste stop their machine when unsure about the location of ground personnel. hazards or
Handling • Movement of plant is restricted to speed restrictions displayed on road/site suggestions for
improvements
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• Daily pre-start checks must be completed and recorded. to Manager /
• Each person involved in the maintenance, cleaning or repair of the plant should have a Supervisor
lock, tag and key for each isolation point. Tags should only be used as a means of Ensure all
providing information to others. A tag must not be used on its own as an isolation device; washing of
only a lock is effective at isolating the energy source vacuum unit
vessels is
completed at
licensed waste
stations

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10. Plant (Fixed) Work Health and 12 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 9 (Medium
Safety Act 2011 (Medium
Plant should be positioned so that: • So far as is reasonably C=3
Fixed plant includes but is Work Health and C=4
not limited to the following: • Risks from hot plant (such as friction, hot material, hot gases) are practicable, prevent L= 3
Safety Regulations controlled through restricted access, guarding or insulation unauthorised alterations to
• Pressure Vessels 2011, Part 5.1 to L= 3
or interference with the
• Boilers 5.3 • There is sufficient space (suggested 600 mm, the minimum width of a
plant
walkway) for safe access to the plant for operation, cleaning,
• Spray Painting Booths
• Cutting machines
Code of Practice: maintenance, inspection and emergency evacuation • Ensure all safety features,
Managing risks of • The plant does not obstruct doorways and emergency exits warning devices,
plant in the guarding, operational
There are significant risks • The proximity to other plant does not have a negative effect on the
workplace controls, emergency stops
associated with using plant operation of the plant or work processes
and severe injuries can result AS1210 Pressure are used in accordance
Engineering with instructions
from the unsafe use of plant, Vessels
for example: • Guards must be fitted to plant as per manufacturer instructions
AS 4343 (Pressure • Conduct workplace
• cause injury due to equipment— Administration inspection to assess
entanglement, falling, compliance
Hazard levels) • Certain items of plant and types of plant designs must be registered
crushing, trapping,
cutting, puncturing, AS 4024 (Series) – • Daily pre-start checks must be completed and recorded. • Ensure that maintenance,
shearing, abrasion or Safeguarding of • Workers who operate plant should be competent, or suitably supervised inspection, and if
tearing machinery – during training, so that they do not put themselves or others at risk. It is necessary testing, of plant
general principles important to retain all operating manuals and instructional material is carried out by a
• create hazardous competent person in
conditions due to harmful AS 2971 Serially provided by the manufacturer to correctly operate and maintain the plant
once it is in the workplace. accordance with
emissions, fluids or gas produced pressure manufacturer’s
under pressure, vessels • Ensure all safety features, warning devices, guarding, operational
recommendations
electricity, noise, controls, emergency stops are used in accordance with instructions and
AS/NZS 3788
radiation, friction, information provided • Verify records of service
Boiler and
vibration, fire, explosion, • Any emergency instructions relating to an item of plant should be clearly and maintenance for plant
moisture, dust, ice, hot or pressure vessels –
displayed on or near it
cold parts, and In service
inspection • Each person involved in the maintenance, cleaning or repair of the plant Workers:
• cause injury due to poor should have a lock, tag and key for each isolation point. Tags should only • Reports any concerns,
ergonomic design, for AS/NZS 4114.2 be used as a means of providing information to others. A tag must not be hazards or suggestions for
example if operator Spray painting used on its own as an isolation device; only a lock is effective at isolating improvements to Manager
controls are difficult to booths. Part 2: the energy source / Supervisor
reach or require high Installation and
force to operate. maintenance PPE
• Provide workers with appropriate PPE such as hard hat, safety footwear,
CMS PR 09-04
gloves, safety eyewear / faceshield, earmuffs / ear plugs and dust mask
Management and
Control of Work
Equipment

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11. Road Freight Work Health and 12 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9 (Medium
Transport (incl. Safety Act 2011 (Medium Supervisor:
Isolation C=3
loading & Work Health and C=4 • Ensure size of zone can accommodate all activities associated with the loading / • Conduct L= 3
unloading) Safety unloading operations, including: product characteristics and equipment in use. workplace
Regulations 2011 L= 3
• The most effective method to establish an exclusion zone is the use of physical barriers. inspection to
CMS PR 45-2 These can include: fences, cages, Armco barriers, jersey barriers, truck gates, barricades, assess
When mobile plant and
Vehicle Loading bollards, tape, chains etc. compliance
vehicles are physically
moving within workplaces and Unloading
Administrative Workers:
there is a high risk of CMS PR 65-02
injury or even death is the • All personnel other than the loading / unloading operator must not be within the area • Reports any
Vacuumation and
hazards and associated during the process of loading / unloading. concerns,
waste handling
risks are not managed • Prior to loading/unloading taking place, agreement in relation to how the load/product is hazards or
correctly. CMS PR 45-01 to be loaded / unloaded must be established between operator and driver. suggestions for
Vehicle • Ensure the Forklift is suitable for the work to be done and is in a safe condition improvements
The most common Maintenance and
workplace vehicle • Clear and effective systems of communication between the operator and the driver which to Manager /
Inspection are fit for purpose for the nature of the loading environment and the equipment/vehicles Supervisor
accidents happen when
reversing, loading, CMS PR 10-05 involved, i.e. a system of hand signals might be adequate for some environments, but • If a spill occurs
unloading and during Environmental two-way radio might be more appropriate in others; follow
pedestrian movements. Emergencies and • That authority for the area in which the loading/unloading activity is occurring should Emergency
Spill Response reside with the forklift operator; procedures
Of all mobile plant • All personnel who may be exposed to loading/unloading operations must be trained and
equipment forklifts Under the Heavy
deemed competent prior to being exposed to the activity.
represent the most Vehicle National
Law (HVNL), all • In an emergency situation. all loading / unloading activities must cease immediately upon
significant materials
parties who have making safe the equipment and product / load. Emergency site procedures are to be
handling equipment in the
control or followed.
workplace
influence over • Only personnel who have been authorised and deemed competent can operate the liquid
the transport task vacuum unit.
are deemed • In the event of a spill, follow Emergency and Spill Response procedures.
responsible for
Under the HVNL, you are generally classified as a loader/ unloader of goods when you
complying with
the Chain of engage in the process of loading or unloading a heavy vehicle or any container that is part
of its load As a person unloading or loading, must ensure:
Responsibility
(CoR) • loads do not exceed vehicle mass or dimension limits*
obligations. All • goods carried are appropriately secured*
parties must take • you provide reliable weight information to drivers*
all reasonable
steps to prevent • load documentation is accurate*
breaches of • delays in loading and unloading are prevented
mass, dimension, • your loading and unloading do not require or encourage drivers to: exceed the speed
loading, speed limits, exceed regulated driving hours, fail to meet the minimum rest requirements, drive
and fatigue laws. while impaired by fatigue.
* not relevant to an unloader.
PPE
• Provide workers with appropriate PPE such as hard hat, safety footwear, gloves, safety
eyewear / faceshield, earmuffs / ear plugs and dust mask

