during periods of high fire danger; including volunteers from work place hazards including days of Total Fire Ban. No outdoor Field harmful UV radiation, insect, spider and Activity/s is to be undertaken on Days snakebites, chemical contamination and tool Declared as Code Red use injuries. OHS legislation also requires that workers, Site Safety Rules including volunteers must cooperate with their Landcare Group and must therefore be Site Safety rules resulting from the project risk supervised to ensure compliance. All assessment are advised to the participants volunteers / workers should be encouraged to during the induction process and will be wear appropriate clothing based on the documented and displayed/made available to project tasks. The Landcare Support Person all <<Insert Name>> Landcare Support must also ensure that any specialised pieces Persons, contractors, volunteers and visitors. of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) e.g. Safety glasses or chemical gloves, are Safety Equipment & Protective provided to workers where these are Clothing identified in the Risk Assessment. This PPE must be in good working condition and The <<Insert Name>> Landcare and Group has instruction provided on its use. a duty of care to protect employees and Use of Chemicals Project participants are adequate instruction concerning safe chemical use, Low Risk Chemicals and associated health hazards and emergency Application Methods. treatment, and the reasons for use and their competency is assessed. Landcare support Persons may approve The Landcare support Person has chemical use projects, provided that:- qualifications and experience suitable for The Chemical to be used does not have a the task to be undertaken and in Dangerous Goods classification (DG Class) compliance with state/territory and is rated no higher than S5 on the requirements. Poisons Schedule. Higher Toxicity Chemicals All Precautions and Safe Handling Instructions described in the Material The use of classified Dangerous Goods, or Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and on the chemicals with a Poisons Schedule rating product label are complied with, and that above S5, must be approved by the << Insert all team volunteers have access to the Name>> Landcare Network Chair. MSDS. This includes the provision of at Persons using 1080 pest animal bait products least 40 litres of clean water to allow First in their workplace are required to assess Aid to be administered in the event of a occupational health and safety risk and splash to the eye. implement control options in accordance with All necessary PPE is provided and worn. the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004,
during periods of high fire danger; including days of Total Fire Ban. No outdoor Field Activity/s is to be undertaken on Days Declared as Code Red Site Safety Rules Site Safety rules resulting from the project risk assessment are advised to the participants during the induction process and will be documented and displayed/made available to all <<Insert Name>> Landcare Support Persons, contractors, volunteers and visitors. Safety Equipment & Protective Clothing The <<Insert Name>> Landcare and Group has a duty of care to protect employees and volunteers from work place hazards including harmful UV radiation, insect, spider and snakebites, chemical contamination and tool use injuries. OHS legislation also requires that workers, including volunteers must cooperate with their Landcare Group and must therefore be supervised to ensure compliance. All volunteers / workers should be encouraged to wear appropriate clothing based on the project tasks. The Landcare Support Person must also ensure that any specialised pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) e.g. Safety glasses or chemical gloves, are provided to workers where these are identified in the Risk Assessment. This PPE must be in good working condition and instruction provided on its use. Use of Chemicals Low Risk Chemicals and Application Methods. Landcare support Persons may approve chemical use projects, provided that:- The Chemical to be used does not have a Dangerous Goods classification (DG Class) and is rated no higher than S5 on the Poisons Schedule. All Precautions and Safe Handling Instructions described in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and on the product label are complied with, and that all team volunteers have access to the MSDS. This includes the provision of at least 40 litres of clean water to allow First Aid to be administered in the event of a splash to the eye. All necessary PPE is provided and worn. Project participants are adequate instruction concerning safe chemical use, associated health hazards and emergency treatment, and the reasons for use and their competency is assessed. The Landcare support Person has qualifications and experience suitable for the task to be undertaken and in compliance with state/territory requirements. Higher Toxicity Chemicals The use of classified Dangerous Goods, or chemicals with a Poisons Schedule rating above S5, must be approved by the << Insert Name>> Landcare Network Chair. Persons using 1080 pest animal bait products in their workplace are required to assess occupational health and safety risk and implement control options in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004,
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