SHER

• Document No.

• SHER Checklist Farms & Tanker Loading

• Dairy Id

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by Derick Duckitt

• Location
  Address

Acces

• Is the access road to the farm clear of obstructions to driver view e.g trees/bush

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the farm road in reasonable condition to allow for tankers to travel along them without sliding or being damaged by low trees, bush or hedges

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Turning Space

• Is the turning space clear of obstructions which may cause damage to trucks,tankers and their tyres e.g poles,metal stays,posts

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the turning space sufficiently wide to allow a semi or trie axle to turn to the loading point i.e single turn to align to loading point

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Access to the milk room tanks

• Is the storage tank placed where it is easily accessible and free from hazards e.g implements,broken doors,animal pens ,slippery surface i.e mud,clay

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the milk room locked by means of an outer and inner door, the outer door locked with a Parmalat supplied lock

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sampling

• Are the tanks marked with the prescribed producers number and the tank identification number e.g "1000 A". This number is displayed in a manner in which it will not easily be removed in the cleaning process

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tank manhole covers secured or provided with a chain or provided with a chain to prevent them from self closing while sampling i.e mechanism other than wood or bricks to secure the lid when open

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the structures provide adequate access to the tank for sampling i.e the sampler must not stretch beyond normal reach to take the sample.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are access structures stable to prevent slipping or falling over

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Installation

• Are electrical switches used by drivers secured to walls or structures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the switches in a sound condition i.e not damaged or wires exposed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any loose and bare wires in close proximity to the loading point i.e on the tank pump,on the wiring circuit in the milk room

  No

  Yes

Machine Guarding

• Are all parts of pumps and compressors guarded to prevent accidental contact with moving parts i.e pulleys,belts,fans.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Lighting

• Is adequate lightning provided internally and externally to facilitate and extremely to facilitate the sampling and loading process

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any damaged light fitting directly above the milk holding tank

  No

  Yes

Safety Signs

• Are safety signs displayed where applicable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the signs in a good condition and visible

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are general instructions signs displayed including loading instructions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chemicals

• Are chemicals correctly marked and stored in demarcated area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any other unidentified chemicals stored in the area ? If YES note the purpose of these chemicals e.g Pesticides,animal medication,fuel

  No

  Yes

Structure

• Are the floors in a sound construction and condition i.e free of breaks,cracks, erosion due to spillage of milk

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the walls free of damage and in a sound condition which allow effective cleaning and sanitizing ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there hot/cold running water and a basin which is connected to a disposal system outside the milk room,available for hand washing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Checklist discussed with the producer

• Have the findings been discussed with the producer/dairy manager

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signature farm representative

  Sign