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12. Traffic Work Health and 12 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9 (Medium

Management Safety Act 2011 (Medium Supervisor:
Elimination C=3
Work Health and C=4 • The best way to protect pedestrians is to make sure people and vehicles cannot interact. • Conduct L= 3
Safety This can be achieved by not allowing vehicles / plant in pedestrian spaces or not allowing workplace
Traffic at a workplace L= 3
Regulations 2011 pedestrians in vehicle operating areas inspection to
includes:
Code of Practice assess
• vehicles such as cars, Engineering
compliance
Managing the
trucks, vacuum trucks, If people and vehicles cannot be separated you should consider the following controls:
Work
vans and buses
Environment and • Barriers or guardrails at building entrances and exits to stop pedestrians walking in front Workers:
• powered mobile plant Facilities of vehicles; • Reports any
such as forklifts and
trucks, and Safe Work • High impact traffic control barrier; concerns,
Australia- • Temporary physical barrier; and/or hazards or
• cyclists. General guide for suggestions for
• Separate, clearly marked footpaths or walkways e.g. using lines painted on the ground or improvements
workplace traffic
different colored surfacing. Pedestrian routes and intersections should be clearly marked, to Manager /
management
unobstructed, well maintained and well lit. Supervisor
Administrative
• Speed limits should be implemented and enforced and traffic calming devices like speed
humps considered
• Parking for workers, visitors, trucks and other vehicles used in the workplace should be l
clearly marked and sign-posted, well-lit and unobstructed.
• If reasonably practicable eliminate the need for reversing by using drive-through loading
and unloading systems, multi-directional mobile plant or rotating cabins
• Clear road markings like reflective paint and signs should be used to alert pedestrians
and vehicle operators to traffic hazards in the workplace.
• Signs should be provided to indicate exclusion and safety zones, parking areas, speed
limits, vehicle crossings and hazards like blind corners, steep gradients and where forklifts
are in use – see example below

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13. Vehicles and Work Health and 12 (Medium Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9 (Medium
occupational road Safety Act 2011 Supervisor:
C=4 Administration C=3
use Work Health and Ensure any faults which L= 3
Safety Regulations L= 3 • Vehicles must be serviced and maintained in accordance with
are reported affect the
2011 manufacturer recommendations to ensure vehicle roadworthiness
Road crashes make up the safe operation of the
most common types of work Australian Design Employees: vehicle are addressed
related deaths in Australia and Rules (2nd and 3rd by a mechanic and
also the largest cause of injury • Compliance to road rules, including but not limited to: fixed, as necessary to
editions);
and absence from work. ensure roadworthiness
- Daily vehicle inspection (pre-start) for vehicles
Two out of three vehicles on the CMS GPO 08
Fitness for Work - Do not drink and drive
road are making a work-related
Policy - Do not operate a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs Employees:
trip (Wheatley, 1997)
- Do not operate a vehicle under the influence of prescribed drugs
Factors to fatal and serious CMS PO R1
unless safe to do so (Doctor’s advice) For breakdown and
vehicle crashes included: Driving Safely
Policy - Do not use a hand-held mobile phone in control of a motor vehicle roadside repairs to hired
• Speed vehicles the car hire
- Do not operate a motor vehicle if fatigued
• Wildlife CMS PR 45-1 company should be
- Always wear your seat belt
• Fatigue Vehicle contacted
Maintenance and - Drive to road rules and weather conditions
• Boredom
Inspection If a spill occurs follow
• Alcohol
• All persons required to operate a motor vehicle must hold a valid Driver’s Emergency procedures
• Dirt roads CMS PR 10-6 licence recognised in Australia
• High centre of gravity Transport of
• In the event of a spill, follow Emergency and Spill Response procedures.
vehicles Hazardous
• Narrow roads Substances in
Vehicles Transport of Hazardous Chemicals by Vehicle
• Cyclists
You may be allowed to transport by road certain quantities of dangerous goods
• Pedestrians CMS PR 10-05
Environmental used as 'tools of trade' or for personal use without a dangerous goods driver
Emergencies and licence or vehicle licence.
Death or serious bodily injury Spill Response • Cape procedure CMS PR 10-6 states the maximum quantity of paint and
resulting from unsafe driving or thinners etc that may be carried on any one vehicle is 200 litres.
failure to maintain vehicles Australian
Dangerous Goods • Hazardous Chemicals must not be transported in a passenger
Traffic accidents involving compartment of a vehicle or enclosed space not separated from the
employees on their way to work Code
passenger compartment of a vehicle.
and back home result in huge
economic losses as they can • Before any containers are placed on a vehicle, they must be checked to
involve lost time injuries for ensure that they are in good condition, free from leaks and that all lids/caps
most employers and the are properly secured
ramifications certainly impact on • All containers must be adequately stored and secured in position to prevent
the community. accidental displacement during transit.

