Take short breaks to reduce fatigue during these busy times. Fatigue will increase the risk of accident and injury for operators of machinery as reflex times will be slowed and concentration lost. When working long hours, important to be alert. Ensure that you get enough sleep, and come to work fresh. Other: WORKING IN PACKING SHEDS Packing sheds are very busy noisy places, often with many people, vehicles, forklifts and trucks working in close proximity to one another, delivering and moving produce onto pallets, into cool rooms and loading trucks. Ensure that guards are in on washing, grading and packing lines before starting work. Check and report Emergency Stop buttons are not in easy reach or are not functioning. Report any mechanical or electrical hazards to your supervisor immediately. Packing shed floors can get wet and slippery. Report slippery areas that can be hazardous, especially around cool rooms, washing and grading lines and machinery. Keep floors clean of fruit and rubbish. Take care when moving around the packing shed. Use only designated walkways. Stay clear of stacked pallets and bins. Stay clear of fork lifts moving produce. Do not enter cool rooms unless you have been instructed by your supervisor. Other: MACHINERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Do not operate any fork lift or machine unless you are properly trained, instructed and you have appropriate High Risk Work Licence. Before starting any machine you must complete a safety check. This includes checking the level of fuel, oil, water, transmission fluid and the condition of tyres, brakes and guards. You should report to the manager any malfunction or condition likely to affect the safe operation of any machine, which cannot be fixed before use. This includes guards that are damaged or missing, or where there are exposed moving parts of machinery causing a safety hazard. When leaving a machine with the engine running, you must ensure that equipment is disengaged, the machine is in PARK and the handbrake set. Whenever you remove a guard to undertake machinery maintenance, or to clear a blockage, you must replace that guard after finishing the repair and/ or before restarting the machine.
Take short breaks to reduce fatigue during these busy times. Fatigue will increase the risk of accident and injury for operators of machinery as reflex times will be slowed and concentration lost. When working long hours, important to be alert. Ensure that you get enough sleep, and come to work fresh. Other: WORKING IN PACKING SHEDS Packing sheds are very busy noisy places, often with many people, vehicles, forklifts and trucks working in close proximity to one another, delivering and moving produce onto pallets, into cool rooms and loading trucks. Ensure that guards are in on washing, grading and packing lines before starting work. Check and report Emergency Stop buttons are not in easy reach or are not functioning. Report any mechanical or electrical hazards to your supervisor immediately. Packing shed floors can get wet and slippery. Report slippery areas that can be hazardous, especially around cool rooms, washing and grading lines and machinery. Keep floors clean of fruit and rubbish. Take care when moving around the packing shed. Use only designated walkways. Stay clear of stacked pallets and bins. Stay clear of fork lifts moving produce. Do not enter cool rooms unless you have been instructed by your supervisor. Other: MACHINERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Do not operate any fork lift or machine unless you are properly trained, instructed and you have appropriate High Risk Work Licence. Before starting any machine you must complete a safety check. This includes checking the level of fuel, oil, water, transmission fluid and the condition of tyres, brakes and guards. You should report to the manager any malfunction or condition likely to affect the safe operation of any machine, which cannot be fixed before use. This includes guards that are damaged or missing, or where there are exposed moving parts of machinery causing a safety hazard. When leaving a machine with the engine running, you must ensure that equipment is disengaged, the machine is in PARK and the handbrake set. Whenever you remove a guard to undertake machinery maintenance, or to clear a blockage, you must replace that guard after finishing the repair and/ or before restarting the machine.
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