Work Health & Safety Management Plan

8        Reporting & Recording

All incidents must be reported, no matter how minor, to the Site Coordinator who will report to the Principal Contractor immediately.

All incidents must be recorded on the Incident Report and if a notifiable Incident the relevant Government department will be notified and the same form will be forwarded to the Government Department if requested as soon as possible of becoming aware that the incident was notifiable. (The Act requires that an Accident and Illness record in the prescribed form under the Regulations is maintained. A copy of the “Incident Report” is included with this Plan). It will be kept on file.

The Work Health & Safety Act 2011 defines a reportable incident as:

■        the death of a person; or

■        a serious injury or illness of a person; or

■        a dangerous incident

Serious injury or illness of a person means an injury or illness requiring the person to have:

■        immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital; or

■        immediate treatment for:

o   the amputation of any part of his or her body; or

o   a serious head injury; or

o   a serious eye injury; or

o   a serious burn; or

o   the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (for example, de- gloving or scalping); or

o   a spinal injury; or

o   the loss of a bodily function; or

o   serious lacerations; or

■        medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance;

And includes any other injury or illness prescribed under a regulation but does not include an illness or injury of a prescribed kind.

Dangerous incident means an incident in relation to a workplace that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to a person’s health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to:

■        an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance; or

■        an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire; or

■        an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam; or

■        an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance; or

■        electric shock; or

■        the fall or release from a height of any plant, substance or thing; or

■        the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant that is required to be authorised for use under a regulation; or

■        the collapse or partial collapse of a structure; or

■        the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation; or the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground excavation or tunnel; or

■        the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel; or

■        any other event prescribed under a regulation; But does not include an incident of a prescribed kind.

Incident sites will be preserved for inspection by relevant persons upon request and where necessary.

8.1   Hazards

Hazards must be reported immediately to the Site Coordinator who will report to the PCBU where required. A Hazard Report Form shall be completed by workers or Site Coordinator where appropriate or for site hazards beyond the control of P6 PROJECTS, stop work in the affected area and perform a risk assessment and implement the appropriate controls.

P6 PROJECTS will use the following forms to manage and record health and safety performance during this project:

FORM-1

R

8isk Register

FORM-2

Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

FORM-3

Risk Matrix

FORM-4

Hazard Report

FORM-5

Hazard Control

FORM-6

HMT Risk Assessment

FORM-7

Plant & Equipment Register

FORM-8

Plant Safety Data Sheet (PSDS)

FORM-9A

Plant Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment

FORM-9B

Plant & Equipment Checklist

FORM-10

Plant & Equipment Training Register

FORM-11

First Aid Kit Contents

FORM-12

First Aid Facilities Audit

FORM-13

Incident Report Form

FORM-14

Employee Emergency Contact/Allergy Card

FORM-15

Record of First Aid Treatment

FORM-16

Record of Risk Assessment for Hazardous Substances

FORM-17

Hazardous Substances Register

FORM-18

General Audit Form

FORM-28

Subcontractor Register

8.2          Site Specific Inspections & Reporting

Workers

All P6 PROJECTS workers on site are required to monitor work activities in accordance with the work procedures in this plan. Where non-compliance is identified, action is to be taken to correct the situation or where this is not possible individuals are to report the issue to their on-Site Coordinator.

Daily

The Site Coordinator or another competent person is to conduct formal inspections daily to identify general areas of non-compliance in relation to health and safety issues. These will be undertaken daily using appropriate checklist, and recorded on file on site by P6 PROJECTS.

This inspection includes the detailing of unsafe work practices or situations where site controls may not be providing sufficient protection for workers and members of the public.

Random

The Site Coordinator or another competent person shall conduct random inspections or work practices and of high-risk work activities. These inspections will be documented as deemed appropriate by the inspecting P6 PROJECTS person.

8.3 Risk Assessment Matrix

The following Risk Assessment Matrix is to be used when assessing risk, noting the hierarchy of control: