WORKING AROUND POWERED MOBILE PLANT
CONTROLS
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Exclusion Zones will be used with all plant activities, and will be demarcated by BLUE Safety Cones. This can be as a circle around an machine to show the slew zone, or as a gate system for a machine to work in.
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Workers must not work within the slew zone of an operating machine.
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Positive Communication is to be established before approaching an operating item of plant.
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Only qualified and competent, ticketed operators are to operate items of plant.
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Operators must maintain 3 points of contact when entering and exiting plant.
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Beware of overhead power lines. Look up and Live.
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Beware of operator blind spots, never stand where you can’t be seen.
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All items of plant must have a prestart check conducted before each shift.
HAZARDS
Plant / Plant Interaction
Plant / Person Interaction
Plant Damage
Plant Rollover
Services