- FOR MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS -

Prepared by:

OHS RISKMANAGEMENT GUIDE

Foreward

With funding supplied by the NSW WorkCover Authority, this Guide hasbeen created to provide Meat Processors with an information tool forassistance in the understanding and implementation of OccupationalHealth & Safety Risk Management in their workplace.

Risk Management is a process consisting of well-defined steps which,when taken in sequence, support better decision making by contributingto a greater insight into risks and their impacts. It is as much aboutidentifying opportunities as it is about avoiding losses. By adoptingeffective Risk Management techniques you can help to improve safety,quality and business performance in your company.

There are many benefits in implementing Risk Management proceduresincluding more effective strategic planning, better cost control, increasedknowledge and understanding of exposure to risk and strengtheningculture for continued improvement.

Current legislation has made CEOs, directors and managers increasinglybecome personally accountable for workplace injuries. Therefore there isa need for a strategy that assures they understand the implications andrisks associated with all activities in their establishment.

We hope that this publication assists meat processors to follow that path.

Kevin CottrillChief Executive OfficerAustralian Meat Industry Council

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Acknowledgements

The contribution and commitment of the following persons andorganisations to this publication is acknowledged:

Jenny Barron – Director of Practical Work Solutions – Consultant for theProject

AMIC Personnel

Ken McKell – Project Manager and Co-ordinatorKevin Cottrill – Chief Executive OfficerGarry Johnston – National Director of Human ResourcesPeter Hopkins – Finance & Administration ManagerIngrid Hutchinson – Technical Officer

Meat Processors

Amanda Carter – Monbeef Pty Ltd – CoomaNatalie Spackman, Clare Miller – Burrangong Meat Processors – YoungJohn Michel – Cargill Foods Australia – Wagga WaggaGlenn Learmont, Brad Bennett – Cargill Meat Processors Pty Ltd – TamworthGerry Wissink – Meat Industry Services Pty Ltd – ArmidaleWade Lewis – Peel Valley Exporters – TamworthDaniel Berry – Kachel’s Wholesale Foods – Coffs HarbourMichael Bayes, Paul Murray – Bindaree Beef – InverellMick Ayton, Corrina Merrick – Epona Pty Ltd – SingletonJane Barton – Gundagai Meat Processors – Gundagai

Assistance and funding for this material has been provided byWorkCover NSW through the WorkCover Assist LegislativeAssistance Program.

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MEAT PROCESSING INDUSTRY: OHS RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDEINTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THIS GUIDE FOR AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? ......................................................5

Legal Requirements..........................................................................................................................................5

What if Plants Do Not Meet Their OHS Legal Obligations? .............................................................................5

What Will This Guide Help You To Do ...............................................................................................................5

Who Can Use This Guide .................................................................................................................................5

SECTION 1: STEP BY STEP - HOW TO USE THE GUIDE TO MANAGE YOUR OHS RISKS.................................6

Step 1: Be clear about why you should use this guide.....................................................................................6

Step 2: Make sure you are ready to commence Risk Management ................................................................6

Step 3: Material you should have available before you begin ..........................................................................6

Step 4: Consider how much you already know about OHS Risk Management ...............................................7

Step 5: Consider the OHS Risk Management Process as it Applies to the Meat Industry..............................7

Step 6: Apply the OHS Risk Management Process to Your Plant ....................................................................7

Step 7: Consider what additional action you could take to further decrease risk ............................................7

Step 8: Determine your priorities for action to further decrease risk................................................................8

Step 9: Determine the action to be taken to better control OHS risk ...............................................................8

Step 10: Review the impact of the controls implemented.................................................................................9

Step 11: Consider system and implementation issues for OHS risk management..........................................9

Step 12: Monitor to ensure the controls continue to be implemented ..............................................................9

Step 13: Continue to implement controls for other risks...................................................................................9

Step 14: Evaluate the OHS Risk Management Program..................................................................................9

Step 15: Continue with Risk Management Program.........................................................................................9

SECTION 2: KEY DOCUMENTS RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE GUIDE ................................................10

SECTION 3: OVERVIEW OF OHS RISK MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................10

3.1 Overview of Risk Management Process ...............................................................................................10

3.2 Identification of the Hazards..................................................................................................................10

3.3 Assessing Risk – A 2-Stage Approach .................................................................................................11

3.4 Eliminating or Controlling Risk ..............................................................................................................12

3.5 Issues to Consider When Assessing Risk and Implementing Controls ................................................13

3.6 Cases to Demonstrate Aspects of Assessing and Controlling Risk......................................................14

SECTION 4: OHS RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY: SAMPLES AND TOOLS TO USE...............20

4.1 Overview of Risk Control Summary Tool...............................................................................................20

4.2 Sample Plant-Wide Risk Control Summary ..........................................................................................22

4.3 Sample Extracts from RCS for Hazards in Various Sections of the Plant ............................................32

SECTION 5: TOOLS FOR USE WITH ‘STAGE 2’ OHS RISK MANAGEMENT .......................................................34

Part A: General Resource List ........................................................................................................................35

Part B: Manual Handling/Ergonomics Resource List......................................................................................44

SECTION 6: OHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION ...................................48

SECTION 7: OTHER ACTIVITIES IMPACTING ON OHS RISK MANAGEMENT....................................................49

APPENDIX 1: RCS PRO-FORMA ............................................................................................................................51

APPENDIX 2: OHS ACTION/HAZARD LOG............................................................................................................54

APPENDIX 3: HOW TO OBTAIN RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................55

APPENDIX 4: CONTACTS........................................................................................................................................56

Legal Requirements

The NSW Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act 2000 and the NSWOHS Regulation 2001 require employers to ensure the health and safetyof employees and non-employees at their place/s of work. However, theAct does not state exactly how employers should do this. Rather, itrequires employers to:• identify what activities could place workers and others at risk of

injury or illness• assess how big a risk they pose and then • take steps to minimise the risk.This process is known as Risk Management (RM). This guide is designedto help the meat processing industry to apply this required RM approach totheir workplaces and therefore assist with meeting their legal obligations.

What if Plants Do Not Meet Their OHS Legal Obligations?

Non-compliance with the OHS legislation can have a serious impact onindividual workers, individual companies and the meat-processingindustry. These include:• Physical, emotional and social impacts on workers who may be

injured as a result of the risk in the workplace • Financial impact on employer through the workers compensation

premium (for every $ spent on an injured worker it will generally costthe employer 3 times as much in premium over a 3 year period)

• Possibility of significant fines to both the company and individuals inthe company if prosecuted by WorkCover

• Loss of productivity due to skilled workers not being available if injured• Possible increase in staff turnover if workers do not feel safe in the workplace• Difficulty meeting customer requirements – meat processing customers

are increasingly requiring plants to meet OHS standards in their contracts.

What Will This Guide Help You To Do

The guide can be used to systematically work through the OHS legislationrequirements, assess how well you are meeting these requirements and helpyou to methodically improve your level of compliance. It offers a numberof solutions to problems within the meat processing. However, as thereare many complex problems in the industry, it cannot offer ‘quick-fix’ solutionsto all problems. Rather it is designed to provide you with a framework anddetailed resources that will hep you to ensure all health and safety issuesare addressed, based on the priorities and the needs of your own workplace.

Who Can Use This Guide

The guide can be used by employers, managers, OHS personnel, OHSRepresentatives and any worker with an interest in improving health andsafety in their workplace. However, as the OHS legislation requires thatstaff are consulted on matters affecting their health and safety, mostactivities will require input from a variety of people in the workplace.

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INTRODUCTION:What is This

Guide For andWhy is it

Necessary?

NOTEIt is recommended that you initially read through all the Steps (pages6-9).You will then have a clearer understanding of the overall process.Once you have done this, start at Step 1 and work through each step,referring to the various sections/resources, as/when required.

BE CLEAR ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS GUIDEYou should already be clear about why you need to manage OHS risks,and be ready to begin. If you are at all unclear about why it is important tomanage OHS risks (and hence why this guide has been developed) re-read the Introduction.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO COMMENCE RISK MANAGEMENTDevelop a system that can help with the overall management of OHSRisk Management (RM) is one part of any effective OHS ManagementProgram. Other steps need to be taken to ensure that health and safetyissues are well managed. These are outlined in Section 6 of the Guide.

Having an appropriate ‘Frame of Mind’ for tackling OHS RisksOnce you have read the introduction, you will understand the importance ofimproving health and safety management in your plant. The requirements ofthe OHS legislation make it clear that there are many demands onorganisations to meet their legislative responsibilities. This initial understandingcan often be daunting. However, it is important to understand that improvinghealth and safety in an organisation requires a commitment over a length oftime. Improvement therefore requires a focus on priority setting and planning. Italso requires an understanding of the critical importance of:• Not feeling it is all too much and/or panicking, but planning for

improvement• Assessing to ensure you recognize what needs to be achieved• Starting with priorities • Staying focused on your priorities for improvement (unless evidence

shows that you should re-prioritise your activities) • Re-evaluating what has been achieved and celebrating what has

been achieved/improved!

To help with this process, it can be helpful to imagine yourself in a year’stime, looking back at what has been achieved, rather than feelingoverwhelmed by what needs to be achieved.

MATERIAL YOU SHOULD HAVE AVAILABLE BEFORE YOU BEGINThere are a number of documents that are referred to in this documentthat will allow you to gain a better understanding of issues discussed.Refer to Section 2 for a listing of key documents. For additional usefulreference documents, to be used when issues are to be assessed inmore detail, refer to Section 5.

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SECTION 1:Step by Step -

How to Use theGuide to

Manage YourOHS Risks

STEP 1:

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

CONSIDER HOW MUCH YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT OHS RISKMANAGEMENTIf you need to learn about, understand more about, or refresh yourmemory about the OHS Risk Management process, proceed to Section 3.

If you are already very familiar with the OHS Risk Management Process,proceed to Section 4. However, please ensure you understand:• The 2-Stage/Tier risk assessment process - Section 3.3• How risk ratings are arrived at - Section 3.4• How the different controls used, based on the Hierarchy of Control,

impact on the risk rating - Section 3.5 (theory) and Section 3.6(examples).

CONSIDER THE OHS RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS AS IT APPLIESTO THE MEAT INDUSTRYIn order to begin applying the RM process in the meat industry, it is usefulto have a framework and some examples to refer to. Section 4 providesyou with these.

STEP 6: APPLY THE OHS RM PROCESS TO YOUR PLANTUse the sample documents outlined in Section 4 to begin to assess yourplant’s current overall OHS performance.Working with a group of staff (for example, foremen and members of theOHS Consultative Committee), use the Sample Plant-Wide RCS outlinedin Section 4 and:• List which hazards you have in your plant• Assess the level of risk associated with these hazards in your plant

if there were NO controls in place ie the ‘Initial Risk Rating’• List the types of controls you currently have in place. To help you list

ALL the controls you have, use:o the examples from the Sample RCS in either the ‘Current

Controls’ or the ‘Additional Controls Required/Action To BeTaken’ section

o documents listed in Sections 2 and 5 (especially useful as a‘Best Practice Model’ to compare your performance against, isAppendix 3 from the Australian Meat Industry OHS ReferenceGuide)

• Based on the controls you currently have in place, assess theremaining level of risk for hazards in your plant ie the ‘Residual RiskRating’. (Note: You should also refer to your injury statistics to giveyou an idea of how well-controlled injuries are – if injuries areoccurring the risk is not well-controlled)

• Transfer all this information onto your own RCS in the appropriatesection (refer to 4.1 for an explanation of the RCS layout).

CONSIDER WHAT ADDITIONAL ACTION YOU COULD TAKE TOFURTHER DECREASE RISKContinuing to consult with a variety of staff, consider other steps youcould take to reduce risk. These ideas can be found through:• Suggestions from staff

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STEP 4:

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

• Reference to documents listed in Sections 2 and 5• Using the Sample RCS outlined in Section 4• Seeking ideas from other plants• Seeking assistance from experts.Do not hesitate to put all ideas down. While actions may not ‘solve’ theproblem (ie eliminate the risk), they may help to reduce some of the risk.Even if they look an expensive or ‘impossible’ idea for the moment, youare working on ideas that will be implemented over many years (re-referto Step 2). However, do not try to get into too much detail at thisstage. Seeking too much information at this stage can mean you delaygetting started on improving the controls for your high priority risks. Oncepriorities are set for improvement, more detailed information will besought (refer to Steps 8, 9 and Section 3).

Transfer this information onto your own RCS in ‘Additional ControlsRequired/Action To Be Taken’.

