Plant Risk Assesment

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Plant Risk Assessments by Australias OHS Risk
Assessment Experts

• The first step to establishing a systematic,
  pro-active approach to managing health and safety
  in the workplace is a comprehensive plant risk
  assessment.
• The legislation covering OHS requirements in the
  workplace varies across Australia. However, moves
  have been made towards a nationalised system with
  the introduction of the new Work Health and
  Safety Act 2011.
• Although being implemented in different phases by
  the states and territories, 1 January 2012 saw
  the commencement of the legislation in
  Queensland, New South Wales, Commonwealth areas,
  the ACT and the Northern Territory.
• Existing regulations relating to plant risk
  assessment in other states closely mirror this
  legislation, and businesses will recognise the
  need to prepare for the introduction of the new
  regulations.

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Who requires plant risk assessments?

• Under the Work Health and Safety Act (and
  Regulations) 2011, plant is defined to cover
  items including
• Lifts
• Cranes
• Pressure equipment
• Hoists
• Powered mobile plant amusement structures
• Turbines
• Explosive-powered tools
• Scaffolds
• Temporary access equipment
• Means of transportation, such as ships, boats,
  aircraft, road and rail vehicles, as well as
  manual-powered hand-held plants, are not covered
  by the regulations.
• The new WHS Act covers any Person Conducting a
  Business or Undertaking (PCBU) involving this
  equipment.

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Are you accountable?

• Depending on where you are based, the new
  regulations contain broadened definitions of
  persons with health and safety duties, along with
  an increased requirement for duty holders to
  consult with others.
• PCBUs are required to eliminate risks so far as
  is reasonably practicable. When assessing
  whether or not sufficient effort was made to
  eliminate risk, the act takes into consideration
  not only to what you know, but what
  youshould know about risks and hazards in the
  workplace.
• Thorough, objective plant risk assessment on your
  own work environment can be difficult. Potential
  risks and hazards can be overlooked by
  non-professional assessors.

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Broad industry experience

• ARS has worked with clients across a diverse
  range of industries, including
• Construction
• Food and beverage
• Meat production and processing
• Logistics
• Waste management
• Mining
• Air transport
• Government
• This diverse experience means that we understand
  the hazards associated with a wide range of
  equipment, can think laterally and know how to
  provide practical guidance on how to meet
  regulatory requirements.

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Qualified advice

• The aim of the new regulations is to provide a
  nationally consistent framework, reducing
  confusion, double handling and separate process
  development across different jurisdictions. The
  transition to operating under the new
  regulations, however, may be difficult, requiring
  consultation with an industry professional.
• Australian Risk Services provides a range of
  other services relating to the new regulations,
  including OHS risk assessments for confined
  spaces, dangerous goods, hazardous substances,
  manual handling, working at heights and more.
• We also offer training courses, environmental
  auditing and safety management system design.
• For more information on plant risk assessment or
  any other services offered by ARS, contact us
  today
• Tag-  Plant Risk Assessment, Plant Safety
  Assessment