Information

  • Unit:

  • Branch:

  • Date and time:

  • Location:
  • Document number:

General

  • ABN 24 310 025 910
    Cairns Regional Council
    119-145 Spence Street
    Cairns QLD 4870

Portsmith Transfer Station

  • Implement, monitor and review workplace control measures for Portsmith Transfer Station.

  • Assess Portsmith Transfer Station concerns or issues and implement appropriate action.

  • Ensure all persons involved comply with reasonable health and safety instruction in connection with Portsmith Transfer Station.

  • The Portsmith Transfer Station Ganger (site supervisor) has the primary duty to ensure workers and other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from Portsmith Transfer Station activities.

  • Checkbox to open contractor or visitor induction

Contractor or visitor induction

  • Contractor or visitor

  • Person
  • Reason:

  • Detail:

  • Reason:

  • Acknowledgement of role in actioning reasonable workplace health and safety obligations in connection with Portsmith Transfer Station.

  • Ganger acknowledgement of role in actioning reasonable workplace health and safety obligations in connection with Portsmith Transfer Station.

  • Second in charge (2IC):

  • 2IC:

Pre-start

  • Day:

  • Permanent staff members on shift:

  • List permanent staff member:

  • Position(s) covered by labour-hire:

  • New labour-hire staff are permitted to work after General and Safety Induction and demonstration of work station tasks.

  • Pre-start briefing to ensure all staff are fully aware of the scope of the days work prior to work activities. Ensure workers and contractors are aware of all worksite hazards, worksite safety obligations, Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) and/or Job Safety Environmental Analysis (JSEA) control measures are implemented, emergency procedures and PPE requirements.

  • Minimum PPE requirements are: Long sleeve shirt (sleeves rolled down), steel toe safety boots, eye protection, wide brim hat (when exposed to ultraviolet radiation).

  • PPE to be used if risk assessment of work area requires further control: Protective face shield, impact rated safety goggles, ear plugs, ear muffs, gloves, face mask, respirator, gas monitor.

  • Access DM5 doc#3427056 (SOP/JSEA/RA) for further information on risk management at Portsmith Transfer Station.

Emergency procedures

  • dial 000 for AMBULANCE - FIRE - POLICE

  • TELL THE OPERATOR:

  • Your name - exact location of the emergency - which service is required - your phone number - the problem - how it happened.

  • dial 4050 6333 for CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL

  • dial 13 11 56 for POISONS HOTLINE

  • TELL THE OPERATOR:

  • How many people are hurt - how old is the person - if the person is conscious - if the person is breathing.

  • dial 4044 8381 for OHS ADVISOR (mobile: 0407 634 931)

  • dial 1300 130 372 for DERM/EPA

  • dial 4044 8343 for ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER (mobile: 0419 777 688)

  • dial 1300 739 868 for EXPLOSIVES RESPONSE

  • DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL THE OPERATOR TELLS YOU TO

Pre-start induction sign-off

  • Persons attending pre-start induction briefing

  • Person
  • Acknowledgement of role in actioning reasonable workplace health and safety obligations in connection with Portsmith Transfer Station.

  • Checkbox to open Tool Box Talk

Tool Box Talk

  • Health and safety concern or issue:

  • Risk to health and safety

  • TBT attendance record

  • Person
  • TBT attendee:

  • Checkbox to open submitted incident report details

Incident report(s)

  • Incident report(s) submitted

  • Incident report
  • Incident report number:

  • Injured or involved person:

  • Persons name:

  • Checkbox to open works/purchase request details

Works/purchase request(s)

  • Works/purchase request(s) submitted

  • Works/purchase request
  • Works/purchase request number:

  • Works/purchase request detail:

Shift activities

Daily shift tasks

  • Ensure tipping floor is as free as reasonably possible of waste material at all times.

  • All buy back pallets removed from transfer shed and stored in buy back storage areas:

  • Buy back weight:

  • Electrical tags put on all electrical items (buy back material):

  • Leachate pumps checked:

  • All recycle bins checked:

  • When two recycle bins are full, take bins to MRF.

  • Number of bins taken to MRF:

  • All batteries placed on pallet and stacked:

  • All paint placed on pallet and stacked:

  • Asbestos bin secure:

  • All chemicals placed in flame proof cabinet:

  • All fridges de-gassed:

  • Litter patrol of grounds around Portsmith Transfer Station:

  • Buy back bins picked up:

  • Checkbox to open daily end of shift tasks

End of shift tasks

  • Hose down tipping floor:

  • Empty wash-down basket:

  • Green-waste pushed into heap:

  • Steel pushed into heap:

  • Checkbox to open Monday general tasks

Monday shift tasks

  • Test operation of emergency eye wash shower:

  • Wipe clean landfill leachate pump multi-trode and check for operation and leaks:

  • Wipe clean tannin tank leachate pump multi-trode and check for operation and leaks:

  • Wipe clean wash down tank pump multi-trode and check for operation and leaks:

  • Hose down tanks and flush applicable exit lines:

  • Checkbox to open 4x4 end of shift tasks

4x4 end of shift tasks

  • Sweep and mop amenities floor:

  • Empty all bins and replace bin liners:

  • Clean bench tops:

  • Clean fridge inside and out:

  • Clean out and wipe down electronic appliances:

  • Clean toilets, sweep and mop toilet floors:

  • Checkbox to open additional comments

Additional comment

  • Additional comments, concerns or issues not covered in nominal shift tasks

  • Additional comment
  • Detail comment, concern or issue:

  • Checkbox to add relevant photo

  • Relevant photo(s):

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