DETERMINE YOUR PRIORITIES FOR ACTION TO FURTHERDECREASE RISKContinuing to work with a variety of staff, use your own RCS (developedas outlined in Step 7) and:• List the hazards in your plant that still have a ‘Residual Risk Rating’

of 1 or 2. These will generally be the priorities for action.

DETERMINE THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO BETTER CONTROL OHSRISKContinuing to work with a variety of staff and the list developed in Step 8:• Review the possible control options listed in ‘Additional Controls

Required/Action To Be Taken’ section for hazards with a high‘Residual Risk Rating’ (ie ‘1’ or ‘2’)

• Decide on the actions to be taken to better control risk. You will needto consider the impact of actions on the ‘Residual Risk Rating’ (referto Section 3.3). Some actions will be straightforward, for example“Supervisors to ensure all workers wear the stated PPE for theallocated tasks”. Others will require research to investigate the bestoptions available. Properly researching the options is especiallycritical if you are to spend a considerable amount of money and/ormake considerable changes to processes so that valuable resourcesare not wasted on implementing less than optimal controls and/orcreate additional risks. Documents referred to in Sections 2 and 5under specific headings will form the basis for this research

• Determine who is responsible for implementing the action and thetimeframe for completion (Note: some timeframes will be short, forexample, “Replace signs” but many will require longer timeframes forexample, “Increase rotation of workers on legging operations”

• Record the actions to be taken in an appropriate document so thatmanagement can review progress. This document will also includethe ‘Responsible Person’ and the ‘Due Completion Date’. A sampledocument is outlined as Appendix 2.

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STEP 8:

STEP 9:

REVIEW THE IMPACT OF THE CONTROLS IMPLEMENTEDContinue to work with staff to review the additional controls implementedin Step 9. If:• The risk has reduced, update the ‘Residual Risk Rating’ and the

‘Current Controls’ sections of the RCS• The situation has improved but there is no reduction in risk rating,

decide on additional options to be taken to reduce risk• There has been no reduction in risk rating, consider why this has

occurred and then decide on what action needs to be taken toreduce risk.

CONSIDER SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES FOR OHS RISKMANAGEMENTRefer to Sections 6 and 7 to ensure consideration is given to howchanges to risk control strategies are implemented and on the impact ofother programs.

MONITOR TO ENSURE THE CONTROLS CONTINUE TO BEIMPLEMENTEDMonitor to ensure all controls are being consistently implemented (refer toSection 6).

CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT CONTROLS FOR OTHER RISKSContinue to reduce risk by implementing Steps 8-12 for risks in specificparts of the plant and/or plant-wide medium priority risks.

EVALUATE THE OHS RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMEvaluate the impact across the plant of the actions you have taken bydoing a review of the changes made and how they have impacted on:• The ‘Residual Risk Rating’• Injury rates and severity• Staff satisfaction with the program.

This should be undertaken on a six-monthly or an annual basis.

CONTINUE WITH RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMThe management of OHS risk is an on-going activity. This can be due to:• The number of risks that need to be managed• Research findings changing risk severity or controls required • Changes in technology and techniques• Changes in business focus.Therefore, you will need to continue to reduce risk by implementing Steps8-14. It is therefore important that your OHS activities are programmed intoyour overall business plans for the company into the foreseeable future.

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STEP 10:

STEP 11:

STEP 12:

STEP 13:

STEP 14:

STEP 15:

Core NSW Legislation/Guidance – Available through WorkCover NSW*

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW)

Summary of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) (100.1)**

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 (NSW) with MarginNotes (108)

Summary of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001(NSW) (106)

WorkCover NSW - Code of Practice for OHS Consultation (2001)(+ Chapter 3 of OHS Regulation) (311)

WorkCover NSW - Code of Practice for Risk Assessment (2001) (963)

WorkCover NSW - Risk Management at Work Guide (2001) (425)

WorkCover NSW - Code of Practice for Technical Guidance (2001)(962) – provides list of Approved documents for such activities asBoilers, Lifting Gear. The most relevant of these have also beenincorporated in Section 5.

Other Key Documents to Have on Hand – Available through MLA*

Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (OHSRG) AustralianMeat Industry (2002) – AMPC/MLA

* Refer to Appendix 3 of this document for details on where and how to access documents** Numbers in bold in the ‘NSW Legislation and WorkCover NSW Resources’ section of the tablerefers to the number of the publication in the WorkCover Publications Catalogue (available on theWorkCover website) (This number was chosen as even though the number may not always reflectthe document number given to publications downloaded from the web-site, it is a morecomprehensive list of documents available from WorkCover than are on the website).

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SECTION 2:Key DocumentsRecommended

for Use withthe Guide

3.1 OVERVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS Refer also to the “Risk Management at Work Guide” from WorkCover NSW (Section 2).There are three main stages in the Risk Management (RM) Process. They are:• Identify the Hazards• Assess the Level of Risk for Hazards• Control the RisksThese stages are described below.

An additional critical step in the process involves monitoring and evaluating theimpact of the risk controls put in place and is discussed in various parts of theguide, particularly Steps 12-14 in Section 1.

3.2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE HAZARDSThe meat industry includes many different types of hazards and most people in theindustry will be aware of many of these.They can generally be summarised as covering:• Biological eg Q-Fever, Plant allergies, Legionella, Hepatitis• Environment eg noise, light, heat, cold• Physical eg slips/trips/falls• Chemical eg poisons, gases, dust• Ergonomic eg manual handling, repetitive tasks, vibration• Mechanical eg crush, cuts • Electrical• Radiation eg UV exposure• Psychological.

However, industry knowledge is not enough to be able to identify all hazards and/or thepotential risk for these activities. One of the reasons for this is that, in any industry, webecome at ease with the risks we see and experience every day.Therefore, we needto use a number of different methods to identify hazards around us.This can include:• Reviewing what the legislation requires – particularly Chapters 4-8 of the OHS

Regulation (also refer to Section 5 for more information on specific hazards) • Consultation with employees who do the job and/or their representatives • Analysis of workplace injury/illness records • Inspecting the workplace – especially useful if this is done by someone

who does not work in this area all the time and/or by asking questions thatbegin with “What if ….”

• Listening to what workers complain about most • Findings of a formal safety audit• Reading information that has been supplied with equipment (manufacturers

manual) or chemicals (Material Safety Data Sheets - MSDS)• Reviewing maintenance requests to see what is regularly requiring repair/attention• Reviewing accident/incident investigations• Talking to other processors• Seeking advice from experts.

3.3 ASSESSING RISK – A 2-STAGE APPROACHOnce hazards have been identified, each needs to be assessed to determinethe level of risk associated with each activity. This helps to determine prioritiesfor action. This is usually done in 2 stages:• Initial brief ‘snapshot’ assessment of all hazards to determine level of risk.

This is a way of determining initial priorities.• More detailed assessments are then conducted on the high priority risks

and action taken to decrease risks associated with these activities.This approach is especially useful in the meat processing industry because ofthe complexity of the industry and the number of hazards present.

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SECTION 3:Overview of

OHS RiskManagement

INITIAL RISK ASSESSMENTTo obtain an initial ‘snapshot’ of the workplace risks, assess eachidentified risk using Hazpak Risk Assessment Matrix below. Record thisinitial assessment on the Risk Control Summary (refer to Section 4).Once this is recorded, based on the level of risk, you can begin to setpriorities to conduct more detailed Risk Assessments (RA) as required.

HAZPAK Risk Assessment Matrix*

*Hazpak - WorkCover NSW

MORE DETAILED RISK ASSESSMENTTo conduct a more detailed Risk Assessment, the following stepsare followedObtain more detailed information on identified hazards (refer to Sections2 and 5)Assess/evaluate risk. This may require use of specialist forms and/ordocuments and/or expert assistance (refer again to Sections 2 and 5)Consider controls already in placeDetermine level of remaining riskDetermine additional actions requiredDocument assessment and inform those affected.

3.4 ELIMINATING OR CONTROLLING RISKOnce hazards have been identified and the level of risk assessed, stepsmust be taken to try to eliminate or minimise the level of risk associatedwith the task. In OHS there is a well-established set of steps for managingrisks. These steps (known as the hierarchy of control) range from the mosteffective to the least effective methods for managing risk. Therefore, everyeffort should be made to use the first of these methods. In practice though,many risk control measures will require a combination of approaches.

i) Elimination: In this case the hazard or risk is eliminated bychanging/stopping the process entirely. For example a conveyor is putin place to eliminate the need for lifting and carrying of boxes in onepart of the operation.

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How Likely is it toHurt Someone? (IfNO controls in place)

Very likely – couldhappen regularly

Likely – couldhappen occasionally

Unlikely – couldhappen, but only rarely

Very unlikely –could happen, butprobably never will

Kill or CausePermanent

Disability or IllHealth

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Cause Long TermIllness or Serious

Injury

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Medical Attentionand/or SeveralDays Off Work

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First Aid Only

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How SEVERELY Could it Hurt Someone?

STAGE 1:

STAGE 2:

ii) Substitution: The hazard is replaced by a process or material thatpresents a lower risk. For example, a chemical is replaced with anotherchemical that has fewer health effects.

iii) Engineering controls: This method of risk reduction involvesengineering changes that effectively isolate or reduce the hazard. Forexample, enclosing noisy machines, use of local exhaust ventilationand machine guards. This type of control is effective as long as it ismaintained in good working order.

iv) Administrative controls: These controls rely on developing safeprocedures and work methods. Examples of administrative controlsinclude developing safe work method statements, training staff,issuing permits to work and certificates of competency. Thesemethods of risk control depend on human behaviour for their successand hence are less reliable than other methods.

v) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): PPE is worn as a barrierbetween the person and the hazard. To be effective PPE needs to beproperly chosen, maintained and used. PPE is the least effectivecontrol measure because it depends on skill in selection and on theknowledge and behaviour of the individual worker.

3.5 ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN ASSESSING RISK ANDIMPLEMENTING CONTROLS

Determining risk and implementing controls can often be a complicatedactivity. However, some basics to remember include:• The higher up the hierarchy the controls you implement are, the

more you have reduced the risk (refer to Case Studies below)• Controls can be implemented in a staged approach over a period of

time• Even if the control comes from the lower levels of the hierarchy,

small changes to each task can make a significant difference to theoverall risk rating across the plant

• Implementing one control may raise other hazards and these alsoneed to be managed (refer to Case Studies).

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3.6 Cases to Demonstrate Aspects of Assessing and Controlling Risk

Case Study 1: Skin Removal

Task: Using non-powered knife to remove skin from beast

Risks: A - Risk of cuts from knife – Initial Risk Rating = 1B - Risk of manual handling and ergonomic injury – Initial Risk Rating = 1

BestControl

Leastpreferablecontrol

PreferredControlOption

Eliminate –design control

Substitute –design control

Administrativecontrol

Administrativecontrol

Provide PPE

Type ofControl

Install a hide-puller

Use a poweredwhizzard knife

Institute jobrotation

Train staff in safeuse of knivesand in manualhandling

Providegloves/aprons

Control

Control risk of falling downhide chutesConsider how to managerisks associated with poor-condition-beasts pulling apart and fallingConsider how to managerisks associated with working at heightEnsure workers hands cannot be caught in pullingmechanism/motion

Severity of cuts potentiallygreater ensure all usersfully trained in usePotential ergonomic risk fromvibration and poor handledesign assess knife design

Ensure staff have sufficient skillsto safely do all tasks allocatedEnsure staff rotate to tasksthat use different parts of thebody/different movements

Ensure staff are competent in the skills taughtSupervisors to ensure stafffollow safe procedures

Generally only deals with cuts andmay add additional manualhandling risks when grasping hideConsider effect of heat due to wearing additional PPEEnsure PPE chosen isappropriate to taskSupervisors to ensure staffwear prescribed PPE

Other issues to considerwith this control

A – 2B – 3

A – 2B – 3

A – 1B – 2

A – 2B – 1-2

A – 2B – 1

ResidualRisk Rating

(if all raised issuesin previous column

dealt with)

Case Study 1: Skin Removal Situation 1

Case Study 1: Skin Removal Situation 2

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Task: Sticking Beast: Situation 1

Risks*: A - Risk of being kicked by animal – Initial Risk Rating = 1B - Risk of manual handling and ergonomic injury – Initial Risk Rating = 1C - Risk of crush from escaped animal – Initial Risk Rating = 1D - Risk of electrocution from immobiliser – Initial Risk Rating = 1

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Case Study 2: Beef Stickhole

The following case study contrasts two situations and compares the risk ratings for thevarious set-ups. It also highlights issues that need to be dealt with if changes are to be made.

