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Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
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• Regulatory Compliance: Built to align with Australia’s WHS legislation and Codes of Practice, these templates include guidance notes and reference links to help you stay compliant.
• Emergency Preparedness & Documentation: Integrated sections for emergency response planning and thorough documentation review ensure all critical safety information is captured and easily accessible.
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The Operate Kitchen Machinery Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 2. Equipment Check
- Electrical faults
- Machinery malfunction
- 3. Pre-Cooking Operation
- Hot surfaces
- Gas leaks
- Fire hazards
- 4. Food Processing
- Cross-contamination
- Biological hazards
- 5. Cooking
- Burns from hot oils
- Ingestion of harmful substances
- 6. Packaging
- Manual handling injuries
- Allergic reactions
- 7. Machine Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Cutting/piercing hazard
- 8. Waste Disposal
- Infection risk
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- 9. Maintenance Checks
- Electrical shocks
- Moving machinery parts
- 10. Shut-down Procedures
- Incorrect shut-down
- electrical surge
- 11. Incident Reporting
- Delayed treatment
- Further damage
- 12. Staff Training
- Inadequate knowledge
- Failure to follow protocol
- 13. Emergency Drills
- Panic in crisis situations
- Confusion
- 14. Inspection & Audits
- Unresolved issues
- Non-compliance with regulations
- 15. Compliance Review
- Bypassing safety measures
- Policy negligence
- 16. Safety Briefings
- Misinformation
- Lack of awareness
- 17. Regular Hygiene Checks
- Infections
- Food poisoning
- 18. Fridge/Freezer Checks
- Food spoiling
- Cross-contamination
- 19. Fire Safety Management
- Fire hazards
- Inadequate fire-fighting equipment
- 20. Pest Control Management
- Pest-related diseases
- Damage to property