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14. Airborne Work Health and 16 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 12 (High
Contaminants Safety Act 2011, (Extreme)
Sections 17 and 19 Eliminate, so far as is reasonably practicable, any exposure to airborne • Conduct workplace C=4
(inhalation, absorption, C=4 contaminants that are hazardous chemicals. inspection to assess L= 3
ingestion) Work Health and compliance
Safety Regulations L= 3
If it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, measures to
Exposure to substances or 2011, Regulation 48 minimise it must be used. For example: Exposure standards
mixtures in the workplace can to 50, 420 represent airborne
• Substituting a hazardous chemical with a less hazardous one
occur through inhalation, concentrations of a
absorption through the skin or SWA Guidance on • Reducing the quantity of a hazardous chemical that is used, handled or particular substance or
ingestion. Most exposure the interpretation of stored at the workplace mixture that must not be
workplace exposure
occurs through the inhalation
Standards for • Isolating the source of exposure to the hazardous chemical, for example, exceeded.
of vapours, dusts, fumes or welding in isolation booths away from others
gases. For some chemicals, airborne There are three types of
absorption through the skin Contaminants exposure standard:
may also be a significant Engineering • 8-hour time-weighted
source of exposure.
• Installing ventilation systems to capture or remove airborne average
The response of the body from contaminants. • peak limitation
exposure to substances and
• short term exposure
mixtures depends on the Administration limit.
nature of the substance, the
health effects it can cause and • Check the Safety Data Sheet to understand any contaminants which
the amount of the substance or may be harmful to health Exposure standards are
mixture absorbed by the body. • Manage risks associated with using, handling and storing hazardous based on the airborne
Individuals also have differing chemicals safely including airborne contaminants and asbestos. concentrations of individual
abilities to metabolise substances that, according
• Ensures that no person at a workplace is exposed to a substance or to current knowledge,
chemicals which can cause
mixture in an airborne concentration that exceeds the exposure standard should not cause adverse
considerable variation in the
for the substance or mixture. health effects nor cause
toxic effects between people
PPE undue discomfort to nearly
Exposure to some chemicals all workers
can result in hearing loss. • Provide appropriate safety footwear, respiratory protective devices,
These chemicals are known as clothing, safety eyewear, gloves / goggles
ototoxic substances. Hearing
loss is more likely to occur if a
worker is exposed to both
noise and ototoxic substances
than if exposure is just to noise
or ototoxic substances alone.

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15. Hazardous Chemicals WHS Act 2011 16 Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 12 (High)
(Extreme) Elimination Supervisor:
WHS Regulations C=4
Under the WHS Regulations, a 2011, Part 7.1 C=4 • The WHS Regulations prohibit or restrict the use, storage or handling Maintain register of L= 3
hazardous chemical is any
Code of Practice: L= 4 of certain hazardous chemicals in certain situations. For example, Safety Data Sheets
substance, mixture or article that
Labeling of Work substances containing arsenic must not be used in spray painting or (SDS) and copies of
satisfies the criteria of one or more
place Hazardous abrasive blasting – refer WHS Regulation, Schedule 10. SDS records.
Globally Harmonised System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals • Not using a hazardous chemical or by eliminating a handling activity
and potential worker exposure by purchasing pre-mixed or diluted Ensure no person at
Chemicals (GHS) hazard classes,
Code of Practice: chemicals instead of manually mixing or diluting chemicals at the the workplace is
including a classification in WHS
Managing Risks of work exposed to a
Regulations, Schedule 6.
Hazardous substance or mixture
Chemicals Substitution in an airborne
Many chemicals have both health
and physicochemical hazards • Replacement of a hazardous chemical with a chemical that is less concentration that
AS 1940 - Storage hazardous and presents lower risks,
and Handling of exceeds the relevant
Health hazards – These are • Substituting a highly flammable liquid with one that is less flammable exposure standard
properties of a chemical that have the Flammable and
Combustible or combustible for the substance or
potential to cause adverse health mixture.
effects. Exposure usually occurs Liquids Isolation
through inhalation, skin contact or AS 4332 – The • Distancing workers from hazardous chemicals and any potential Conduct workplace
ingestion. Adverse health effects can storage and hazards generated by their use. inspection, to
be acute (short term) or chronic (long handling of gases Engineering assess compliance
term). Typical acute health effects in cylinders with storage,
• Using intrinsically safe electrical equipment in hazardous areas labeling etc.
include headaches, nausea or AS 3780 – The
vomiting and skin corrosion while storage and • Natural ventilation can be used to control small amounts of relatively
low toxicity contaminants including dusts, fumes, gases and vapours If you find a
chronic health effects include handling of
which have low and steady rates of generation container that does
asthma, dermatitis, nerve damage or corrosive not have a label or
cancer. substances Administration
is incorrectly
Physicochemical hazards – These AS/NZS 2906 - • Provide copy of Safety Data Sheets (less than 5 years old) for any labelled, action
are physical or chemical properties of Fuel containers - hazardous chemical brought onto the site must be taken to
the substance, mixture or article that Portable-plastic • Assess the risk associated with use, handling, storage and disposal correctly label the
pose risks to workers other than and metal of hazardous substances or dangerous goods (ChemAlert System) container.
health risks, as they do not occur as CMS PR 9-2 • Ensure that a hazardous chemical used, handled or stored at the Containers that
a consequence of the biological Hazardous workplace is correctly labelled this also applies if the chemical is have had chemicals
interaction of the chemical with Substances decanted into another container. transferred into
people. They arise through Assessment them (decanted) in
• Reduce the number of workers exposed to the chemical e.g.
inappropriate handling or use and the workplace, and
CMS PR 11-15 performing the task out of normal work hours or by restricting worker
can often result in injury to people containers of
Storage of access to certain areas, reducing the duration and/or frequency of
and/or damage to property as a result chemical wastes
Hazardous workers’ exposure need to be labelled
of the intrinsic physical hazard.
Examples of hazards include
Substances • Check storage and ventilation meets WHS Regulations correctly.
flammable, corrosive, explosive, CMS PR 65-02 • Current Safety Data Sheet is readily accessible to a worker who is
Vacuumation and involved in using, handling or storing the chemical at the workplace If a spill occurs,
chemically reactive and oxidising
follow Emergency
chemicals. waste handling • Only personnel who have been authorised and deemed competent can
procedures
CMS WI CES 14 operate the liquid vacuum unit.
Liquid Ring Work
Instruction
PPE