BestControl

Eliminate/Substitute – designcontrol

Adminis-trativecontrols

PreferredControlOption

Type ofControl

Control

A Immobiliser installed anddesigned to be used by 2operators + sufficient space foroperators to stand back andobserve animal behaviour whenloweredB Raised knocking box and cradleto minimise bending and reachingfor sticking, roding and immobilising C Cradle design decreaseschances of beast getting offcradle

Escape door in stickhole andgate to stop entering main floor.

D Immobiliser not closed circuit(2 operators) and low amps

A Correct stunning procedureused (as per QA SOP)

Mirror provided so stunnercan view sticker to ensureready for beastVisible signal so stickhole awarebeast about to be loweredImmobiliser used by 2operators distance from legsEnsure immobiliser used onevery beast

B Staff trained in safe correctroding procedure and in manualhandling

Job rotation institutedC Staff trained in procedure forescaped animal including drillsto ensure all familiar with use ofescape door and gate

B Consider impacton otherworkstationsC Ensure door easyto operate and inmost appropriate spot

D Ensure immobilisercannot be operatedby single operator

Ensure staff arecompetent in theskills taughtSupervisors toensure staff followsafe procedures Ensure staff havesufficient skills tosafely do all tasksallocated

A – 2B – 3C – 2D – 6

A – 1B – 2C – 2D – 6

Other issues toconsider with this

control

ResidualRisk Rating

(if all raisedissues in

previous columndealt with)

* Personnel should be aware that this table only addresses some of the hazards in thestickhole. Others not addressed include use of knife, risk from swinging beast onceshackled and risks associated with slippery floor.

Case Study 2: Stickhole - Situation 1

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Leastpreferablecontrol

ProvidePPE

A – Nil (could provide hard hat,face mask)N/A for other risks

Consider heat effectof wearing hard hatin stickhole

A – 1 (2 ifprovided)B, C, D –No effect

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* Personnel should be aware that this table only addresses some of the hazards in thestickhole. Others not addressed include use of knife, risk from swinging beast onceshackled and risks associated with slippery floor.

Case Study 2: Beef Stickhole - Situation 2

Task: Sticking Beast: Situation 2

Risks*: A - Risk of being kicked by animal – Initial Risk Rating = 1B - Risk of manual handling and ergonomic injury – Initial Risk Rating = 1C - Risk of crush from escaped animal – Initial Risk Rating = 1

BestControl

Leastpreferablecontrol

Eliminate/Substitute – designcontrol

Adminis-trativecontrols

ProvidePPE

PreferredControlOption

Type ofControl

Control

A Sufficient space for operatorsto stand back and observeanimal behaviour when loweredB NilC Escape door in stickhole

A Correct stunning procedureused (as per QA SOP)B Staff trained in safe correctroding procedure and in manualhandlingSome job rotationC Staff trained in procedure forescaped animal including drillsto ensure all familiar with use ofescape door

A Provide hard hat for potentialkicks to headN/A for other risks

Ensure staff arecompetent in theskills taughtSupervisors toensure staff followsafe procedures Ensure staff havesufficient skills tosafely do all tasksallocated

Consider heat effectof wearing hard hatin stickhole

A – 1B – 1C – 1-2

A – 1B – 1-2C – 2

A – 2B, C – Noeffect

Other issues toconsider with this

control

ResidualRisk Rating

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Case Study 3: Manual Handling

Case Study 3: T-Bone Bagging

BestControl

Leastpreferablecontrol

Eliminate/Substitute – designcontrol

Adminis-trativecontrols

ProvidePPE

PreferredControlOption

Type ofControl

Control

New feed design reduces riskby:- eliminating the need to lift meatand place in bag- minimising twisting

Staff trained in manual handlingtechniquesJob rotation

Gloves to assist with gripping toreduce upper body strain

Check ‘catch’ pointson beltEnsure work heightis suitable for allpeople

Ensure staff arecompetent in theskills taughtSupervisors to ensurestaff follow manualhandling procedures Ensure staff havesufficient skills tosafely do all tasksallocated

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1-2

Other issues toconsider with this

control

ResidualRisk Rating

(if all raisedissues in

previous columndealt with)

Task: Placing T-Bone Pieces into Bags for Cryovacing

Risks: Risk of manual handling and ergonomic injury – Initial Risk Rating = 1

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M p

roce

ss in

the

mea

t in

dust

ry,

it is

use

ful t

o ha

ve a

fra

mew

ork

and

som

e ex

ampl

es t

o re

fer

to.S

ectio

n4

prov

ides

you

with

:•

A u

sefu

l fra

mew

ork/

tool

for

reco

rdin

g, in

a s

ucci

nct

way

, th

e la

rge

amou

nt o

f in

form

atio

n th

at t

he in

itial

ris

k re

view

will

gen

erat

e.T

his

tool

is c

alle

d a

Ris

k C

ontr

ol S

umm

ary

(RC

S)

•A

n ov

ervi

ew o

f th

e ty

pes

of h

azar

ds in

the

mea

t pr

oces

sing

indu

stry

•T

he le

vel o

f ris

k as

soci

ated

with

the

se h

azar

ds•

Var

ious

met

hods

tha

t pl

ants

in N

SW

hav

e fo

und

to c

ontr

ol t

hese

ris

k.

Onc

e yo

u ha

ve r

ead

this

info

rmat

ion

you

will

be

able

to

use

this

as

a ba

sis

for

revi

ewin

g th

e m

anag

emen

t of

ris

k in

you

r ow

n pl

ant.

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f R

isk

Co

ntr

ol S

um

mar

y To

ol

The

RC

S s

umm

ariz

es t

he m

ajor

asp

ects

of

the

OH

S r

isk

man

agem

ent

prog

ram

.OH

S R

CS

are

dev

elop

ed fo

r th

e or

gani

satio

n as

aw

hole

and

for

each

flo

or/s

ectio

n.

Bec

ause

pos

sibl

e co

ntro

ls a

re s

umm

aris

ed o

n on

e do

cum

ent,

the

orga

nisa

tion

can

mor

e re

adily

dec

ide

on p

riorit

ies

for

actio

n.P

riorit

ies

are

set

by:

-R

evie

win

g C

urre

nt R

esid

ual R

isk

- to

det

erm

ine

whe

re t

he m

ost

risk

still

exi

sts

-C

onsi

derin

g th

e P

ossi

ble

Res

idua

l Ris

k –

to d

eter

min

e w

here

and

how

ris

k ca

n be

fur

ther

red

uced

-

Ass

essi

ng w

here

the

gre

ates

t ris

k re

duct

ion

can

be g

aine

d –

cons

ider

ing

the

leve

l of

risk

and

the

reso

urce

s av

aila

ble.

Als

o in

the

ris

k co

ntro

l sum

mar

y at

the

end

of

the

docu

men

t ar

e:•

The

OH

S t

rain

ing

need

s fo

r st

aff

in t

hat

area

to

man

age

the

part

icul

ar r

isks

(ne

ar e

nd o

f R

CS

) re

fer

to p

age

31•

The

mat

rix u

sed

to a

sses

s th

e le

vel o

f ris

k (a

t en

d of

the

RC

S)

refe

r to

pag

e 31

.

20

Th

e O

HS

RC

S o

utl

ines

:1.

Wh

o is

in c

har

ge

of

OH

S in

th

e ar

ea (

Man

ager

/su

per

viso

r)2.

Th

e n

um

ber

of

the

RC

S –

fo

r re

cord

kee

pin

g a

nd

ref

eren

ce3.

Th

e co

nsu

ltat

ion

un

der

take

n o

n t

he

OH

S h

azar

ds

for

each

are

a (D

evel

op

ed w

ith

inp

ut

fro

m)

4.R

evis

ion

sta

tus

– as

RC

S g

ets

up

dat

ed/r

evie

wed

th

is w

ill a

ssis

t w

ith

en

suri

ng

hav

e la

test

ver

sio

n o

f th

e R

CS

5.T

he

sect

ion

of

the

pla

nt

to w

hic

h t

he

haz

ard

ap

plie

s6.

Th

e d

escr

ipti

on

of

the

haz

ard

7.T

he

leve

l of

risk

ass

oci

ated

wit

h t

hat

haz

ard

8.T

he

curr

ent

con

tro

ls in

pla

ce t

o m

anag

e th

is h

azar

d9.

Th

e le

vel o

f re

sid

ual

ris

k w

ith

th

ese

con

tro

ls in

pla

ce (

the

Cu

rren

t R

esid

ual

Ris

k)10

.H

ow

lon

g t

ho

se c

on

tro

ls h

ave

bee

n in

pla

ce11

.A

su

mm

ary

of

add

itio

nal

co

ntr

ols

th

at c

ou

ld b

e p

ut

in p

lace

to

bet

ter

man

age

the

risk

s as

soci

ated

wit

h t

he

haz

ard

12.

Th

e le

vel o

f re

sid

ual

ris

k if

th

ese

wer

e im

ple

men

ted

(th

e P

oss

ible

Res

idu

al R

isk)

21

Dat

eM

anag

er/S

up

ervi

sor

Sig

ned

No

R

CS

??

Dev

elo

ped

wit

h in

pu

t fr

om

??,

Pla

nt M

anag

er;?

?, H

R M

anag

er;O

HS

Com

mitt

ee

Rev

isio

n

Co

des

OH

S =

Occ

upat

iona

l Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

yR

CS

= R

isk

Con

trol

Sum

mar

ies

RA

= R

isk

Ass

essm

ent

IM =

Inj

ury

Man

agem

ent

WI

= W

ork

Inst

ruct

ion

P

PE

= P

erso

nal P

rote

ctiv

e E

quip

men

t

OO

S =

Occ

upat

iona

l Ove

ruse

Syn

drom

e

P =

Pro

cedu

re

F

= F

orm

Rat

ing

bas

ed o

n W

ork

Cov

er N

SW

Haz

pak

rat

ing

mat

rix

– re

fer

to e

nd

of

do

cum

ent

*

= T

his

ratin

g as

sess

es h

ow b

ig t

he r

isk

coul

d be

if t

here

wer

e N

O c

ontr

ols

in p

lace

** =

Thi

s is

the

res

idua

l rat

ing

of r

isk

ie h

ow r

isky

is it

if a

ll th

e co

ntro

ls a

re im

plem

ente

d as

sta

ted

Loca

tion/

Pla

nt/

Task

Haz

ard

/sIn

itia

lR

isk

Rat

ing

*

Dat

eIm

ple

m-

ente

d/

Up

dat

ed

Res

idu

alR

isk

Rat

ing

**

Co

ntr

ol M

easu

res

Incl

ud

e re

fere

nce

s to

oth

er d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as

wo

rk in

stru

ctio

ns,

pla

ns

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls• • • • A

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

• • •

22

4.2

Sam

ple

Pla

nt-

Wid

e R

isk

Co

ntr

ol S

um

mar

y

Loca

tion/

Pla

nt/

Task

Pla

nt-

wid

eG

ener

alO

HS

Ris

ks

Haz

ard

/sIn

itia

lR

isk

Rat

ing

*

Dat

eIm

ple

m-

ente

d/

Up

dat

ed

Res

idu

alR

isk

Rat

ing

**

Co

ntr

ol M

easu

res

Incl

ud

e re

fere

nce

s to

oth

er d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as

wo

rk in

stru

ctio

ns,

pla

ns

1D

ec 0

2

Jan

03

Var

ious

Var

ious

depe

ndin

gon

tas

k

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

OH

S R

espo

nsib

ilitie

s un

ders

tood

by

all (

refe

r to

OH

S P

olic

y (P

01)

, jo

bde

scrip

tions

, WI

and

OH

S P

roce

dure

s)•

Sys

tem

in p

lace

to

repo

rt,

asse

ss a

nd p

riorit

ise

risks

(re

fer

to O

HS

Act

ion

Log

(F 2

2),

risk

asse

ssm

ents

(F

04)

and

con

sulta

tion

foru

ms)

•N

umer

ous

stra

tegi

es t

o co

ntro

l ris

ks in

pla

ce (

refe

r to

RC

S, W

I an

dO

HS

Pro

cedu

res)

•Tr

aini

ng fo

r al

l sta

ff in

ris

ks a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith t

asks

(R

efer

to

Pla

nt-W

ide

Indu

ctio

n P

rogr

am (

P 0

3) a

nd t

rain

ing

prog

ram

incl

udin

g on

-the

-job

asse

ssm

ent

and

WI)

•C

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith s

taff

on O

HS

issu

es t

hrou

gh T

oolb

ox m

eetin

gs,

OH

SC

onsu

ltatio

n C

omm

ittee

and

ris

k as

sess

men

ts•

IM in

clud

ing

Firs

t A

id a

nd r

ehab

ilita

tion

to m

inim

ise

impa

ct o

f an

y in

jury

(ref

er t

o IM

Pol

icy

- P

02

and

IM P

rogr

am a

nd P

roce

dure

s –

P05

)•

Site

saf

ety

rule

s in

pla

ce –

ref

er t

o E

mpl

oyee

Inf

orm

atio

n H

andb

ook,

•

Reg

ular

insp

ectio

n pr

ogra

m (

P14

)

Ad

dit

ion

al C

on

tro

ls R

equ

ired

/Act

ion

To

Be

Take

n•

Ref

er t

o R

CS

and

OH

S A

ctio

n Lo

g (F

22)

Dat

eM

anag

er/S

up

ervi

sor

Sig

ned

No

RC

S 0

1

Dev

elo

ped

wit

h in

pu

t fr

om

??,

Pla

nt M

anag

er;?

