Applying a substance with a brush might be safer than spraying the substance onto a surface Lifting smaller and/or lighter packages which may mean purchasing 5kg packs rather than 25kg bags of product Using an electric forklift instead of a petrol one Vacuuming instead of sweeping Isolation involves separating the risky process from people either by distance or by using barriers to prevent exposure: Placing a noisy piece of equipment in a soundproof box or behind a baffling wall Physically stopping people (customers) from coming into contact with the hazard Moving the hazard to some distant/remote location Engineering controls include plant or processes which: Minimise the generation of risk Suppress or contain the risk Limit the risk in should an event occur Examples include: Ventilation booths for spray painting Machine guards to prevent clothing, jewellery and body parts being caught in machines/equipment Machine operation controls such as Stop’ buttons, ‘Emergency automatic cut-offs, the ability to remotely operate an item Ventilation exhaust fans to remove dust, smoke – Wetting down techniques to reduce dust Changing the levels or height of work levels to minimise bending/twisting and similar actions during manual handling. Slide Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer presents information regarding 3’ control options stating: ‘Level These are the least effective options and must never be the first or only choice to control identified risk They are deficient because they provide only person’ options (relying on ‘safe the worker to do the right thing) as opposed to the preference for place’ ‘safe Because 3 controls are the least effective they need to be used in combination with other controls, including provision of training, monitoring and supervision Administrative controls are safe work practices help to reduce employee exposure to risk. For example:
Applying a substance with a brush might be safer than spraying the substance onto a surface Lifting smaller and/or lighter packages which may mean purchasing 5kg packs rather than 25kg bags of product Using an electric forklift instead of a petrol one Vacuuming instead of sweeping Isolation involves separating the risky process from people either by distance or by using barriers to prevent exposure: Placing a noisy piece of equipment in a soundproof box or behind a baffling wall Physically stopping people (customers) from coming into contact with the hazard Moving the hazard to some distant/remote location Engineering controls include plant or processes which: Minimise the generation of risk Suppress or contain the risk Limit the risk in should an event occur Examples include: Ventilation booths for spray painting Machine guards to prevent clothing, jewellery and body parts being caught in machines/equipment Machine operation controls such as ‘Emergency Stop’ buttons, automatic cut-offs, the ability to remotely operate an item Ventilation – exhaust fans to remove dust, smoke Wetting down techniques to reduce dust Changing the levels or height of work levels to minimise bending/twisting and similar actions during manual handling. Slide Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer presents information regarding ‘Level 3’ control options stating: These are the least effective options and must never be the first or only choice to control identified risk They are deficient because they provide only ‘safe person’ options (relying on the worker to do the right thing) as opposed to the preference for ‘safe place’ Because 3 controls are the least effective they need to be used in combination with other controls, including provision of training, monitoring and supervision Administrative controls are safe work practices help to reduce employee exposure to risk. For example:
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