Information
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Document No.
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Site / Company
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Personnel interviewed and accompanying auditor
Procedure
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Is there a written and approved site procedure for Sulphuric Acid Handling?
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Has it been communicated to the employees?
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Has it been communicated to the contractors?
Personal Protective Equipment
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General PPE for working with Acid is always worn (acid resistant overall, PVC gloves, steel toe capped boots, hardhat, safety glasses)?
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PPE for offloading acid is always worn (acid resistant overall, spacel or waterproof jacket and trousers, steel toe capped gumboots, PVC gloves, faceshield/goggles, hardhat)?
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PPE on the heaps is allways worn (acid resistant overall, spacel or waterproof jacket and trousers, steel toe capped gumboots, PVC gloves, faceshield/goggles, hardhat)?
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PPE when conducting maintenace is allways worn (acid resistant overall, steel toe capped gumboots, PVC gloves, faceshield/goggles, hardhat)?
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PPE on the heaps is allways worn (acid resistant overall, spacel or waterproof jacket and trousers, steel toe capped gumboots, PVC gloves, faceshield/goggles, hardhat)?
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PPE in electrowinning or SX is always worn (acid resistant overall, steel toe capped boots, PVC gloves only if working with acid, dust mask, safety glasses, hardhat)?
Work requirements
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Are there any safety showers?
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Are safety showers in working order?
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When safety showers are not in working order is the supervisor informed and shower is fixed before commencing work or another source of water is ready to use?
Maintenance on acid containing equipment and pipes
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Are areas of work barricaded off?
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Are pumps swithced off and locked/tagged out?
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Are lines/pumps drained prior to starting work?
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If there is a possibility of residual acid extra PPE must be worn when openingnthe equipment (spacel or water proof jacket and trousers, and PVC gloves).
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When welding/cutting has a hot work permit been completed and approved?