?, H

R M

anag

er;O

HS

Com

mitt

ee;J

enny

Bar

ron,

OH

S C

onsu

ltant

, P

WS

Rev

isio

n1

Co

des

OH

S =

Occ

upat

iona

l Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y

RC

S =

Ris

k C

ontr

ol S

umm

arie

s

R

A =

Ris

k A

sses

smen

t

I

M =

Inj

ury

Man

agem

ent

WI

= W

ork

Inst

ruct

ion

P

PE

= P

erso

nal P

rote

ctiv

e E

quip

men

t

OO

S =

Occ

upat

iona

l Ove

ruse

Syn

drom

e

P =

Pro

cedu

re

F

= F

orm

Rat

ing

bas

ed o

n W

ork

Cov

er N

SW

Haz

pak

rat

ing

mat

rix

– re

fer

to e

nd

of

do

cum

ent

*

= T

his

ratin

g as

sess

es h

ow b

ig t

he r

isk

coul

d be

if t

here

wer

e N

O c

ontr

ols

in p

lace

** =

Thi

s is

the

res

idua

l rat

ing

of r

isk

ie h

ow r

isky

is it

if a

ll th

e co

ntro

ls a

re im

plem

ente

d as

sta

ted

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

ask

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

in

str

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

lR

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

24 h

our

security

serv

ice e

nsure

s a

ccess t

o p

lant

restr

icte

d w

ith a

ppro

priate

sig

nage a

nd s

ign-in p

rocedure

s

A

ll new

em

plo

yees p

art

icip

ate

in Q

-Fever

vaccin

ation p

rogra

m (

refe

r to

Pro

cedure

P06)

C

ontr

acto

rs a

re inducte

d a

nd a

ll contr

acto

rs w

ho w

ork

on p

lant

are

vaccin

ate

dand m

ost

of

oth

er

contr

acto

rs (

eg d

rivers

) are

vaccin

ate

d

V

isitors

are

pro

vid

ed w

ith info

rmation r

e r

isks a

nd a

re e

ncoura

ged t

o h

ave

vaccin

ation.

Oth

erw

ise s

ign a

‘w

aiv

er’

acknow

ledgin

g r

isks t

hey a

re t

akin

g

P

rocedure

s in p

lace t

o d

ecre

ase r

isks t

o v

isitors

who a

re n

ot

vaccin

ate

d (

eg

we

ar

resp

ira

tor

if in

hig

h r

isk a

rea

s)

3P

lant-

wid

e(C

ont’d)

Q-F

ever

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

aken

S

trength

en S

ecurity

pro

cedure

s (

P10)

to d

ecre

ase r

isk o

f vis

itors

ente

ring p

lant

without

bein

g a

ssessed

E

nsure

all

contr

acto

rs a

nd r

egula

r vis

itors

are

vaccin

ate

d

3

23

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

ask

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

in

str

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

l R

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

F

ire f

ighting e

quip

ment

in p

lace a

nd m

ain

tain

ed

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t in

duction

S

ignage r

e e

merg

ency e

xits a

nd a

ssem

bly

poin

ts a

nd e

merg

ency p

rocedure

sposte

d

R

estr

icte

d a

ccess a

reas

D

esig

nate

d s

mokin

g a

reas

F

ire w

ard

en t

rain

ing c

onducte

d

R

esponsib

le s

taff t

rain

ed in s

afe

handlin

g o

f chem

ical/gas

R

egula

r m

ain

tenance/c

hecks o

f D

angero

us G

oods/H

azard

ous S

ubsta

nces

sto

rage f

acili

ties

D

aily

checkin

g o

f in

tegrity

of

wall

panelli

ng a

nd c

urr

ently r

evie

win

g p

anelli

ng

with v

iew

to r

epla

cin

g w

ith less f

lam

mable

mate

rial

C

old

and h

ot

work

perm

its c

om

ple

ted

1-2

Pla

nt-

wid

e(C

ont’d)

Ris

ks f

rom

Em

erg

en

cie

sin

clu

din

g f

ire,

chem

ical/gas

sp

ill,

bo

mb

thre

at

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

aken

In

sta

ll ala

rm s

yste

m

In

sta

ll fire

dete

ction s

yste

ms

E

merg

ency p

rocedure

s t

o b

e u

pdate

d

D

ocum

ent

tool-box m

eetings w

here

tra

inin

g in e

merg

ency p

rocedure

s

In

vestigate

am

monia

leak a

larm

syste

m

R

egula

r drills

to b

e c

onducte

d

E

valu

ate

drills

(and a

ny e

merg

encie

s)

im

pro

ve p

rocedure

s

R

evie

w e

merg

ency e

xits/lig

hts

/sig

ns

B

undin

g o

f die

sel sto

re

R

efe

r to

specific

additio

nal pla

nned c

ontr

ols

in O

HS

Action L

og (

F 2

1)

and in

Main

tenance R

CS

2-3

24

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

ask

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

in

str

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

lR

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

N

um

ero

us s

trate

gie

s t

o c

ontr

ols

manual handlin

g r

isks in p

lace (

refe

r to

Work

Instr

uctions a

nd O

HS

Pro

cedure

s)

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t in

duction a

nd r

ein

forc

ed t

hro

ugh t

ool-box m

eetings a

nd

in t

rain

ing p

rogra

m

R

ota

tio

n o

f w

ork

ers

/ta

sks in

so

me

are

as

S

om

e s

taff d

o e

xerc

ises/s

tretc

hes

D

aily

revie

w o

f w

ork

ers

with initia

l sym

pto

ms o

f O

OS

by R

TW

Coord

inato

r

O

nsite r

em

edia

l m

assage a

vaila

ble

1/w

eek

R

egula

r m

ain

tenance p

rogra

m t

o e

nsure

safe

equip

ment

opera

tion

1-2

Man

ual

Han

dlin

g a

nd

Occu

pati

on

al

Overu

se

Syn

dro

me

(OO

S)

inju

ryfr

om

wid

e-

variety

of

tasks

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

aken

In

cre

ased s

uperv

isio

n t

o e

nsure

appro

priate

pro

cedure

s f

ollo

wed

E

nsure

docum

ent

tool-box m

eetings w

here

tra

inin

g c

onducte

d

In

vestigate

rota

tion p

rogra

m in a

ll are

as

F

orm

alis

e a

nd e

xte

nd w

arm

-up/s

tretc

h e

xerc

ise p

rogra

m

R

efe

r to

specific

additio

nal pla

nned c

ontr

ols

in d

epart

ment

RC

S a

nd in O

HS

Action L

og (

F 2

1)

2-4

25

Loca

tion/

Pla

nt/

Task

Haz

ard

/sIn

itia

lR

isk

Rat

ing

*

Dat

eIm

ple

m-

ente

d/

Up

dat

ed

Res

idu

alR

isk

Rat

ing

**

Co

ntr

ol M

easu

res

Incl

ud

e re

fere

nce

s to

oth

er d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as

wo

rk in

stru

ctio

ns,

pla

ns

1 1

1-2 2 1-2

2-3

Pla

nt-w

ide

(Con

t'd)

Ris

k of

cu

ts a

nd

occ

up

atio

nal

ov

eru

se s

ynd

rom

efr

om u

se o

f kn

ife

Ris

k of

slip

s,tr

ips

and

fal

ls

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

Bas

ic t

rain

ing

give

n at

indu

ctio

n•

Ful

l tra

inin

g on

how

to u

se a

nd s

harp

en k

nife

whe

n st

art t

o us

e kn

ife (

refe

r to

P 1

2 -

Saf

e K

nife

Han

dlin

g P

roce

dure

and

PP

E M

atrix

(F

14)

for

each

are

a)•

Rot

atio

n of

wor

kers

/task

s in

som

e ar

eas

•R

isks

of

cuts

in lo

ad o

ut s

igni

fican

tly r

educ

ed t

hrou

gh u

se o

f di

ffere

ntcu

tting

impl

emen

ts a

nd n

ew p

roce

dure

sA

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

•In

crea

sed

supe

rvis

ion

to e

nsur

e ap

prop

riate

PP

E w

orn

•In

crea

sed

trai

ning

and

mon

itorin

g to

ens

ure

safe

use

•R

A o

n us

ing

knife

-sha

rpen

ing

jig•

RA

on

wea

ring

glov

es w

hen

shar

peni

ng k

nive

s•

RA

on

knife

use

in o

ff-flo

or a

reas

eg

yard

s, m

aint

enan

ce•

RA

re

taki

ng k

nive

s fro

m s

ite (

re r

isks

whe

n tra

velli

ng a

nd to

non

-em

ploy

ees)

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

Non

-slip

coa

ting

on m

ost

floor

are

as (

and

regu

larly

rep

lace

d/re

paire

d -

incl

udin

g sh

ort

term

rep

airs

for

iden

tifie

d ar

eas

in in

terim

) •

Ade

quat

e lig

htin

g in

mos

t ar

eas

•D

esig

nate

d w

alkw

ays,

no

runn

ing

and

rest

ricte

d ac

cess

are

as

•R

isks

exp

lain

ed a

t in

duct

ion

•R

egul

ar p

rogr

am o

f ho

usek

eepi

ng t

o ke

ep f

loor

s an

d pa

ssag

eway

s cl

ear

Ad

dit

ion

al C

on

tro

ls R

equ

ired

/Act

ion

To

Be

Take

n•

Intr

oduc

e re

plac

emen

t/che

ckin

g pr

ogra

m o

f gr

ates

, st

ands

and

wal

kway

s•

Intr

oduc

e re

plac

emen

t/che

ckin

g pr

ogra

m fo

r ru

bber

boo

ts

•R

evie

w li

ghtin

g (in

clud

ing

quan

tity,

typ

e an

d us

e of

ref

lect

ive

strip

s et

c)•

Pro

gram

to

have

non

-slip

coa

ting

on a

ll flo

or a

reas

) r

efer

to

•F

ull R

isk

Ass

essm

ent

of h

igh

prio

rity

risk

area

s

)

OH

S A

ctio

n Lo

g•

Ens

ure

all s

lippe

ry a

reas

hav

e sh

ort

term

rep

airs

/fixe

s•

Incr

ease

d su

perv

isio

n to

ens

ure

appr

opria

te h

ouse

keep

ing

stan

dard

s m

et

26

27

Loca

tion/

Pla

nt/

Task

Haz

ard

/sIn

itia

lR

isk

Rat

ing

*

Dat

eIm

ple

m-

ente

d/

Up

dat

ed

Res

idu

alR

isk

Rat

ing

**

Co

ntr

ol M

easu

res

Incl

ud

e re

fere

nce

s to

oth

er d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as

wo

rk in

stru

ctio

ns,

pla

ns

1 1

2 3 3 4

Pla

nt-w

ide

(Con

t'd)

Ris

k of

hea

rin

g

loss

from

noi

seex

posu

re

Ris

k of

bur

ns,

illne

ss,

expl

osio

nfr

om e

xpos

ure

to h

azar

do

us

sub

stan

ces

(che

mic

als,

ga

ses

etc)