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16. Spray Painting Work Health 12 (High) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / 9

and Safety Act Substitution Supervisor: (Medium)
2011 C=3
Hazards include: chemicals: 2-pack paint • Use a water-based paint instead of an organic solvent based coating Conduct workplace C=3
L= 4
containing isocyanates (toxic, possible Work Health • Use a triglycidyl isocyanurate-free (TGIC) powder coating instead of inspection to assess L= 3
skin / respiratory sensitisation), thinners and Safety one containing TGIC compliance
containing xylene (harmful by inhalation Regulations • Use high volume low pressure (HVLP) spraying rather than airless
or through skin, skin irritant). 2011 spraying Health monitoring, which
Static electricity: potential contact of • Use a low hazard cleaning solvent may include biological
AS/NZS
flammable solvents with static electricity monitoring, can assist in:
4114.1: Spray
may result in fire and explosion. Other Isolation
painting • establishing whether
issues: manual tasks, heat stress,
booths, • Conduct all spray painting in a spray booth ensures that other workers an identifiable disease
visibility, noise from plant /injection injury. are not affected by the spray painting, and
designated or health effect known
Spray painting including electrostatic spray painting Engineering to be linked to
spray painting is a process by which liquid areas and • Use ventilation systems including spray booths, to reduce exposure to exposure to dust,
paint is applied under pressure to an paint mixing chemicals or noise
vapours and aerosol
object. Spray painting may be carried out rooms – has occurred, and
by hand or automatically. There are • Prevent unnecessary powder build-up inside powder coating booths by
Design, • determining levels of
several methods used to automate the minimising spray gun air pressure to prevent overspray
construction toxic substances in
paint for spraying: and testing Administrative the body so that
• using a conventional air compressor • Whenever possible, the spray should be directed towards the exhaust informed decisions
– air is driven across the mouth of a AS/NZS
air outlet of a booth. can be made about
small outlet under pressure to draw 4114.2: Spray
• Restricting access to spray painting areas the effectiveness of
liquid paint out of the container and painting
control measures and
produce an air-paint mist from the booths, • Keeping quantity of hazardous chemicals to a minimum in spray area.
whether any further
nozzle of the spray-gun designated • SDS and labels should be read action needs to be
spray painting • Maintain a register of the hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored
• airless spray painting – the paint taken (e.g. a
areas at the workplace
container is pressurised pushing the reduction in or
paint to the nozzle where it is CMS PR 27-5 cessation of
atomised by the spray gun, or Paint Spraying Spray booths exposure)
• electrostatic spray painting – an • To comply with AS/NZS 4114.1: and AS/NZS 4114.2:
electric pump drives the • Be fitted with an exhaust capture system and a ventilation system that Qualified Hygienist
electrostatically charged liquid paint includes a filter for removing airborne contaminants Air monitoring can be
out of the nozzle which is then • Have ventilation systems capable of producing a minimum air used: when there is
applied to the object which is earthed. movement of: uncertainty about the
- 0.3 m/s for a full downdraft booth level of exposure
Hazardous chemicals include paints, to indicate whether the
- 0.4 m/s for electrostatic spraying
solvents, adhesives, resins, rust exposure standards are
removers, rust converters, lacquers and
- 0.5 m/s for any other booth being exceeded or
degreasers. Potential harm from chemical • Be inspected at regular intervals and maintained according to approached, and to test
use could lead to dermatitis, respiratory manufacturer’s specifications, and the effectiveness of the
illnesses and cancers. control measures.
• Have a sign indicating the time people should allow for chemicals to
clear before entering the spray booth

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Spray Painting (cont’d) Work Health 12 (High) Spray painting outside a booth Manager / 9
and Safety Act Where it is not reasonably practicable to do the spray painting in a booth and it is Supervisor: (Medium)
Hazardous Manual Tasks - 2011 C=3
repetitive spraying action, lifting carried out in a building or structure other than a confined space, the building or Conduct workplace C=3
Work Health L= 4 structure should be of open construction or a mechanical exhaust system should be
and pushing objects into place. inspection to assess L= 3
Potential muscular strain from and Safety used to prevent the build-up of flammable or toxic fumes. In addition: compliance
overexertion, sustained Regulations
awkward postures or repetitive 2011 Isolation Health monitoring, which
movement • A spray painting exclusion zone should be designated around the area where the may include biological
AS/NZS
spray painting is carried out. In general, the exclusion zone should, as far as is monitoring, can assist in:
Noise 4114.1: Spray
reasonably practicable, have at least six metres horizontal and two metres vertical
painting • establishing whether
Exposure to high noise levels clearance above and below the place where the paint is being applied.
booths, an identifiable disease
can cause permanent damage 
designated or health effect known
to hearing. Spray painting Engineering
spray painting to be linked to
equipment including pumps
areas and • Place physical barriers and affix hazard warning signs to prevent unprotected exposure to dust,
and compressors, can persons from entering the exclusion zone
paint mixing chemicals or noise
generate varying levels and
rooms – has occurred, and
frequencies of noise that may
Design, Administrative • determining levels of
cause workers to be exposed to
noise that exceeds the
construction • Removing stored wastes, like solvent-soaked rags and waste paint, to control fire toxic substances in
and testing or explosion risks the body so that
exposure standard. Typical
noise levels of plant and work AS/NZS • Persons other than the spray painter should not enter the exclusion zone during a informed decisions
spray painting operation can be made about
practices used in spray painting 4114.2: Spray
the effectiveness of
range between 82 and painting
PPE control measures and
110dB(A). booths,
whether any further
Injection Injury
designated • Workers carrying out spray painting with two part epoxy or polyurethane paint, or action needs to be
spray painting some catalytic acrylic paints should be provided with either a full face piece
Paint injected into the body taken (e.g. a
areas supplied air respirator or half face piece supplied air respirator.
may initially appear harmless reduction in or
but may cause a lack of blood • Respirators should be fitted for each person individually. The tightness of all cessation of
supply to the area, or cause connections and the condition of the face piece, headbands and valves should be exposure)
chemical or thermal burns. checked before each use. Air supplied respirators may be required in some
situations, for example confined spaces. Select air supplied respirators that Qualified hygienist
Solvents and other substances
may be injected in sufficient generate less noise so the worker can hear warning signals and will not become Air monitoring can be
quantities to cause symptoms easily tangled or caught on other objects. used: when there is
affecting the whole body. ll uncertainty about the
• Respirators should closely fit the wearer to provide its designed protection, it is
workers with injection injuries level of exposure
essential that an adequate face seal is achieved.
should be referred for to indicate whether the
immediate medical treatment to - They should be cleaned and disinfected with a broad spectrum disinfectant in exposure standards are
minimise the possibility of accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions after each use. being exceeded or
gangrene or tissue destruction, - They should also be inspected for damage before and after each use. approached, and to test
which could result in disability - Filters should be changed in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction and the effectiveness of the
through amputation or death. stored to prevent contaminations, damage and deterioration. Airline filters control measures.
should be changed as required

