food, animal, chemical allergies – etc. personal security and safety forecasts and consistently update yourself with weather Check Weather environmental and weather conditions weather (storms) severe plan for adverse environmental and develop cyclone and warnings weather events and warnings floods Temperature stress Heat Stress/sunburn of fire restrictions heat be Clothing long sleeve shirt, long pants, wide dedicated cooking spaces and sunburn – Use brimmed hat equipment if possible stress cold fire including bushfires (SPF 30 minimum) Sunscreen and extraction ventilation - oils/fats, hot water cooking Sunglasses Work outside of middle of day (avoid 11am – 2pm) plan Hydration Water or Licenced or appropriately trained vehicle around risk areas where boating  divert Immersion in operator possible swimming and diving use defined paths and roads Dive Plan completed and lodged in collecting with Dive Officer and available solid footwear with non-slip soles wear near water travelling with caution traverse near camping environmental and weather conditions check inundation and flooding check tide times and heights river crossing details and crossings rivers trips, falls ropes and wires flag on ropes and wires secure loose clothing and entanglement uneven, wet, muddy, defined paths around risk areas where terrain use divert – loose surface, undefined paths possible solid footwear with non-slip soles wear at height ladders, working – slowly traverse climbing trees/towers working at height ladders tied off, climbing – plant and equipment harness clothing bush, vines, grass thorny Manual handling lifting Warm up load manual handling risk assessment load use mechanical device heavy  lift pushing team pulling repetitive movement Cutting, stabbing, blades, knives, scalpels  Licenced or appropriately trained operator puncturing tools abatement through physical means (guards, sharpened  knife block, sheath) sharp edges/points equipment – containment and disposal strategy sharps sharps needles, pins –  housekeeping
allergies – food, animal, chemical etc. personal security and safety Weather weather forecasts severe weather (storms) cyclone and warnings floods and warnings Check and consistently update yourself with environmental and weather conditions develop plan for adverse environmental and weather events Temperature heat stress sunburn cold stress fire including bushfires cooking - oils/fats, hot water Heat Stress/sunburn Clothing – long sleeve shirt, long pants, wide brimmed hat Sunscreen (SPF 30 minimum) Sunglasses Work outside of middle of day (avoid 11am – 2pm) Hydration plan be of fire restrictions Use dedicated cooking spaces and equipment if possible ventilation and extraction Water or Immersion in boating swimming and diving collecting in travelling near water camping near inundation and flooding rivers and crossings  Licenced or appropriately trained vehicle operator use defined paths and roads wear solid footwear with non-slip soles traverse with caution check environmental and weather conditions check tide times and heights river crossing details divert around risk areas where possible Dive Plan completed and lodged with Dive Officer and available trips, falls and entanglement ropes and wires terrain – uneven, wet, muddy, loose surface, undefined paths working at height – ladders, climbing trees/towers plant and equipment clothing thorny bush, vines, grass flag on ropes and wires use defined paths wear solid footwear with non-slip soles traverse slowly working at height – ladders tied off, climbing harness secure loose clothing divert around risk areas where possible Manual handling lifting load heavy load pushing pulling repetitive movement Warm up manual handling risk assessment  use mechanical device team lift Cutting, stabbing, puncturing blades, knives, scalpels sharpened tools equipment – sharp edges/points sharps – needles, pins  Licenced or appropriately trained operator  abatement through physical means (guards, knife block, sheath) sharps containment and disposal strategy  housekeeping
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