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

Use

of h

earin

g pr

otec

tion

- va

riety

of t

ypes

ava

ilabl

e an

d w

arni

ng s

igns

pos

ted

•B

asic

tra

inin

g gi

ven

at in

duct

ion

•R

egul

ar t

estin

g of

noi

se le

vels

(6-

mon

thly

)A

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

•In

crea

sed

trai

ning

to e

nsur

e he

arin

g pr

otec

tion

corr

ectly

wor

n an

d ca

red

for

•R

egul

ar h

earin

g te

stin

g to

be

cond

ucte

d -

incl

udin

g pr

e-pl

acem

ent a

nd a

t exi

t•

Noi

se r

isks

to

be c

onsi

dere

d w

ith a

ll ne

w p

urch

ases

/des

igns

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

All

chem

ical

s as

sess

ed p

rior

to c

omin

g on

site

•M

ost

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

on

site

are

on

the

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

regi

ster

and

Mat

eria

l Saf

ety

Dat

a S

heet

s (M

SD

S)

are

avai

labl

e at

site

s of

use

•B

asic

tra

inin

g gi

ven

at in

duct

ion

and

rein

forc

ed a

t to

olbo

x m

eetin

gs•

Add

ition

al tr

aini

ng g

iven

to c

lean

ing

staf

f and

to m

aint

enan

ce s

taff

(eg

use

ofsp

ecifi

c ch

emic

als,

Con

fined

Spa

ces

trai

ning

, Chl

orin

e an

d A

mm

onia

Saf

ety)

•D

ange

rous

goo

ds li

cenc

e up

-to-

date

and

saf

e st

ore

on s

ite•

App

ropr

iate

PP

E p

rovi

ded

and

wor

n•

Som

e em

erge

ncy

show

ers

and

eye-

was

h in

pla

ceA

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

•E

nsur

e al

l sub

stan

ces

(eg

pain

ts)

are

asse

ssed

prio

r to

com

ing

on s

ite -

ensu

re u

se S

afe

Pur

chas

ing

and

Des

ign

Pro

cedu

re•

Iden

tific

atio

n of

all

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

on

site

and

add

to

haza

rdou

ssu

bsta

nces

reg

iste

r an

d en

sure

hav

e M

SD

S o

n al

l•

RA

re

use

of s

ubst

ance

s on

site

- s

tart

ing

with

cle

anin

g ch

emic

als

- to

dete

rmin

e if

risk

can

be r

educ

ed a

nd/o

r if

curr

ent

cont

rols

are

ade

quat

e•

Pro

vide

add

ition

al t

rain

ing

to m

aint

enan

ce s

taff

on C

hlor

ine,

CO

2 an

dA

mm

onia

Saf

ety

•R

evie

w o

f ch

lorin

e st

orag

e an

d ha

ndlin

g pr

oces

ses

•R

evie

w a

dequ

acy

and

oper

atio

n of

em

erge

ncy

show

ers

etc

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

ask

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

in

str

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

l R

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

A

llerg

ies a

ssessed w

hen e

mplo

yed

pla

cem

ent

into

appro

priate

jobs

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t in

duction

A

dditio

nal tr

ain

ing g

iven t

o t

hose h

and

ling c

hem

icals

and c

onsta

ntly u

sin

g h

ot

wate

r

G

loves w

orn

by m

ost

sta

ff d

ealin

g w

ith p

ote

ntial risk

P

roactive/e

arly m

anagem

ent

of

all

derm

atitis c

ases

A

dequate

facili

ties f

or

hygie

ne a

nd s

kin

care

inclu

din

g b

arr

ier

cre

am

R

egula

r in

spection o

f air-c

onditio

nin

g w

ate

r to

wers

/vents

etc

(R

efe

r to

OH

SIn

spection S

chedule

P09)

5R

isk o

fd

erm

ati

tis

an

d i

nfe

cti

on

fro

m p

oo

rhygie

ne

sta

ndard

s

2

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

ake

n

N

il

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t in

duction

W

ate

r te

mpera

ture

decre

ased a

fter

pro

duction t

o d

ecre

ase r

isk t

o c

leaners

–and c

hecked p

rior

to c

rew

sta

rtin

g w

ork

R

evie

w o

f P

PE

inte

grity

by s

uperv

isors

A

dditio

nal tr

ain

ing g

iven a

s n

ew

jobs s

tart

ed

P

ers

onal P

rote

ctive E

quip

ment

(eg g

loves,

apro

ns,

boots

) pro

vid

ed a

nd w

orn

2R

isk o

f b

urn

s,

fro

m h

ot

wa

ter

1 o

r 2 –

depend

s o

npla

nt

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

ake

n

R

A r

e s

ele

ction o

f glo

ves a

nd k

nife/e

quip

ment

washes

R

A o

f P

PE

used b

y c

leanin

g c

rew

(inclu

din

g e

nsuring p

ants

worn

over

bo

ots

)

3

28

29

Loca

tion/

Pla

nt/

Task

Haz

ard

/sIn

itia

lR

isk

Rat

ing

*

Dat

eIm

ple

m-

ente

d/

Up

dat

ed

Res

idu

alR

isk

Rat

ing

**

Co

ntr

ol M

easu

res

Incl

ud

e re

fere

nce

s to

oth

er d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as

wo

rk in

stru

ctio

ns,

pla

ns

1 1 1

1-2

2-3 2 3 3 3

Pla

nt-w

ide

(Con

t'd)

Ris

k of

cru

sh,

expl

osio

n,am

puta

tion

from

equ

ipm

ent

and

pla

nt

Ris

k of

cru

sh,

cuts

,fa

lls,

etc

to s

elf

and

othe

rs w

hile

und

erth

e in

fluen

ce o

fd

rug

s an

d a

lco

ho

l

Ris

k du

e to

se

curi

ty

brea

ches

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

Onl

y lic

ense

d, o

r sp

ecifi

cally

tra

ined

, an

d au

thor

ised

per

sonn

el a

re t

oop

erat

e pl

ant

and

equi

pmen

t•

Reg

ular

mai

nten

ance

and

che

ckin

g pr

ogra

m c

ondu

cted

(P

14)

•R

estr

icte

d ac

cess

are

as•

Lock

out

and

dang

er t

ag p

roce

dure

in p

lace

•A

s ap

prop

riate

, st

aff

trai

ned

on h

ow t

o m

aint

ain

thei

r ow

n eq

uipm

ent

(eg

PP

E,

tool

s, k

nive

s)

•A

ppro

pria

te P

PE

pro

vide

d an

d w

orn

•B

asic

tra

inin

g gi

ven

at in

duct

ion

Ad

dit

ion

al C

on

tro

ls R

equ

ired

/Act

ion

To

Be

Take

n•

Dev

elop

pla

nt a

nd e

quip

men

t re

gist

er•

Con

duct

RA

on

plan

t an

d de

velo

p sp

ecifi

c co

ntro

ls in

clud

ing

pers

onne

llic

ense

/trai

ning

req

uire

men

ts (

to in

clud

e co

ntra

ctor

s),

safe

use

and

mai

nten

ance

req

uire

men

ts•

Incr

ease

d su

perv

isio

n an

d tr

aini

ng t

o en

sure

app

ropr

iate

pro

cedu

res

follo

wed

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

Bas

ic t

rain

ing

give

n at

indu

ctio

n hi

ghlig

htin

g co

mpa

ny d

rug

and

alco

hol

polic

y an

d as

soci

ated

req

uire

men

tsA

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

•O

ffer

of E

mpl

oyee

Ass

ista

nce

Pro

gram

s/su

ppor

t to

tho

se w

ishi

ng t

oim

prov

e th

eir

man

agem

ent

of a

ny p

robl

ems

Cu

rren

t C

on

tro

ls•

24 h

our

secu

rity

serv

ice

acce

ss t

o si

te li

mite

d to

aut

horis

ed p

erso

nnel

•

Con

trac

tor

agre

emen

ts o

utlin

e se

curit

y re

quire

men

tsA

dd

itio

nal

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed/A

ctio

n T

o B

e Ta

ken

•ID

to

be w

orn

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

ask

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

in

str

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

l R

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

R

ise-f

all

sta

nds h

ave r

ails

and k

ickboard

s in f

ront

and a

re r

egula

rly m

ain

tain

ed

A

nchor

poin

ts a

dded t

o s

om

e r

oofs

, fa

ll arr

est

syste

ms s

upplie

d a

nd w

ork

ers

train

ed in u

se

W

ork

ing a

t heig

ht

pro

cedure

in p

lace

P

ort

able

ladders

are

regula

rly c

hecked t

o e

nsure

in g

ood c

onditio

n

1-3

(depen

din

g o

nare

a)

Ris

k o

f severe

inju

rie

s f

rom

fall

fro

mh

eig

ht

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

ake

n

C

onduct

RA

on a

ll fixed ladders

(again

st

Austr

alia

n S

tandard

requirem

ents

)

C

onduct

RA

on w

ork

ing a

t heig

ht

activitie

s c

arr

ied o

ut

by c

leanin

g a

nd

main

tenance s

taff

In

vestigate

opera

tors

on p

latform

s >

2 m

etr

es t

o w

ear

harn

esses

C

onduct

RA

on r

em

ain

ing r

oofs

and d

ete

rmin

e m

ost

appro

priate

3

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t in

duction h

ighlig

hting c

om

pany p

olic

y a

nd legis

lation

S

uperv

isors

monitor

2R

isk o

f in

jury

fro

mvio

len

ce/

bu

llyin

g

1-2

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Acti

on

To

Be T

aken

R

evie

w c

urr

ent

pra

ctice a

gain

st

Work

Cover

Code o

f P

ractice

P

urc

hase v

ideo t

o s

how

to s

taff

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30

TrainingNeedsAssessmentBasedonAboveReviewofHazardsandRisks

Hazard

TrainingRequired

ForWhom

How

Often

Urgency

Provided

Sinceor

PlannedFor

Note:Informationfromthistablewillbeusedaspartoftheorganisational-widetrainingneedsassessmentandwillshapealltraining

plans

HAZPAKRiskAssessmentMatrix

HowSeverelyCoulditHurtSomeone?*

HowLikelyisittoHurt

Someone?*

KillorCause

PermanentDisability

orIllHealth

CauseLongTerm

IllnessorSerious

Injury

MedicalAttention

and/or

SeveralDaysOffWork

FirstAidOnly

Verylikely–

couldhappenregularly

11

23

Likely–

couldhappenoccasionally

12

34

Unlikely–

couldhappen,butonlyrarely

23

45

Veryunlikely–

couldhappen,butprobably

neverwill

34

56

*IfNOcontrolsinplace

FromHazpak,WorkCoverNSW

31

4.3

Sa

mp

le E

xtr

ac

ts f

rom

RC

S f

or

Ha

za

rds

in

Va

rio

us

Se

cti

on

s o

f th

e P

lan

t

Ex

tra

ct

fro

m S

am

ple

RC

S -

Lo

ad

Ou

tL

oc

ati

on

/Pla

nt/

Ta

sk

Ha

za

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

instr

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

lR

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t In

duction

R

ota

tion o

f w

ork

ers

/tasks

Pre

-em

plo

ym

ent

scre

enin

g t

o a

ssess f

unctional

capacity

1Load O

ut

Ris

k o

f In

jury

fro

mM

anual H

andlin

g o

fC

arc

asses

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Ac

tio

n T

o B

e T

aken

C

onduct

RA

D

eve

lop

pro

ce

du

res t

o m

inim

ise

manual handlin

g loads

im

ple

ment

with e

ducation

A

dditio

nal tr

ain

ing in M

anual H

andlin

g/E

rgonom

ics

E

nsure

corr

ect

loadin

g/lifting t

echniq

ues a

dopte

d

C

onsid

er

warm

up/s

tretc

h e

xerc

ises

R

evie

w o

f ta

sk r

ota

tion p

rogra

m

E

rgonom

ic a

ssessm

ents

In

vestigate

use o

f new

rolle

r/hook d

esig

n t

o r

educe

push f

orc

es r

equired

W

ork

with t

ransport

com

panie

s o

n long t

erm

solu

tions

to s

tandard

rail

syste

ms

Work

with c

usto

mers

to r

educe s

ize o

f carc

asses (

iedeliv

ers

quart

ers

rath

er

than h

alf)