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17. Workstation set-up Work Health and 9 All Employees: All Employees: 6
Safety Act 2011 (Medium) (Medium)
It may be necessary to determine whether the work is best • When using a computer, as with many
An ergonomically congenial work Work Health and C=3 carried out in a seated or standing position (or a activities, you may experience C=3
area is crucial to good working Safety combination of the two) occasional discomfort in your hands, L= 2
Regulations 2011 L= 3
posture, without it, aches and pains, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of
To prevent injury:
stiffness and headaches can Code of Practice: your body.
eventually lead to staff needing to Managing the • A well designed workstation considers your chair, • However, if you experience symptoms
claim Work Cover assistance and Work lighting, noise, and the position of the screen, keyboard such as persistent or recurring
take time off work. Environment and and documents discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching,
Facilities tingling, numbness, burning sensation,
OSS / RSI • Check your workstation is set-up correctly (see
or stiffness, DO NOT IGNORE THESE
Repetitive Strain Injuries occur from CMS PR 9-44 overleaf)
WARNING SIGNS. PROMPTLY SEE
repeated physical movements Office Safety
• Ideally, place screens parallel to overhead fluorescent A QUALIFIED HEALTH
doing damage to tendons, nerves, PROFESSIONAL, even if symptoms
CMS PR 32-8 lights (to avoid rebound reflection).
muscles, and other soft body occur when you are not working at
Display Screen
tissues. • Hold the mouse lightly, don't grip it hard or squeeze it, your computer.
Equipment
Thousands of repeated keystrokes use a light touch on the keyboard, and don’t hammer
Safety • Symptoms like these can be
and long periods of clutching and those keys.
dragging with the mouse associated with painful and sometimes
• Rest your eyes occasionally. Look out a window or at a permanently disabling injuries or
accumulates damage to the body,
wall poster. disorders of the nerves, muscles,
especially if we adopt a poor
posture which can place • Take breaks away from your computer, and be aware of tendons, or other parts of the body.
unnecessary stress on the tendons what your body is telling you. • These musculoskeletal disorders
and nerves in the hand, wrist, arms, (MSDs) include carpal tunnel
and even the shoulders & neck. syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis,
The amount of time we spend in one and other conditions.
position, lack of adequate rest and
breaks will invariably result in injury.

Exposure
All staff exposed to potential injury.
Employees spending many hours at
a computer each day are at a
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Whether you are working, it is important to avoid awkward postures and position your body comfortably. Not only can this improve your overall productivity, it may help you
avoid musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Keep in mind that changing your posture during extended tasks may also help you avoid discomfort and fatigue.

To support your back, try the following:

• Use a chair that supports your lower back (see detail 1).
• Adjust your work surface and chair height to assume a comfortable and natural body posture (see detail 2).

To promote comfortable leg postures, try the following:

• Clear away items from beneath your desk to allow comfortable leg positioning and movement.
• Use a footrest if your feet do not rest comfortably on the floor.

To minimize reaching and to promote comfortable shoulder and arm postures, try the following:
• Place your keyboard and mouse or trackball at the same height; these should be at about elbow level. Your upper arms
should fall relaxed at your sides (see detail 3).
• When typing, center your keyboard in front of you with your mouse or trackball located close to it (see detail 4).
• Place frequently used items within arm's reach (see detail 5).

To promote proper wrist and finger postures, try the following:

• Keep your wrists straight while typing and while using a mouse or trackball. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the
sides. If your keyboard has legs, extend them if this helps you maintain a comfortable and straight wrist position.
• Type with your hands and wrists floating above the keyboard, so that you can use your whole arm to reach for distant
keys instead of stretching your fingers.

To minimize neck bending and twisting, try the following:

• Position the top of the screen near eye level (see detail 6). Bifocal wearers may need to lower the screen or talk to a
qualified health professional about glasses customized for computer work.
• Center your monitor in front of you. If you refer to your documents more frequently than your monitor, consider placing
your documents directly in front of you and the monitor slightly to the side.
• Consider using a document holder to position your documents near eye level.

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18. Confined Space Work Health and 9 (Medium) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 6
Safety Act 2011 (Medium)
C=3 Elimination • Review compliance to
Work Health and ensure requirements of C=3
Hazards associated with confined L= 3 • Eliminate the need to enter or work in a confined space.
spaces include: Safety Act 2011 AS/NZS 2865 -:Safe L= 2
• Explore an alternative work method by which the work can be done working in a confined
• Oxygen deficient or enriched Work Health and without persons entering the confined space
atmosphere Safety Regulations space; and WHS
2011. Part 4.3 – Regulations 2011
• Flammable atmosphere Isolation Division 3 are met
Confined Spaces
• Toxic atmosphere • Isolation of energy sources, solids, fluids or gases into the confined
• Conduct monitoring of
• External hazards that may Code of Practice: space
Confined Spaces SWMS for high-risk
affect those in the confined
Administrative activities
space AS/NZS 2865 Safe
• Residual hazardous working in a Where it is not possible to eliminate the need to enter the confined
substances confined space space, the following controls must be completed:
• Surfaces • A Risk Assessment (SWMS) is completed before any entry or work
CMS PR 9-42
• Engulfment Confined Space in a confined space
• Electric shock Working • A Permit to Work in a confined space is completed and authorised
• Temperature extremes • A Confined Space Entry / Exit Register is maintained
• Access and egress • All the persons involved with work in a confined space are
• Visibility appropriate trained to meet AS/NZS 2865 requirements
• Noise • Work inside a confined space complies with AS/NZS 2865: Safe
• Psychological factors working in a confined space
• Mechanical equipment. • Before any work in relation to a confined space starts, signs must
be erected to prevent entry of persons not involved in the work.
• A standby person is in the immediate vicinity of the confined space
if there is a risk of injury to a person entering or working in the
confined space
• In the event of an Emergency – refer to the Workplace Emergency
Plan for rescue

Definition of a Confined Space (AS/NZS 2865):

An enclosed or partially enclosed space that is at atmospheric pressure during occupancy and is not intended or designed primarily as a place of work, and
(a) is liable at any time to
(i) have an atmosphere which contains potentially harmful levels of contaminant;
(ii) have an oxygen deficiency or excess; or
(iii) cause engulfment; and
(b) could have restricted means for entry and exit.

