The range statement provides information about the context in which the unit of competency is carried out. The variables cater for differences between States and Territories and the Commonwealth, and between organisations and workplaces. They allow for different work requirements, work practices and knowledge. The range statement also provides a focus for assessment. It relates to the unit as a whole. Text in bold italics in the Performance criteria is explained here. |
Plant (as defined in National Standard for Plant) may include: | any machinery, equipment (including scaffolding), appliance, implement or tool and any other component, fitting or accessory fixed and or specified plant as related to Commonwealth, state and territory OHS legislation mobile plant and load shifting equipment pressure equipment such as boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping electrical installation and plant such as wiring, accessories, fittings, consuming devices, control and protective gear, converters and generators |
Sources of information, data and advice on plant and equipment hazards may include: | relevant Commonwealth, state or territory OHS legislation, regulations, associated standards and codes of practice Australian standards National Plant and Certification Standards and associated guidance material National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) state and territory OHS regulatory bodies professional associations such as Institute of Engineers Australia, Design Institute of Australia, Building Design Professionals employer groups, unions and industry bodies OHS professionals including those working in safety engineering, occupational hygiene, occupational health, injury management, toxicology, ergonomics and epidemiology manufacturers' manuals and specifications employees and operators hazard, incident and investigation reports workplace inspections minutes of meetings reports audits questionnaires and surveys |
A hazard is defined as: | a source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these |
Systems of work associated with plant may be described in: | organisation policies and procedures addressing areas, such as operations, maintenance, purchasing management systems, such as fleet management, procurement, design and quality assurance manufacturers' operations manuals standard operating procedures documents describing how tasks, projects, inspections, jobs and processes are to be undertaken |
Specialist advisors may be internal or external and include: | ergonomists occupational hygienists engineers (such as design, acoustic, safety, mechanical, maintenance) injury management personnel manufacturers designers suppliers and distributors |
Stakeholders may include: | managers employees supervisors health and safety and other employee representatives OHS committees |
Key personnel may include: | maintenance and trade persons workplace trainers and assessors managers supervisors users/operators OHS representatives |
Recording and reporting procedures may include: | policies and procedures underpinning systems of management, particularly OHS purchasing and contracting procedures standard operating procedures job and task statements documents describing how tasks, projects, inspections, jobs and processes are to be undertaken job safety analysis worksheets risk assessments plant and equipment registers maintenance and service logs, sheets, cards, diaries quality system documentation |
Risk is: | the chance of something happening that will result in injury or damage measured in terms of consequences (injury or damage) and likelihood of the consequence |
Risk assessment includes identification of: | factors contributing to risk current controls and their adequacy any discrepancy between current controls and required standard and quality of control prioritisation or ranking of risk where appropriate |
A risk register may be an internal or external document customised for the workplace and include: | a list of hazards, their location and people exposed a range of possible scenarios or circumstances under which the hazards may cause injury or damage the results of risk assessments and may include possible control measures and proposed dates for implementation |
Hierarchy of control means developing risk controls within the following priority order: | eliminate hazards and where this is not practicable, minimise risk by: substitution isolating the hazard from personnel using engineering controls using administrative controls (e.g. procedures, training) using personal protective equipment (PPE) |
Access and egress to plant must allow for: | access to parts of plant which require cleaning and maintenance access/egress to operator's workstation for normal and emergency conditions may include systems to enable safe access and egress such as: emergency lighting safety doors alarm systems |
Dangerous parts: | are potential contact or entrapment points to which the operator may be exposed during: operation examination lubrication adjustment maintenance |
Guarding may include: | permanently fixed physical barriers where no access of any part of a person is required interlocking physical barriers where access to dangerous areas is required during operation physical barriers securely fixed by means of fasteners or devices presence-sensing safeguarding systems |
Operational controls must: | be suitability identified have nature and function clearly indicated be readily and conveniently located be guarded to prevented unintentional activation be capable of locking in 'off' position to enable disconnection of all motive power and forces be of 'fail safe' type |
Emergency stops and warning devices must be: | prominently, clearly and durably marked coloured red (push buttons, bars or handles) unable to be affected by electrical or electronic circuit malfunction fitted where risk assessment identifies a need |
Registration and design of plant may include: | relevant state and territory jurisdictional requirements |
Operator certification is: | the process by which a certificate to use or operate industrial equipment is issued by a certifying authority |
Permit to work procedures or certification are defined as written authority documents that may: | include approval to undertake work and activities including tests, measurements and monitoring such as hot work permits for welding and cutting in hazardous environments, and confined space entry be authorised by a responsible or designated person directly in control of the work certify appropriate precautions and controls to be followed incorporate checklists, conditions and actions such as the frequency and duration of the work and atmospheric tests follow recognised industry standard recording practices |
Isolation procedures, known also as lock-out and tag-out, is a safety device system and may: | include devices such as isolating switches, locks, safety bars, shields, full pressure blanks, spectacle blanks to lock controls - especially moving parts, equipment, systems or devices with stored energy - to an 'off' position while a worker is in a vulnerable position such as: performing maintenance on rotating equipment, and electrical and hydraulic systems locking switches with keys needed to open the lock be used in conjunction with a danger tag system that promotes greater safety consciousness amongst the workforce for all situations in which danger to persons could arise from: the operation of machinery, plant or equipment the flow of steam, electricity, gases or liquids the use of faulty or unsafe plant and equipment include multiple locking systems and involve written authorisation by a competent person |
Other personnel may include: | visitors public general community other employees and contractors |
Modifications to plant and equipment may include: | changes to physical specification of plant, parts or associated tools changes in specification of raw material or plant operating materials, such as lubricants changes to work processes and systems introduction of contractual arrangements introduction of new and emerging technology |
Registration means: | the administrative process by which a certifying authority requires an organisation or industry to register plant, machinery and equipment |
Operator licensing and/or certification means: | any form of regulation that restricts entry to an occupation or a profession to those who meet competency related requirements stipulated by a regulatory authority. (This includes any physical or implied licence, registration, certification, approval or permit that is required by a person in order to gain employment/self employment) |
OHS requirements related to plant may include: | OHS obligations and responsibilities to provide safe equipment OHS consultation and participation systematic hazard identification, risk analysis and evaluation, and risk control compliance licensing and certification competencies for operators applicable to state and/or territory legislation documentation requirements relating to plant OHS training and information purchasing/procurement policy and procedures OHS policies and procedures safe work procedures task observation safe behaviour and defensive driving practices emergency preparedness incident investigation |
Training requirements should be defined for: | person(s) undertaking supervised and/or accredited training towards assessment for a particular certificate persons requiring training for safe use of plant or equipment |
Licensing, certification and registration requirements may be defined in: | relevant national and Australian standards state and territory OHS legislation and codes of practice licensing and certification requirements applicable to state and/or territory legislation including OHS, dangerous goods, hazardous substances, mining and petrochemical |
Other legal requirements include: | relevant state or territory transport regulations |
As low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) means: | a basic concept where risks are kept as low as is reasonably achievable |
Appropriate records include: | compliance with legislative requirements risk assessments noise and vibration analysis maintenance and modification records |