3

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

A

s p

er

MH

carc

asses

1R

isk o

f In

jury

fro

mM

anual H

andlin

g o

fC

art

ons

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Ac

tio

n T

o B

e T

aken

C

onduct

RA

on a

ll aspects

of

cart

on h

andlin

gpro

cedure

s t

o m

inim

ise r

isk e

g d

ouble

-handlin

g,

loadin

g o

f fr

eezers

and t

rucks

3

32

Ex

tra

ct

fro

m S

am

ple

RC

S -

Cle

an

ing

Lo

ca

tio

n/P

lan

t/T

as

kH

aza

rd/s

Init

ial

Ris

kR

ati

ng

*

Co

ntr

ol

Measu

res

Inclu

de r

efe

ren

ces t

o o

ther

do

cu

men

ts s

uch

as w

ork

instr

ucti

on

s, p

lan

s

Re

sid

ua

lR

isk

Ra

tin

g**

Date

Imp

lem

en

ted

/U

pd

ate

d

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

B

asic

tra

inin

g g

iven a

t In

duction

Superv

isor

checks t

o e

nsure

equip

ment

sw

itched o

ff

1C

lea

nin

gacro

ss p

lant

Ris

k o

f C

rush

In

jury

when c

leanin

gequip

ment

ifaccid

enta

lly t

urn

ed o

n

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Ac

tio

n T

o B

e T

aken

C

onduct

RA

D

evelo

p L

ock O

ut/D

anger

Tag

Pro

cedure

U

pgra

de e

quip

ment

with lock o

ut

equip

ment

T

rain

sta

ff o

n p

rocedure

for

pla

nt

they c

lean

Superv

isor

to e

nsure

corr

ect

pro

cedure

bein

g f

ollo

wed

3

Cu

rre

nt

Co

ntr

ols

B

asic

tra

inin

g a

t in

duction

PP

E p

rovid

ed

1R

isk o

f B

urn

s/Illn

esses

from

Chem

icals

1

Ad

dit

ion

al

Co

ntr

ols

Req

uir

ed

/Ac

tio

n T

o B

e T

aken

C

onduct

RA

on a

ll chem

icals

used (

inclu

din

g r

evie

w o

fM

SD

S)

Consid

er

if s

afe

r substitu

tion p

ossib

le a

nd/o

r R

evie

w a

dequacy o

f sto

rage a

nd d

ecanting p

rocedure

s D

evelo

p p

rocedure

s (

inclu

din

g P

PE

matr

ix)

for

use

Investigate

need f

or

safe

ty s

how

er

More

form

al tr

ain

ing in S

afe

Handlin

g o

f C

hem

icals

Superv

isor

to e

nsure

corr

ect

pro

cedure

s b

ein

g f

ollo

wed

Update

Hazard

ous S

ubsta

nces R

egis

ter

3

33

34

SECTION 5:Tools for Usewith 'Stage 2'

OHS RM

After the initial assessment, there are numerous resources available foryou to use to assess in more detail:• the risks posed by individual hazards • specific hazard control options.These resources are listed below and are divided into 2 parts. The firstpart deals with the general risks associated with processing plants andthe second part concentrates on one of the big issues facing the industry,manual handling and ergonomics.

Abbreviations Relating to Resources

AMPC = Australian Meat Processor CorporationAS = Australian StandardsBSSPG = Beef and Small Stock Processing GuideCOP = Code of Practice - WorkCover NSW (treated as part

of the OHS legislative requirements)EBPCS = Ergonomic Best Practice Case Studies from Meat

Processing Plants in Australia (2000), MLAEHMCS-SAMI = Ergonomic Hazard Management for the Meat

Industry in South Australia (2000), Safer Industries,WorkCover Corporation SA

ISO = International Standards MINTRAC = Meat Industry National Training Advisory CouncilMHMI-WA = Manual Handling in the Meat Industry: Reducing the

Risk (1997) WorkCover Western AustraliaMLA = Meat and Livestock AustraliaNGH&SMI = National Guidelines for Health and Safety in the

Meat IndustryNOHSC = National Occupational Health and Safety CommissionOHS Regulation = NSW Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001OHSRG = OHS Reference Guide Australian Meat IndustryQDWHS = Queensland Division of Workplace Health and Safety

Note: Numbers in bold in the 'NSW Legislation and WorkCover NSWResources' section of the tables below refer to the number of thepublication in the WorkCover Publications Catalogue (available on theWorkCover website www.workcover.nsw.gov.au).(This number was chosen as, even though the number may not alwaysreflect the document number given to publications downloaded from theweb-site, the catalogue lists all documents available from WorkCover, notjust those that can be downloaded from their website).

Part

A:

Gen

era

l R

eso

urc

e L

ist

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

inclu

din

gA

ustr

alian

Sta

nd

ard

s

1.

Anim

al H

andlin

gO

HS

RG

– P

art

4.1

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 1

2

Q

DW

HS

- S

afe

ty in R

idin

g H

ors

es

- S

afe

ty in C

attle

Handlin

g

-

Safe

ty in P

ig H

andlin

g

Q

DW

HS

- B

SS

PG

pp38-3

9 (

Liv

esto

ck)

OH

SR

G– p

139

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudie

s 9

(pig

s)

&18 (

beef)

2.

Environm

enta

lH

azard

s –

Hot/C

old

/Sun

OH

SR

G:

Pa

rt 4

.9

Q

DW

HS

B

SS

PG

pp26-2

9 (

Cold

, H

eat,

Sun)

OH

S R

egula

tion –

various r

efe

rences

(refe

r to

index)

CO

P:

Work

in H

ot

and C

old

Environm

ents

(2001)

(309)

Work

in C

old

Environm

ents

– F

act

Sheet

(334)

Work

in H

ot

Environm

ents

– F

act

Sheet

(333)

Skin

Ca

nce

r a

nd

Ou

tdo

or

Wo

rke

rs:

AG

uid

e f

or

Em

plo

yers

(116)

Skin

Ca

nce

r a

nd

Ou

tdo

or

Wo

rke

rs:

AG

uid

e f

or

Work

ers

(117)

IS

O 7

243 H

ot

Environm

ent

– h

eat

str

ess o

n w

ork

ing

ma

n

35

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

inclu

din

gA

ustr

alian

Sta

nd

ard

s

3.

Pla

nt

and

Equip

ment

and

Desig

n

OH

SR

G:

Pa

rt 4

.13

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I –

Ca

se

Stu

die

s 5

, 1

3,

14

Machin

e G

uard

ing B

andsaw

s &

Conveyors

N

GH

&S

MI

- S

ection 1

7.3

– L

ighting

C

SIR

O –

Austr

alia

n S

tandard

for

Constr

uction o

f P

rem

ises P

rocessin

g M

eat

for

Hum

an C

onsum

ption,

1995

C

SIR

O –

Austr

alia

n S

tandard

for

Tra

nsport

ation o

f M

eat, 1

995

O

HS

Regula

tion –

Chapte

r5

+ n

um

ero

us o

the

rre

fere

nces (

see index)

P

rin

cip

les o

f M

ach

ine

Guard

ing

(800)

F

loors

, P

assagew

ays a

nd

Sta

irs

(104)

4.

Hand T

ools

inclu

din

g K

niv

es,

Cutter

and S

aw

s

OH

SR

G –

Pa

rt 4

.13

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 2

7

W

ork

Cover

SA

– G

uid

elin

es o

n t

he

Sele

ction a

nd U

se o

f C

ut

Resis

tant

Glo

ves

in t

he M

eat

industr

y (

2000)

(Als

o a

vaila

ble

from

Work

Cover

SA

is t

he r

eport

that

this

doc is b

ased o

n b

y D

Caple

)

Q

DW

HS

– M

eat

Industr

y A

dvis

ory

Gro

up:

Info

rmation B

ulle

tin 2

– I

ndustr

y C

ase

Stu

dy:

Cu

t R

esis

tan

t G

love

s

W

ork

Cover

NS

W –

Bandsaw

Safe

ty G

uid

e

M

INT

RA

C –

Bandsaw

Safe

ty T

rain

ing

Module

s

B

SS

PG

pp13-1

5 (

Hand T

ools

)

N

GH

&S

MI

- S

ectio

n 1

8.4

(a

) (c

)

A

MP

C/M

LA

OH

S I

nnovation A

ward

s 2

003

Entr

y –

New

Desig

n o

f P

PE

for

Use w

ith A

irS

plit

ting S

aw

– F

letc

her

Inte

rnational

Export

s P

ty L

td –

enquirie

s t

o A

MIC

B

uild

ing C

ode o

fA

ustr

alia

A

lso

re

fer

to n

um

ero

us

part

s o

f th

e O

HS

Regula

tion f

or

refe

rences to r

efe

rence

docum

ents

A

lso r

efe

r to

PP

E(H

azard

No.

27 in t

his

table

)

36

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

inclu

din

g A

us

tra

lia

nS

tan

dard

s

5.

Slip

s,

Trips,

Falls

OH

SR

G -

Pa

rt 4

.14

B

SS

PG

p25 (

Flo

ors

)

N

GH

&S

MI

- S

ection 1

3

O

HS

Regula

tion –

various

refe

ren

ce

s (

refe

r to

in

de

x)

6.

Manual

Handlin

g/E

rgonom

ics

OH

SR

G –

Part

4.1

1 a

nd 1

0.2

4

Re

fer

to S

ectio

n 5

: P

art

B f

or

more

deta

iled r

efe

rences

O

HS

Regula

tion –

Part

4.4

N

OH

SC

National S

tandard

[1001]

and C

ode o

f P

ractice

[2005]

for

Manual H

andlin

g:

1990

N

OH

SC

Code o

f P

ractice [

2013]

for

Pre

vention o

f O

ccupational

Overu

se S

yndro

me:

1994

Note

: It is p

lanned t

hat

there

will

be

ne

w e

ditio

ns o

f so

me

of

these C

OP

in t

he n

ear

futu

re.

7.

Work

ing a

t H

eig

hts

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I – C

ase S

tudie

s8 &

19

O

HS

Regula

tion –

Chapte

r4,

Div

6 +

num

ero

us o

ther

refe

rences (

see index)

CO

P –

Safe

ty L

ine S

yste

ms

(307)

CO

P –

Safe

Work

on R

oofs

,P

art

1 –

Com

merc

ial and

Industr

ial B

uild

ings (

304)

P

ort

able

Ladders

– S

afe

tyG

uid

e N

o.

4503 (

1999)

U

se o

f F

all

Arr

est

Syste

ms

– N

o 4

512 S

afe

ty G

uid

e(1

997)

37

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

WR

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

inclu

din

g A

us

tra

lia

n S

tan

da

rds

8.

Q-F

ever

& o

ther

zoolo

gic

al

dis

eases

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.6

‘D

iseases –

Occupational’;

Appendic

es 1

0.1

0-

10.2

1

Q

-Fe

ve

r In

form

atio

n K

it f

or

the

Austr

alia

n M

eat

Industr

y,

Meat

Re

se

arc

h C

orp

ora

tio

n:

19

97

B

&S

SP

G –

pp40-4

4

A

ustr

alia

n Q

-Fever

Regis

ter

–w

ww

.qfe

ver.

org

9.

Oth

er

Occupational

Dis

ease

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.6

Derm

atitis –

The F

acts

Sta

rtin

g f

rom

Scra

tch

(4103)

10.

Em

erg

ency

Managem

ent

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

7

AS

3745 –

Em

erg

ency C

ontr

ol of

org

aniz

ation a

nd p

rocedure

s f

or

build

ings

A

S 2

293.1

: 1998 E

merg

ency E

vacuation

Lig

hting f

or

Build

ings

A

S 2

444 –

Port

able

fire e

xtinguis

hers

and f

ire b

lankets

– s

ele

ction a

nd

location

A

S 1

8511.1

– M

ain

tenance o

f fire

pro

tection e

quip

ment

– p

ort

able

fire

extinguis

hers

and f

ire b

lankets

A

S 2

430.1

: 1987 C

lassific

ation o

fhazard

ous a

reas –

explo

siv

e g

as

atm

osphere

s

A

S 2

430.3

.1:

1997 C

lassific

ation o

fhazard

ous a

reas

38

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

(wit

h W

ork

Co

ver

Cat.

No

.)O

the

r

11.

Dangero

us G

oods

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.5

D

angero

us G

oods A

ct

1975

D

angero

us G

oods (

Genera

l) R

egula

tion 1

999 (

NS

W)

R

oad a

nd R

ail

Tra

nsport

(D

angero

us G

oods)

Act

1997 (

NS

W)

S

hould

Your

Chem

ical S

tora

ge B

e L

icensed? (

406)

T

ransport

ing S

mall

Gas C

ylin

ders

(2002)

(96

6)

12.