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19. Alcohol & Other Work Health and 9 (Medium) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 6
Drugs Safety Act 2011 Administrative: The Company recognises (Medium)
C=3
Company is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment with that substance abuse can
Work Health and C=3
L= 3 appropriate safeguards. Company reserves the right to require all employees to be a serious medical
Safety L= 2
Alcohol and other drug related undergo alcohol or drug screening tests and searches as laid down in specific condition and will provide
Regulations 2011
problems can occur in any Company procedures. Failure of or refusal to take any such test will render the employees with
workplace. Estimates of the CMS PO R1 employee subject to disciplinary action. appropriate guidance and
cost of injuries, absenteeism, Fitness for Work reasonable assistance to
lost production, workers Policy It is not permissible for any employee to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs obtain the necessary
compensation and while at work. Therefore, every employee shall not:- treatment.
CMS PR R1 32-3
rehabilitation services, arising • Perform any work or attend a site while under the influence of alcohol or any
from the misuse of alcohol and Fitness for Work
controlled substance. Employee:
other drugs in the workplace CMS GF 14 – • Misuse prescription drugs or possess, use, distribute or sell illicit drugs or Any employee who feels
vary in the current research Drug and Alcohol substances on Company business or contracting site premises. he/she has an alcohol or
data available. Acknowledgment • Consume, distribute or sell alcoholic beverages on Company business or drug problem, should
The abuse of alcohol and CMS F R1 15 contracting site premises. notify their Supervisor, in
other drugs may damage Alcohol Testing Employees taking prescription or over the counter medication, which may affect all cases this will be dealt
physical and mental health. Consent Form performance at work, must notify their supervisor in confidence. with in strict confidence,
subject to the
The impairment of behaviour CMS GF 491 Refusal by an employee to submit to, or co-operate fully with the administration of requirements of the law.
can cause affected employees Failure to Comply a drug and alcohol test will be treated as a breach, recorded as a positive test and
to injure themselves or others. with a Workplace result in termination of employment. Employee Assistance
Company Drug and Alcohol Drug or Alcohol Program (EAP):
Alcohol Breath Testing
requirements shall equally Test Company provides
Testing for the presence of alcohol will be by the use of an approved and calibrated
apply to all employees In the AS 4308 employees and their
breath test unit by a trained and authorised person.
context of this policy the Procedures for immediate family with free
following definitions apply: Persons in a Company workplace may self-test against the alcohol standard (BAC 24/7 access to an
the Collection, 0.00) if they are in any doubt as to their fitness prior to commencing work which is
• Substance – Alcohol, Detection and Employee Assistance
deemed as the commencement of the daily pre-start briefing. Program, namely BSS
Illicit drugs, prescription Quantification of
drugs, over the counter Drugs of Abuse Any reading of greater than 0.00% BAC will be regarded as positive. NB. The Corporate Psychology
medication, solvents or in Urine. reading will only be done to two decimal places. Readings will not be rounded up Services.
any other substance that or down. A second confirmatory test will be taken 20 minutes after the first, this The EAP is available 24/7
AS 3547:1997 will the one used as the actual reading. free call on 1800 30 30 90
when used can affect an
Breath alcohol Persons producing their first positive reading between 0.01 and 0.05 will not be
individuals perception / An EAP is an effective
testing devices allowed to start or stay at work and will be stood down without pay for the day and
actions. early intervention service
for personal use. will receive a formal letter of Breach. This breach will remain on file for a period of that provides professional
• Abuse – the use of illegal Blood Alcohol 24 months. Persons producing their second positive reading between 0.01 and
Content (BAC) and confidential
drugs and the misuse, 0.05 will have their employment terminated. counselling and referral
whether deliberate or
Drugs services for employees to
unintentional
Testing for the presence of other drugs will be by urine testing according to the assist them resolve
levels specified by the AS 4308. Once a positive test has been confirmed this will personal, health or work-
count as a strike as per the requirements of this standard and the persons related concerns.
employment shall be terminated with immediate effect.

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20. Fatigue Management Work Health and 9 (Medium) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 6
Safety Act 2011 (Medium)
Certain working hours arrangements have C=3 Elimination or Substitution • Understand Fitness for Work
been linked to occupational safety and Work Health and • Review whether the type of work is suitable for the Policy C=3
Safety L= 3
health risks, such as fatigue, impaired allocated time period and modify it, if practicable, if L= 2
performance and increased exposure to Regulations 2011 • Act upon self-reports of
there are risks of employees developing fatigue. fatigue and undertake a
some hazards. CMS GPO 08 – Administrative Fatigue Risk Assessment
In the context of performance at the Fitness for Work CMS F R1 935 with the
workplace, these health risks may have • Discuss with employees about Fatigue Management,
Policy employee involved
implications for safety standards and the their responsibilities for safety and health and
prevention of incidents. Psychosocial relevant health and lifestyle choices. • Act upon concerns raised by
hazards are • Providing reasonable notice if working hours or roster others in respect of identifying
Work life and personal life are inter-related, aspects of the changes are planned people who may be suffering
and both can impact on each other. work
Person’s at greater risk include: • Give 24 hour notice before night work from fatigue
environment and
the way that work • Keeping sequential night shifts to a minimum • Monitoring absenteeism and
Working Hours Arrangement
is organised can • Rotation of employees involved in highly repetitive workload changes
• More than 12 hours a day be associated work and/or high concentration with high demands
• More than 56 hours a week • Monitor incidents reported
with psychiatric, • Ensuring shifts do not finish after 10am, so day sleep
• Daily work hours and work related psychological
attributed to fatigue
not restricted
travel of 13 hours or more and/or physical
• Ensuring adequate period of non-work following a • Monitoring actual hours
• Irregular & unpredictable hours injury or illness.
sequence of night shifts worked
• Short notice of schedule
• Extended overtime
Workers: Employees
Night Work
• • The maximum number of working hours allowable in
Shift end (working 8 hours or more
one 24 hour period shall not exceed 12 hours, • Report fatigue if affected
between 10pm and 6am)
including travel to and from work / place of hire
• Length of shift more than 12 hrs
• Sequential night shifts (6 more than • Take allocated work breaks
8hrs, 5 more than 10hrs, 4 or more 12
hour shift)
• Period of non-work less than 48 hrs
following a sequence of night shifts
Demands of the Work tasks
• Highly repetitive work and/or high
concentration with high demands
• Highly physical demanding work that
results in muscle fatigue
• Long periods of high concentration
and/or making critical decisions

