Rocky or steep terrain, Other Slip, trip or fall Training, harness working at height Confined Space Asphyxiation Training, Permit to work Duty officer and Report-back Work on private land, Security, legal issue procedure, Permits/permissions national park required Permissions, induction (), training, Building sites Accident supervision Security, Unfamiliarity with Duty officer and Report-back International area/customs, Disease, procedure, Local contact, DVT, Jetlag Vaccination Various chemical, Induction, training, supervision, – Lab work biological, radiation safe work procedures Appendix B Common field location and task hazards – Hazards associated with work tasks/equipment/materials Hazard source Potential hazards Control measures for consideration Tetanus, malaria, cholera, Microbiological material Vaccination, PPE, hygiene typhoid Water-borne infection Wound infection Hygiene, first aid, vaccination Injury Vaccinations (bats-rabies etc.); Animal Animal handling (alive or Infection handling training; Animal Ethics dead) Fauna and Manual handling application; Venomous animals flora Safe work plan; First aid plan; EpiPen, Snakes, spiders, bees, ants Bite, exposure, anaphylaxis long pants & gaiters etc. Non-venomous animals, Bite, exposure, lyme disease, ticks leeches, sand flies, Safe work plan; First aid plan malaria mosquitos etc. Mechanical (machinery, Entanglement, trapping, Completion of Plant WSA, plant, tools, equipment) crushing guarding, training, maintenance Electrical (generators, Correct use, guarding, training, Shock, fire equipment) maintenance, portable RCD Contact the Boating and Diving Boat accident officer Recreational boating Plant or (), Boating Drowning licence, Accredited boat use equipment Stranding course, Following Deakin Safe Boating Procedures Use of specialist Training, permits, safe work equipment (e.g. net Injury procedures cannon) Drowning, Decompression Contact the Boating and Diving Diving, snorkelling sickness (Bends) officer (). Drowning, slippery surfaces, manual handling, uneven Training, safe work procedures, Tasks Sample collection, and unstable terrain, risk Wear sturdy footwear and avoid netting, use of waders trips, slips and falls (Sprains dangerous terrain areas. and Strains)
Other Rocky or steep terrain, working at height Slip, trip or fall Training, harness Confined Space Asphyxiation Training, Permit to work Work on private land, national park Security, legal issue Duty officer and Report-back procedure, Permits/permissions required Building sites Accident Permissions, induction (), training, supervision International Security, Unfamiliarity with area/customs, Disease, DVT, Jetlag Duty officer and Report-back procedure, Local contact, Vaccination Lab work Various – chemical, biological, radiation Induction, training, supervision, safe work procedures Appendix B – Common field location and task hazards Hazards associated with work tasks/equipment/materials Hazard source Potential hazards Control measures for consideration Fauna and flora Microbiological material Tetanus, malaria, cholera, typhoid Vaccination, PPE, hygiene Water-borne infection Wound infection Hygiene, first aid, vaccination Animal handling (alive or dead) Injury Infection Manual handling Vaccinations (bats-rabies etc.); Animal handling training; Animal Ethics application; Venomous animals Snakes, spiders, bees, ants etc. Bite, exposure, anaphylaxis Safe work plan; First aid plan; EpiPen, long pants & gaiters Non-venomous animals, ticks leeches, sand flies, mosquitos etc. Bite, exposure, lyme disease, malaria Safe work plan; First aid plan Plant or equipment Mechanical (machinery, plant, tools, equipment) Entanglement, trapping, crushing Completion of Plant WSA, guarding, training, maintenance Electrical (generators, equipment) Shock, fire Correct use, guarding, training, maintenance, portable RCD Boating Boat accident Drowning Stranding Contact the Boating and Diving officer (), Recreational boating licence, Accredited boat use course, Following Deakin Safe Boating Procedures Use of specialist equipment (e.g. net cannon) Injury Training, permits, safe work procedures Tasks Diving, snorkelling Drowning, Decompression sickness (Bends) Contact the Boating and Diving officer (). Sample collection, netting, use of waders Drowning, slippery surfaces, manual handling, uneven and unstable terrain, risk trips, slips and falls (Sprains and Strains) Training, safe work procedures, Wear sturdy footwear and avoid dangerous terrain areas.
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