Ele

ctr

icity

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.8

B

&S

SP

G –

pp21-2

3(E

lectr

icity)

C

OP

to P

rovid

e P

ractical G

uid

ance t

o M

eet

the

Oblig

ations o

f th

e O

HS

Regula

tion 2

001 (

incorp

ora

tes

2 s

tandard

s A

S/N

ZS

3012:

1995 E

lectr

ical

Insta

llations –

Constr

uction a

nd d

em

olit

ion s

ites a

nd

AS

/NZ

S 3

760:2

003 –

In-s

erv

ice s

afe

ty inspections &

testing o

f ele

ctr

ical equip

ment)

C

OP

: E

lectr

ical W

ork

er’s S

afe

ty P

ractices (

for

up t

o1000 v

olts)

U

se o

f P

ort

able

Applia

nce T

este

rs (

PA

Ts)

for

Testing

Plu

g-I

n E

lectr

ical E

quip

ment

in t

he W

ork

pla

ce

S

tayin

g A

live b

y W

ork

ing D

ead B

rochure

(324)

D

anger

of

Ele

ctr

ical C

able

in W

alls

E

lectr

ical hazard

aw

are

ness f

or

opera

tors

of

hig

hm

achin

ery

U

sin

g R

esid

ual C

urr

ent

Devic

es (

RC

Ds)

– S

afe

tysw

itches

C

OP

for

Low

Voltage E

lectr

ical W

ork

(2002)

(964.1

)

Id

entification T

ool fo

r E

lectr

ical – H

azard

Pro

file

2001

(979)

39

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

13.

Genera

l P

lant

&E

qu

ipm

en

t –

inclu

din

g m

ovin

gequip

ment

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

s 4

.13

and 1

0.2

5-1

0.2

8

B

&S

SP

G –

pp16-2

0(G

en

era

l, G

ua

rdin

g,

Scre

ws,

Conveyors

,B

andsaw

s,

Min

cers

etc

)

R

efe

r als

o t

o ‘N

ois

e’ belo

w

P

lant

Guid

e 2

001 (

233)

T

herm

osta

tic W

ate

r M

ixin

g V

alv

eF

ailu

re (

Safe

ty A

lert

)

A

pplic

ations f

or:

o

Item

Regis

tration o

fB

oile

r/P

ressure

Vessel (7

88)

o

Item

Regis

tration o

fLift/E

scala

tor/

Movin

g W

alk

way

(791)

o

Item

Regis

tration o

f P

lant

Desig

n(7

74)

o

Lic

ence t

o C

arr

y O

ut

Dem

olit

ion

Wo

rk(7

73)

G

uid

e f

or

Fork

lift

Tru

ck D

rivers

(7

)

F

ork

lift

Checklis

t (2

15)

G

uid

e f

or

Hois

t O

pera

tors

(14)

G

uid

e t

o t

he

Sa

fe U

se

of

Tra

cto

rs(6

04)

R

ollo

ver

Pro

tection S

yste

mA

pplic

ation F

orm

(610)

A

S 1

680:

1990 –

Inte

rior

Lig

hting

A

S 1

680.2

.0 -

1990 –

Inte

rior

Lig

htin

g P

art

2:

Re

co

mm

en

da

tio

ns

for

Specific

Tasks a

nd I

nte

riors

A

S 2

359.1

: 1995 –

Industr

ial

Tru

cks D

esig

n a

nd M

anufa

ctu

re

AS

2359.1

: 1995 –

Industr

ial T

ruck

Opera

tions

14.

Confined S

pace

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

s 4

.4and 1

0.8

, 10.9

B

&S

SP

G –

pp30-3

1(C

onfined S

paces)

T

oxic

Gas in C

onfined S

paces (

417.1

)

AS

/NZ

S 2

865:1

999 –

Safe

Work

ing in a

Confined S

pace

15.

Scald

s/B

urn

s

B&

SS

PG

– p

38

N

GH

&S

MI

- S

ection 1

8.4

(e)

– H

ot

Wa

ter

Ho

se

s

40

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

16

.H

aza

rdo

us

Su

bsta

nce

sO

HS

RG

– A

MI:

Pa

rts 4

.10

an

d1

0.2

2,

10

.23

B

&S

SP

G –

pp

32

-34

(H

az

Su

bsta

nce

s)

C

ha

pte

r 6

of

the

OH

S R

eg

ula

tio

n

T

he

Pe

sticid

es A

ct

19

99

(N

SW

)

C

OP

fo

r th

e C

on

tro

l o

f W

ork

pla

ce

Ha

za

rdo

us S

ub

sta

nces (

19

96

) (1

53

)

M

an

ag

ing

Ch

em

ica

l H

aza

rds in

th

eW

ork

pla

ce

: A

dvic

e f

or

Ma

na

ge

rs &

Su

pe

rvis

ors

(45

4)

C

OP

fo

r th

e L

ab

elin

g o

f W

ork

pla

ce

Su

bsta

nce

s (

19

96

) (1

52

)

C

OP

fo

r th

e S

afe

Use

an

d S

tora

ge

of

Ch

em

ica

ls in

Ag

ricu

ltu

ral (1

99

3)

(42

2)

C

OP

fo

r th

e S

afe

Use

of

Pe

sticid

es in

No

n-A

gri

cu

ltu

ral W

ork

pla

ce

s (

19

98

) (4

21

)

C

OP

fo

r th

e S

afe

Ha

nd

ling

an

d S

tora

ge

of

En

zym

atic D

ete

rge

nt

Po

wd

ers

an

dL

iqu

ids (

19

94

)

R

ea

din

g L

ab

els

an

d M

ate

ria

l S

afe

ty D

ata

Sh

ee

ts(4

00

)

S

afe

Use

of

So

lve

nts

at

Wo

rk (

54

)

A

S 1

71

6:

19

94

– R

esp

ira

tory

pro

tective

de

vic

es

L

ist

of

De

sig

na

ted H

aza

rdo

us

Su

bsta

nce

s [

NO

HS

C:

10

00

5(1

99

9)]

A

S 1

34

5 I

de

ntifica

tio

n o

f th

e c

on

tents

of

Pip

es,

Co

nd

uits a

nd

Du

cts

G

uid

an

ce

No

te f

or

the

Asse

ssm

en

t o

fH

ea

lth

Ris

ks A

risin

g f

rom

th

e U

se

of

Ha

za

rdo

us S

ub

sta

nces in

th

eW

ork

pla

ce

[N

OH

SC

: 3

01

7(1

99

9)]

17

.N

ois

eO

HS

RG

– A

MI:

Pa

rt 4

.12

M

RC

No

ise

Re

du

ctio

n P

roje

ct:

Fin

al R

ep

ort

(1

99

8)

Co

ve

rs:

-

Air

kn

ive

s-

Sta

inle

ss S

tee

l B

ench

es

-

Ho

ok a

nd

Ra

il N

ois

e-

Oth

er

No

ise

So

urc

es

B

&S

SP

G –

pp

35

-37

(N

ois

e)

C

ha

pte

r 4

.3.4

of

OH

S R

eg

ula

tio

n

C

OP

fo

r N

ois

e M

an

ag

em

en

t a

nd

Pro

tectio

n o

f H

ea

rin

g a

t W

ork

(1

99

6)

(15

0)

D

o I

ha

ve

a N

ois

e P

rob

lem

? (

12

4)

N

ois

e a

t W

ork

Bro

ch

ure

(7

01

)

N

ois

e C

on

tro

l: A

Gu

ide

fo

r W

ork

ers

an

d E

mp

loye

es (

Am

alg

am

ate

d M

eta

lW

ork

ers

’ U

nio

n)

A

S 1

27

0:

19

99

– A

co

ustics –

he

ari

ng

pro

tecto

rs

A

S/N

ZS

12

69

.1:1

99

8 O

ccu

pa

tio

na

lN

ois

e M

an

ag

em

en

t P

art

s 0

, 2

-4

A

S/N

ZS

12

69

.1:1

99

8 O

ccu

pa

tio

na

lN

ois

e M

an

ag

em

en

t P

art

1:

Me

asu

rem

en

t a

nd

asse

ssm

en

t o

fn

ois

e im

issio

n a

nd

exp

osu

re

41

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

WR

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

18.

Asbesto

sO

HS

RG

– A

MI: P

art

4.2

C

hapte

rs 1

0 &

11 o

f O

HS

Regula

tion

S

hort

Guid

e t

o W

ork

ing w

ith A

sbesto

s(3

10)

Y

our

Guid

e t

o W

ork

ing w

ith A

sbesto

s(2

003)

C

OP

for

the S

afe

Rem

oval of

Asbesto

s [

NO

HS

C:

2002 (

1988)]

G

uid

e t

o t

he C

ontr

ol of

Asbesto

sH

azard

s in B

uild

ings a

nd

Str

uctu

res [

NO

HS

C:

30

02

(1

98

8)]

G

uid

e t

o t

he C

ontr

ol of

Asbesto

sH

azard

s in B

uild

ings a

nd

Str

uctu

res:

[NO

HS

C:

30

02

(1

98

8)]

19.

Dru

gs a

nd a

lcohol

OH

SR

G –

AM

I:P

art

s 4

.7

B

&S

SP

G –

pp32-3

4 (

Haz

Substa

nces)

P

assiv

e S

mokin

g in t

he W

ork

pla

ce –

Polic

y a

nd C

ontr

ol (2

000)

(353)

D

rugs,

Alc

ohol and t

he W

ork

pla

ce (

1995)

(114)

20.

Bully

ing &

Hara

ssm

ent

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.3

V

iole

nce in t

he W

ork

pla

ce G

uid

e (

2002)

(70.1

)

W

ork

pla

ce B

ully

ing

V

ideos/C

D-R

OM

– “

Work

pla

ce

Bully

ing”

o

Em

plo

yee A

ware

ness a

nd

Response

o

Role

s &

Responsib

ility

for

Superv

isors

& M

anagers

Fro

m:

Du

ty o

f C

are

Pty

Ltd

–w

ww

.duty

ofc

are

.biz

or

1300

882 2

50

21.

Str

ess

OH

SR

G –

AM

I: P

art

4.1

5

Str

ess,

the W

ork

pla

ce a

nd t

he I

ndiv

idual

(113)

S

hiftw

ork

: H

ow

to M

anage S

hiftw

ork

(224)

S

hiftw

ork

: H

ow

to D

evis

e a

n E

ffective

Roste

r(2

25)

C

opin

g w

ith L

oss a

nd G

rief

at

Work

(21)

W

ork

Co

ve

r W

A h

as a

nu

mb

er

of

public

ations o

n t

heir w

ebsite a

bout

pre

vention a

nd m

anagem

ent

of

str

ess-r

ela

ted inju

ries

42

No

.T

op

icM

eat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

NS

W L

eg

isla

tio

n a

nd

Wo

rkC

over

NS

W R

eso

urc

es

Oth

er

22.

La

bo

rato

rie

sO

HS

RG

– A

MI:

Pa

rt 5

.2A

S 2

24

3 P

art

s 1

to

9 –

Sa

fety

in

La

bo

rato

rie

s

23.

Farm

Work

T

he

Fifte

en

Min

ute

Fa

rm S

afe

tyC

he

ck

(66

6)

“Ho

w t

o U

se

Yo

ur

All

Te

rra

in V

eh

icle

Sa

fely

”, W

ork

Co

ve

r T

AS

Als

o r

efe

r to

‘H

aza

rdo

us S

ub

sta

nces’,

‘Po

we

red

Eq

uip

me

nt’

24.

Am

en

itie

s

CO

P:

Work

pla

ce A

menitie

s 2

001 (

308)

25.

Pre

gn

an

cy

P

reg

na

ncy a

nd

Wo

rk G

uid

e (

69

3)

26.

Yo

un

g W

ork

ers

P

rote

ctin

g Y

ou

ng

Wo

rke

rs f

rom

Wo

rkp

lace

Ha

za

rds (

22

7)

S

tart

ing

Wo

rk –

Kn

ow

Yo

ur

Le

ga

lR

igh

ts(9

15

)

27.