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21. Stress Work Health 9 Managers / Supervisors: Workers 6 (Medium)

and Safety (Medium)
Stress is the body’s natural response to • Reducing the causes of stress may be as simple as reallocating workloads or If suffering from C=3
Act 2011 work-related
pressures or stressful situations that C=3 extending deadlines for projects. L= 2
people perceive or experience and may Work Health • Consultation with staff is an important part of reducing the causes of stress. stress.
L= 3
not cope with effectively. Different and Safety
• Obtaining or referral of an employee to seek specialist advice and support • Discuss any
people will perceive certain things or Regulations work-related
2011 i.e. Mates in Construction (MIC) or Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
events as stressful while others will not issues that you
perceive them as stressful. Research Employees consider to be
Psychosocial
shows that certain situations and factors hazards are Learning to handle stress in healthy ways is very important a problem with
in the workplace are more likely to cause aspects of the Identify warning signs your Manager /
stress than others, for example work Supervisor.
These vary from person to person, but might include tensing your jaw, grinding
• Workplace culture environment your teeth, getting headaches, or feeling irritable, short tempered. • Consult with
• Too little / much work; and the way your doctor
Identify triggers
• Lack of control over work activities; that work is
organised can There are often known triggers which raise our stress levels and make it more
• Lack of support from management
and colleagues; be associated difficult for us to manage. If you know what the likely triggers are, you can aim to When to seek
with anticipate them and practise calming yourself down beforehand, or even find professional
• Work-family life balance; ways of removing the trigger. Triggers might include late nights, deadlines,
psychiatric, help
• Conflict in relationship; psychological seeing particular people, hunger etc
• Bullying; harassment; If high levels of
and/or Establish routines stress continue for
discrimination; role ambiguity / physical injury
conflict; job insecurity; and Having predictable rhythms and routines in your day, or over a week, such as a long period of
or illness. regular times for exercise and relaxation, meal times, waking and bedtimes can time, or are
uncertainty about changes
happening in the workplace. help you to manage your stress. interfering with
Look after your health you enjoying a
healthy life, it is
Severe stress reactions may result from Make sure you are eating healthy food and getting regular exercise. Take time to worth seeking
exposure to trauma or violence at work. do activities you find calming or uplifting, such as listening to music, walking or professional help.
When the body is under stress, the dancing. Avoid using alcohol, tobacco or other drugs to cope.
person’s behaviour and mood may be A mental health
Notice your ‘self-talk' professional, like a
affected, including:
When we are stressed we sometimes say things in our head, over and over, that psychologist, can
• irritability / indecisiveness; just add to our stress. This unhelpful self-talk might include things like: ‘I can't help you identify
• lack of or increased appetite; cope', or ‘I'm too busy', or ‘I'm so tired', or ‘It's not fair'. Try more helpful self-talk behaviours and
• increase in alcohol / drug misuse; like ‘I'm coping well given what's on my plate', or ‘Calm down', or ‘Breathe easy'. situations that are
• reduced performance; Spend time with people who care contributing to
• deteriorating relationships; Spending time with people you care about, and who care about you, is an
high stress, and
• absenteeism, job dissatisfaction; important part of managing ongoing stress in your life. Share your thoughts and
help you to make
low morale. changes to the
feelings with others when opportunities arise. Don't ‘bottle up' your feelings.
things that are
The physical symptoms of stress can Practise relaxation within your
result in, but not limited to increased
Make time to practise relaxation. This will help your body and nervous system to control.
heart rate; heavy breathing; increased
settle and readjust.
muscle tension; headache

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22. Violence, Aggression Safety Act 2011
and Bullying at Work C=3 • Convey to all workers that bullying is • Monitor effectiveness of action taken to C=3
Work Health and address reports of violence, aggression or
L= 3 inappropriate and will not be tolerated L= 2
Violence and aggression are Safety Regulations bullying at work
present in situations where workers 2011 • Provide strong leadership to address reports of
violence, aggression and bullying at work Review phase may include:
and other people are threatened, Criminal Code - The workplace is safe;
attacked or physically assaulted at • Make information and training available to
work. Psychosocial - First aid and medical assistance arranged
hazards are workers. as necessary;
Psychological aggression also falls aspects of the work - Immediate support provided for affected
under this definition. environment and workers; and
the way that work is Managers / Supervisors:
Bullying at work can be defined as - Ensuring the situation is under control
repeated, unreasonable or organised can be • Consult with workers and WHS Reps
associated with
inappropriate behaviour directed Actions during recovery:
towards a worker, or group of psychiatric, • Any behaviour that has the potential to harm or
psychological offend someone should be identified as a - Providing clear info to all workers about the
workers, that creates a risk to health
and/or physical hazard and assessed for its risk to safety and action that will be taken
and safety. There are two types of
injury or illness. health. - Providing ongoing psychological first-aid
bullying behaviour, overt and covert.
support and support services for workers
All workers and other people at and their families
workplaces are potentially at risk of Workers: - Allowing workers time to recover and
experiencing some form of violence, manage early return to work;
aggression or bullying. • Immediately report violence, aggression or
repeated bullying to Manager - Providing advice on reporting/workers
Violence or aggression in the comp.
• Physical violence or assault can and should be
workplace can be harmful to reported to the Police. - Investigating incidents to reduce the risk of
organizations as well as individuals injury or harm in future.
resulting in:
• Reduced efficiency,
productivity/profitability;
• Increased absenteeism;
• Increased staff turnover;
• Increased counseling and
mediation costs;
• Increased workers’
compensation claims; or
• Possible legal action

