1. Traffic, Plant & People

I will protect myself and others from interaction with plant

 

Planning

1.1 Always give preference to separating light and heavy vehicles

 

1.2 Physically identify the location of all overhead services and structures and implement controls to prevent damage

 

1.3 Physically separate pedestrian routes from operating plant, machinery and vehicles

 

1.4 Eliminate the need for people to work in the operating zone of mobile plant and vehicles

 

1.5 Verify all plant is fit for purpose and safe to operate prior to coming to site

 

1.6 Ensure any plant modified outside of manufacturer’s specifications is engineered, certified and approved by a competent authorised person

 

Doing

1.A Only operate plant, machinery or vehicles, if you hold the applicable license, have been verified as competent (if required), and have completed a daily pre-start check of the equipment

 

1.B Only operate plant, machinery or vehicles if you are fit to work and agree to comply with all relevant road and rail rules

 

1.C Always sit in the dedicated seating position with the seat-belt fastened

 

1.D Use a spotter when there is potential for interaction between operating plant, vehicles, people, structures and/or other hazards

 

1.E Only enter the operating zone of mobile plant or vehicles if permission is received

 

1.F Only operate mobile plant, machinery and vehicles on even, solid ground unless they are designed / assessed as safe to operate on the ground conditions present

 


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  • 1. Traffic, Plant & People
    • 1.1 Separating vehicles
    • 1.2 Overhead services and structures
    • 1.3 Pedestrian Separation
    • 1.4 Working in Operating Zones
    • 1.5 Fit for purpose plant
    • 1.6 Plant Modification
    • 1.A Licence and Verification
    • 1.B Road and rail rules
    • 1.C Seating position & seat-belts
    • 1.D Spotters
    • 1.E Operating zone permissions
    • 1.F Positioning plant
  • 2. Excavation & Trenching
    • 2.1 Excavation design
    • 2.2 Services and Structural Drawings
    • 2.3 Zone of Influence
    • 2.4 Barricading and Signage
    • 2.5 Services within 5m
    • 2.6 Tunnelling Controls
    • 2.A Positive Service Location
    • 2.B Access requirements
    • 2.C Safe Approach Distances
    • 2.D Excavation inspections
    • 2.E Preventing unauthorised access
  • 3. Lifting Operations
    • 3.1 Lift Competencies
    • 3.2 Lift Designer
    • 3.3 Ground Bearing Capacities
    • 3.4 Inspections & Maintenance
    • 3.5 Mobile plant load limits
    • 3.6 Lifting site inspection
    • 3.A Pre-Start Inspections
    • 3.B Mobile Plant used for lift
    • 3.C Exclusion zones
    • 3.D Suspended Loads
    • 3.E Competent Person(s)
  • 4. Electrical Safety
    • 4.1 Licences for Electrical Work
    • 4.2 Live electrical systems
    • 4.3 Safe System of Work
    • 4.4 Protective devices
    • 4.A Treat as Live
    • 4.B Legislative Requirements
    • 4.C Safe working distance
    • 4.D Electrical Supply Panels
  • 5. Work at Height
    • 5.1 Fall from height
    • 5.2 Falling objects
    • 5.3 Penetrations, shafts & risers
    • 5.4 EWP Protection Devices
    • 5.5 Grid Mesh / Chequer Plates
    • 5.A Barricades and exclusion zones
    • 5.B Overloading & adjustments
    • 5.C Harnesses
    • 5.D Installing roof sheeting
    • 5.E WAH Training
    • 5.F Accessing vehicles
  • 6. Wellbeing
    • 6.1 Wellbeing Risk Management
    • 6.2 Work rosters & Wellbeing programs
    • 6.3 Facility maintenance
    • 6.4 Occupational Hygiene
    • 6.5 AOD monitoring
    • 6.6 Wellbeing Champions
    • 6.A Be fit for work
    • 6.B Notify if unfit
    • 6.C Supportive work environment
    • 6.D Wellbeing Training
    • 6.E Know your Champions
    • 6.F Wellbeing Events
  • 7. Temporary Works
    • 7.1 Temporary Works Coordinator
    • 7.2 Temporary Works register
    • 7.3 TW Competencies
    • 7.4 Design Controls
    • 7.5 Temporary Work Protection
    • 7.6 Communication
    • 7.A Installation and Removal
    • 7.B Site validation
    • 7.C Working Load Limits
    • 7.D Inspection Schedule
    • 7.E Alterations
  • 8. Isolation
    • 8.1 Identifying Energy Sources
    • 8.2 Identifying Risks
    • 8.3 Isolations competencies
    • 8.4 Isolation Points
    • 8.5 Identifying Stored Energy
    • 8.A Test before touch
    • 8.B Releasing Stored Energy
    • 8.C Reviewing Isolation Status
    • 8.D Monitoring Isolation Controls
    • 8.E Re-instate guards
    • 8.F Personal Danger Tags/Locks
  • 9. Environmental Management
    • 9.1 Identifying risks
    • 9.2 Approvals/Licences/Permits
    • 9.3 Implementing Controls
    • 9.4 Identifying heritage, flora and fauna
    • 9.5 Minimising Resource Use
    • 9.6 Spoil and waste classification
    • 9.A Sensitive areas & boundaries
    • 9.B Dust, noise & vibration
    • 9.C Waste & hazardous substances
    • 9.D Maintaining / reviewing controls
    • 9.E Environmental findings
    • 9.F Water discharge
  • 10. Work on Rail
    • 10.1 Rail Competencies
    • 10.2 Qualified worker responsibilities
    • 10.3 Worksite Protection Risk Assessment
    • 10.4 Worksite Protection Plan
    • 10.5 Implement controls
    • 10.A Rail compliant PPE
    • 10.B Pre-work brief
    • 10.C Confirm protection controls
    • 10.D Network rules & safety instructions
    • 10.E Review Worksite Protection Plan
    • 10.F Rail certification
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