Pe

rso

na

l P

rote

ctive

Eq

uip

me

nt

N

GH

&S

MI

- S

ectio

n 2

1

A

S 2

33

6:

19

99

– M

ea

tin

du

str

y –

Ha

nd

-He

ldK

niv

es

A

S/N

ZS

21

61

.7.1

–O

ccu

pa

tio

na

l P

rote

ctive

Glo

ve

s P

art

7.1

: P

rote

ctio

nA

ga

inst

Cu

ts a

nd

Sta

bs b

yH

an

d-H

eld

Kn

ive

s –

Ch

ain

ma

il G

love

s a

nd

Arm

Gu

ard

s

W

ork

pla

ce

PP

E P

rog

ram

H

igh

ligh

ter

Sa

fety

Ve

sts

AS

/NZ

S 1

715:

1994 –

Sele

ction,

Use a

nd

Main

tenance o

f R

espirato

ry P

rote

ctive

Devic

es

AS

/NZ

S 1

269.3

– O

ccupational N

ois

eM

an

ag

em

en

t. P

art

3:

He

arin

g P

rote

cto

rP

rogra

mA

S/N

ZS

2210.1

: 1998 –

Occupational

Pro

tective

Fo

otw

ea

r. G

uid

e t

o S

ele

ctio

n,

Care

and U

se

AS

/NZ

S 1

336 –

Recom

mended P

ractices f

or

Occu

pa

tio

na

l E

ye

Pro

tectio

nA

S/N

ZS

1337 –

Eye P

rote

cto

rs for

Industr

ial

Applic

ations

AS

/NZ

S 1

800 –

Occupational P

rote

ctive

Helm

ets

. S

ele

ction,

Care

and U

se

AS

/NZ

S 4

02:

1999 –

Hig

h V

isib

ility

Safe

tyG

arm

ents

AS

1067.1

: 1990 –

Sungla

sses a

nd F

ashio

nS

pe

cta

cle

s –

Sa

fety

Re

qu

ire

me

nts

AS

1067.2

: 1990 –

Sungla

sses a

nd F

ashio

nS

pecta

cle

s –

Perf

orm

ance R

equirem

ents

43

Part

B:

Man

ual H

an

dlin

g/E

rgo

no

mic

s R

eso

urc

e L

ist

Man

ual

Han

dlin

g/E

rgo

no

mic

s:

Case S

tud

ies/E

xam

ple

s

Pro

du

ct

Task

Meat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

Laundry

Bin

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 1

Genera

l

Movin

g G

as C

ylin

ders

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 2

6

Anim

al H

andlin

gO

HS

RG

- P

art

4.1

Genera

lC

hain

/Lin

e/C

onveyor

Movem

ent

EB

PC

S –

Ca

se

Stu

die

s 2

0,

21

, 2

4

Work

Heig

ht

Adju

stm

ent

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 2

3

Job R

ota

tion

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I –

Ca

se

Stu

die

s 6

, 1

7

Carc

ass T

urn

ing

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 5

Bo

nin

g R

oo

m –

Layout

and S

ort

ing

OH

SR

G– p

147

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I –

Ca

se

Stu

die

s 1

, 3

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 2

8

Hosin

gO

HS

RG

– p

148

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I – C

ase S

tudy 7

Evis

cera

tion

A

MP

C/M

LA

OH

S I

nnovation A

ward

s 2

003 E

ntr

y –

Sm

alls

tock E

vis

cera

tion -

Vodusek

Me

ats

Co

bra

m P

ty L

td –

en

qu

irie

s t

o A

MIC

Beef, P

ork

,S

heep

Bonin

g o

n c

hain

/rail

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 1

5

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

1-2

2

44

Man

ual

Han

dlin

g/E

rgo

no

mic

s:

Case S

tud

ies/E

xam

ple

s (

co

nt’

d)

Pro

du

ct

Task

Meat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

Bonin

g/s

licin

g o

nT

able

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

2-2

3

Packin

gM

HM

I-W

A –

pp 2

3-2

4

AM

PC

/MLA

OH

S I

nnovation A

ward

s 2

003 E

ntr

y –

Bag L

ifte

r – L

&G

Meats

/Wests

ide

Meats

– e

nquirie

s t

o A

MIC

Sta

ckin

g C

art

ons

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

4-2

5

Tra

nsp

ort

of

ho

oks e

tcM

HM

I-W

A –

p 2

5

Tra

nsport

ing/M

ovin

gP

roduct

etc

in

tubs/b

arr

ow

s/c

hute

s

OH

SR

G –

pp140-1

43,

149

EB

PC

S –

Ca

se

Stu

die

s 2

, 3

, 7

, 8

, 2

5

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

5-2

6

Handlin

g B

one M

eal

etc

MH

MI-

WA

– p

26

Beef, P

ork

,S

heep (

cont’d)

Load O

ut

OH

SR

G –

p149

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 2

9

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

6-2

7

45

Man

ual

Han

dlin

g/E

rgo

no

mic

s:

Case S

tud

ies/E

xam

ple

s (

co

nt’

d)

Pro

du

ct

Task

Meat

Sp

ecif

ic R

eso

urc

es

Sla

ughte

ring –

cra

dle

meth

od

OH

SR

G:

Part

4.1

1 a

nd 1

0.2

4

MH

MI-

WA

– p

21

Stickin

gO

HS

RG

– p

140

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 1

7

Leggin

g a

nd L

eg

Re

moval

OH

SR

G:

Part

4.1

1 a

nd 1

0.2

4

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 1

7-1

8

Heads –

Lifting,

Trim

min

g,

Washin

g,

Jaw

Bre

akin

g

OH

SR

G:

Part

4.1

1 a

nd 1

0.2

4

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudie

s 1

3,

14

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I – C

ase S

tudy 2

0

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 1

6-1

7

AM

PC

/MLA

OH

S I

nnovation A

ward

s 2

003 E

ntr

y –

Head R

em

oval M

ade E

asy –

Ta

bro

Me

at

Pty

Ltd

– e

nq

uirie

s t

o A

MIC

Trim

min

g B

odie

sO

HS

RG

– p

141

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudie

s 6

, 27

Trim

min

g H

ides

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p19-2

0

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 4

Separa

ting O

ffal at

vis

cera

table

MH

MI-

WA

– p

p 2

0-2

1

Tripe R

oom

MH

MI-

WA

– p

21

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 3

Beef

Tongue C

leanin

gE

BP

CS

– C

ase S

tudy 2

2

Stu

nn

ing

EB

PC

S –

Case S

tudy 9

Stickin

gE

BP

CS

– C

ase S

tudy 1

0

Shacklin

gE

BP

CS

– C

ase S

tudy 1

1

Shavin

g t

able

MH

MI-

WA

– p

21

Rib

Rem

oval

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I – C

ase S

tudy 4

Pork

De-R

inder

EH

MC

S-S

AM

I – C

ase S

tudy 2

46

Man

ual

Han

dlin

g/E

rgo

no

mic

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SECTION 6:OHS

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The 'Risk Management at Work Guide' from WorkCover NSW provides anoverview of the requirements of an OHS Management System. Thesehave also been discussed throughout this guide. In summary, the steps tobe followed in establishing an OHS system include:

1. Allocation of responsibility for OHS

2. Developing a plan to safely manage work activities

3. Involving employees in all activities

4. Developing procedures/work instructions

5. Training staff in these procedures/work instructions

6. Monitoring, reviewing and improving the system

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SECTION 7:Other Activities

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Management

Management of OHS risks does not occur in isolation. The followingactivities and/or programs also need to be in place to effectively managerisk to the organisation.

Safe Purchasing and Design/RedesignThe organisation needs to have a program to ensure that all:

- new purchases and plant - design changes - procedure changes

assist with minimising risks and/or that any risks associated with thepurchases/changes are well managed.

Preventative MaintenanceA program of regular maintenance, housekeeping and calibration ofplant and equipment is integral to effective risk management.Management needs to ensure the program is implemented andappropriately coordinated.

Dangerous Goods StorageDangerous Goods need to be stored in designated and approveddepots and, if required, a Dangerous Goods Licence obtained fromWorkCover NSW. A manifest of such depots, accompanied by a sitemap, needs to be situated in critical positions such as near the maingate, at reception and/or in Maintenance.

Waste and Environmental Management, Hygiene and Infection Control These programs are usually coordinated as part of the QualityProgram. The Quality and Environmental Manager will need to liaisewith the OHS Coordinator to ensure all OHS issues are considered.

First Aid - Initial treatment of illness and injury Treatment of ill or injured workers is usually initially provided by ateam of first aiders. Injuries need to be recorded in a Register ofInjured Workers. Data from these registers must be collated andpresented to management for analysis and action where required.

Refer to the MLA/AMPC Injury Management Resource Pack (2003),Section 2, for detailed information on how the First Aid Programshould be implemented.

Injury ManagementIf an injury does occur that affects a workers ability to perform their normalduties, a comprehensive program of rehabilitation/injury management mustbe offered to all injured or ill employees. This program must be geared toassist the individual to return to pre-injury duties as quickly as possible. Atrained Return-to-Work (RTW) Coordinator will coordinate this program.

Refer to the MLA/AMPC Injury Management Resource Pack (2003) fordetailed information on how the Injury Management Program shouldbe implemented.

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Workers' Compensation Claims ManagementInjured or ill employees are entitled to claim Workers' Compensationbenefits. However, claims management must be monitored byHuman Resources and through reviews with Insurer. The RTWCoordinator is usually responsible for administering claims, managingthe overall claims review process and for actively linking it with theOHS Risk Management Program.

Sections of the Injury Management Resource Pack can provideadditional information on resources and options.

Employee Assistance and Health PromotionMany employers in NSW choose to offer employees confidential, freesupport and counselling to help them deal with personal issues,family issues, work issues and/or traumatic/stressful events. Researchhas shown that these have a beneficial effect on individual staff'sability to work effectively and create a positive work environment forall staff.

Some general health promotion programs and/or information, such asstop smoking, healthy eating, dealing with shiftwork and managingstress, have also been found to be useful in improving employee'sgeneral health. The RTW or OHS coordinator would normally managethese activities.

The AMIC can provide additional information about these servicesand their benefits.

Human Resource PoliciesSupport for the OHS risk management strategies is provided byhuman resource policies and procedures and compliance withrelevant employment acts and awards. There is a need to particularlyfocus on:• Recruitment• Pre-placement assessment• Disciplinary procedures• Performance management (especially for managers).

The AMIC can provide additional information about human resourcemanagement and the benefits of various approaches.

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Appendix 3: How to Obtain Relevant Documents

To Obtain Documents

Organisation Documents can be found

Meat and LivestockAustralia(and formally MeatResearch Corporation)

Downloaded – some for free from:www.mla.com.auCall 02 9563 9333 to order – or order from Website

Australian MeatIndustry CouncilAustralian MeatProcessor Corporation

Information (eg OHS Innovation Award case studies,guides) available only to members – refer to Appendix 4:Contacts.

WorkCover NSW Downloaded for free from:www.workcover.nsw.gov.auCall 131050 to order – or order from WebsiteVisit your local WorkCover NSW branch (but sometimesonly have limited supply)

QLD Division ofWorkplace Health andSafety

Downloaded for free from:www.whs.qld.gov.auCall 1300 362 128 to order – or order from Website

WorkCover SA Downloaded (mostly for free) from:www.workcover.comCall 131855 to order – or order from Website (can be veryslow)

WorkCover TAS Downloaded for free from:www.workcover.tas.gov.au/resourceCall 1800 670 055 to order – or order from Website

WorkCover WA Downloaded for free from:www.workcover.wa.gov.auCall 1800 366 322 to order – or order from Website

Australian/InternationalStandards fromStandards Australia

Downloaded for a variety of costs from:www.standards.com.auCall 1300654646 to orderOr write to:Customer Service Centre, Standards AustraliaGPO Box 5420, SYDNEY NSW 2001

National OccupationalHealth and SafetyCommission

Downloaded for a variety of costs from:www.nohsc.gov.auCall 02 6279 1000 to orderOr write to:Publications, NOHSCGPO Box 1577, CANBERRA, ACT 2601

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Appendix 4: Contacts

Organisation Contact PersonAustralian Meat IndustryCouncil (AMIC)

Ken McKellManager Human Resources 2

nd Floor, 25-27 Albany Street

CROWS NEST NSW 2065Ph: (02) 9086 2222Email: kmckell@amic.org.au

Australian MeatProcessor CorporationLtd (AMPC)

Ross Graham, CEOSuite 1406, Level 1433 Bligh StreetSYDNEY NSW 2000Ph: (02) 9223 6900Email: ampc@bigpond.com

Meat and LivestockAustralia(and formally MeatResearch Corporation)

OHSKerrie AbbaProject Leader, OHS ProgramsPh: (02) 9463 9106Email: kabba@mla.com.au GeneralHeidi PhilpottProcessor Information Services CoordinatorPh: (02) 9463 9166Email: hphilpott@mla.com.au Level 1, 165 Walker StreetNORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060

MINTRAC Jenny KroonstuiverExecutive OfficerMINTRAC451 Lyons RoadFIVE DOCK NSW 2046Ph: (02) 9713 7639Email: jkroonstuiver@mintrac.com.au

WorkCover NSW John RobbConvenorMeat Industry SubgroupWorkCover NSW92 Donnison StGOSFORD NSW 2250Ph: (02) 4321 5103Email: John.Robb@workcover.nsw.gov.au

NSW Health Re: Vaccinations/Q-Fever Programs etcGay RixonSenior Policy Analyst, ImmunisationAIDS/Infectious Diseases UnitHealth Protection Branch73 Miller StreetNORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060Ph: (02) 9391 9197Email: grixon@doh.nsw.gov.au

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