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23. Remote or Isolated Safety Act 2011
Work • Regular contact should (Medium)
C=3 Elimination
Work Health and be systematic contact at C=3
Safety Regulations L= 3 • In situations where a new worker who is not well known to the pre-determined intervals
Remote or isolated work is work that employer or, for any other reason, the employer is not sure of L= 2
2011, regulation 48 having regard for the
is isolated from the assistance of the person’s ability to work alone, that worker should not be hazards involved,
other people because of the Psychosocial assigned to work alone. location and means of
location, time or nature of the work hazards are
being done. A person is alone at • To prevent suspension intolerance occurring as a result of an communication.
aspects of the work
work when they are on their own, arrested fall, workers never work alone when using a harness
environment and
when they cannot be seen or heard as fall protection
the way that work is Workers:
by another person, and when they organised can be
cannot expect a visit from another associated with • Report any hazards,
Administrative injuries or emergency
worker or member of the public for psychiatric,
some time. psychological • Complete risk assessment for individual events to Manager /
Supervisor
As far as practical, the employer and/or physical • As part of establishing a safe working environment, employers
should be satisfied that the worker injury or illness must provide adequate information, instruction and training for
will work in a safe manner and can people who work alone.
follow all emergency procedures • Establish agreed means of communication in the event of an
when left alone. emergency, and agree system for regular contact between
The risk of injury or harm for people Supervisor/Manager and the person working alone. Note:
who work alone may be increased caution should be used when choosing a mobile phone as the
because of difficulty contacting means of communication. Coverage in the area where the
emergency services when they are worker will work should be confirmed before work commences.
required. • Supervision may need to be indirect if the person is alone for
Emergency situations may arise long periods of time.
because of the sudden onset of a
medical condition, accidental work- Worker:
related injury or disease, attack by
an animal or exposure to the • Consulted, understands the hazards that may be associated
elements e.g. dehydration or struck with the work and the procedures be followed to reduce risk of
by lightning. injury.
The consequences may be very • Follow procedures to obtain emergency assistance if required;
serious and the injury or disease and follow procedures to make contact with nominated person.
may be fatal. • Carry out all work activities safely without direct supervision

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24. Infectious disease Work Health and 9 (Medium) Location is an obvious predisposing factor for certain vector-borne Manager / 6
(bacteria, viruses, fungi Safety Act 2011 diseases (e.g. rabies and malaria) that are endemic to particular regions, Supervisor: (Medium)
C=3 and for dangerous animals (e.g. crocodiles and venomous snakes).
etc.) Work Health and C=3
Safety L= 3 • Conduct workplace
Biological hazards are organic Preventing Influenza or 'the flu' inspection to assess L= 2
Regulations 2011
substances that pose a threat to the Flu is usually spread through infected people coughing and sneezing, compliance
health of humans and other living SWA - National which temporarily contaminates the surrounding air and surfaces with
organisms. Biological hazards hazard exposure infected droplets. You can reduce the risk of infection by getting
include pathogenic micro-organisms, Worker vaccinated and practising good hand and respiratory hygiene. Stay Workers:
viruses, toxins (from biological surveillance: home when you are sick to reduce spreading flu to other workers. • Wounds and
sources), spores, fungi and bio- Exposure to infections provide
active substances. biological hazards Preventing skin penetrating injuries excellent routes for
and the provision Sharps (including needles and syringes) may be used at work or may be further infections. Any
Biological hazards can also be of controls against
considered to include biological found discarded at workplaces. Sharps are a cause of skin penetrating cut or abrasion
biological hazards (needle-stick or sharps) injuries, which can expose workers to blood- should be treated
vectors or transmitters of disease in Australian borne viruses such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immediately and
Exposure to biological hazards in workplaces immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Skin penetrating injuries may also expose covered with a
the work environment can also occur CMS GPR 19- workers to other infection risks. Workers who are at risk of regular waterproof dressing.
when people are in contact with soil, Occupational contact with sharps and/or blood and body substances are immunised Any infections,
clay and plant materials, organic Health against hepatitis B. particularly of the
dusts, food, and rubbish, wastewater Management respiratory or
and sewerage Preventing mosquito bites alimentary tracts or
CMS PR 22-2 The Aedes aegypti, mosquito (known as the dengue mosquito in north hand wounds, must
Influenza or 'the flu' is a highly Control of Lead be reported
Queensland) is found in parts of Queensland. It is the main type of
contagious disease caused by
mosquito that transmits dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. immediately.
infection from influenza type A or B
Wear long, loose clothing to help protect yourself from bites (light
(or rarely C) virus. These viruses
coloured clothes are best). Use insect repellent containing DEET or
infect the upper airways and lungs.
Picaridin, to protect against mosquito bites. Check workplace for any
Biohazard transmission of infection containers; tip any water out, wipe out containers and dry store them if
may be either: possible.
• Direct, which requires physical Preventing exposure to Hepatitis A
contact between an infected
person and a susceptible Sewage spills have posed serious health risks to workers at a number of
person construction sites recently. Contact with raw sewage or with sewage-
contaminated areas can risk exposure to Hepatitis A and infectious
• Indirect, where the susceptible bacteria such as Giardia. Workers undertaking activities such as
person is infected by contact
plumbing, or persons cleaning toilet areas, are particularly at risk from
with a contaminated surface,
these biological hazards. Workers with an increased chance of being
food-borne, droplet/airborne infected with hepatitis A virus at work should be vaccinated against the
transmission or by vectors.
disease.

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25. Waste Management Waste 9 (Medium) Manager / Supervisor: Manager / Supervisor: 6

Management and (Medium)
Pollution Control C=3 • Engage licensed waste disposal contractors for the • Conduct workplace inspection to
Generated waste will be transported Act removal of waste from site C=3
L= 3 assess compliance
to an approved facility (for final L= 2
disposition to avoid impact to the Waste
local community Management and All personnel: • Incidents resulting during the
Pollution Control Project will be recorded and
Waste includes any solid, a liquid or
(Administration) • If carrying out an activity that generates waste, take all reported in accordance with
a gas, or any mixture of such license and/or company
Regulations reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or
substances, that is left over, surplus procedures
minimise environmental harm, and to reduce the
or an unwanted by-product from any CMS PR 10-01 amount of waste.
activity (whether or not the Waste • NT EPA Pollution Hotline 1800
substance is of value) and includes Management • It is essential that reactive substances are not 064 567
a prescribed substance or class of disposed of in general waste bins/ containers and
substances. CMS PR 10-01 flammable materials are not exposed to potential
Waste Disposal ignition sources during disposal.
• Impacts of not managing waste • Littering is prohibited at site
include but are not limited to:
• Co-mingling of controlled and • Used designated waste bins for disposal of waste
uncontrolled wastes generated at site
• Attraction of terrestrial fauna to • All work areas to be left clean, tidy and professionally
waste presented – no hazards that may cause a person to
• Odour impacting the workforce slip, trip of fall to same level, or one level to another.
or surrounding communities
• Improper labelling during
storage
• Leaks or spills during collection
/ storage
• Litter outside the site
• Impacts to surface water,
groundwater and soil
• Waste transported by
unauthorised vehicles or
personnel

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