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Plant and equipment - policy/procedure

  • 1. The directorate provides guidance in relation to inspection and maintenance programs for plant and equipment.

  • Why?

  • Evidence:

  • Additional documents requested:

  • The directorate has a written plant and equipment policy/procedure.

  • The plant and equipment policy/procedure is current.

  • Comment:

  • The plant and equipment policy/procedure is endorsed.

  • Comment:

  • The policy/procedure includes the requirement for inspection and maintenance of all plant and equipment.

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  • The policy/procedure includes the requirement for inspection and maintenance schedules in accordance with manufacturers recommendations.

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  • 2 a) The directorate provides guidance/information in relation to the identification and quarantining/withdrawal of unsafe plant and equipment.

  • Why?

  • b) The directorate implements controls to protect workers and others from unsafe plant and equipment.

  • Why?

  • Evidence

  • Additional documents requested:

  • The directorate has a written plant and equipment tag out procedure.

  • Comment:

  • The Tag out procedure is current.

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  • The tag out procedure identifies controls to protect workers and others from unsafe plant/equi[ment.

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  • Q3 a) The directorate appears to have appropriate resourcing to implement and maintain the WHS MS in relation to responsibilities associated with plant and equipment.

  • Why?

  • b) Has this been periodically reviewed?

  • Why?

  • Evidence

  • Additional documents requested:

  • Does the directorate WHS lead and team consider that they have appropriate resourcing to manage the WHS MS?

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  • Are templates/checklists used for inspection/maintenance being used properly, up-to-date, reviewed and maintained?

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  • Resourcing briefs/requests for additional positions?

  • Comment:

  • Has WHS resourcing been periodically reviewed?

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Plant and equipment - Site visit

  • Q4. a) The work area maintains a plant and equipment register.

  • Why?

  • b) The work area maintains an inspection and maintenance schedule.

  • Why?

  • c) Engineering controls including safety devices are regularly inspected and tested.

  • Why?

  • d) The inspection/maintenance is undertaken by suitably qualified people.

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  • The work area (or other relevant group) maintains a plant and equipment register for the workplace?

  • Comment:

  • The plant and equipment register is current and up-to-date.

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  • The work area maintains a plant and equipment inspection and maintenance schedule.

  • Comment:

  • The plant and equipment inspection and maintenance schedule is in accordance with manufacturers recommendations

  • Comment:

  • The audit team verified inspection and maintenance records for 3-5 items at the workplace.

  • Comment:

  • The inspection/maintenance work is undertaken by suitably qualified people

  • Comment:

  • Engineering controls including safety devices are regularly inspected and tested to ensure their integrity

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