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Key Features:
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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 Potential Exposure To Hazardous Plants Or Animals Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inappropriate use of safety gear
- exposure to wild animals
- 2. Site Assessment
- Exposure to poisonous plants
- insect bites
- 3. Plant Identification
- Incorrect identification leading to exposure
- 4. Animal Identification
- Incorrect identification leading to exposure
- 5. Site Clearing
- Unclear areas leading to hidden hazards
- accidental disturbance of wildlife
- 6. Equipment Use
- Improper equipment use
- equipment failure
- 7. Health Checks
- Lack of regular checks leading to unnoticed injuries or illness
- 8. Emergency Response Drill
- Slow response to emergencies
- inadequate first aid
- 9. Safety Training
- Non-compliance with training procedures
- lack of understanding of risks
- 10. Transport of Plants/Animals
- Accidents during transport
- escape of animals
- 11. Storage
- Poorly ventilated storage
- access by unauthorized personnel
- 12. Disposal of waste material
- Inappropriate disposal methods
- contact with waste without protection
- 13. Maintenance of Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- lack of servicing
- 14. Record Keeping
- Incomplete documentation
- loss of records
- 15. Review Procedures
- Outdated procedures
- misunderstanding of guidelines
- 16. Rendering First Aid
- Delay in first aid
- incorrect procedure followed
- 17. Reporting of Incidents
- Failure to report
- inaccurate reporting
- 18. Use of PPE
- Inappropriate use of PPE
- unreliable gear
- 19. Isolation of Safety Zones
- Poorly marked zones
- disregard for safety boundaries
- 20. Demobilization
- Accidental exposure during packing up
- lack of cleanliness