Risk Assessment Hazard Identification Resolution Procedure In accordance with OH&S WHS egislation an employer has a responsibility to provide and maintain so far as is practicable for employees a working environment that is safe and without risks to health. Similarly, all employees have a responsibility to take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety and for the health & safety of anyone else who may be affected by his or her acts or omissions at the workplace. As such Seymour Theatre Centre encourages the identification and reporting of workplace hazards or incidents. A hazard can be identified at any time, by anyone. Once identified, the risk must be assessed (see Appendix A) and controlled in line with the hierarchy of controls (see Appendix B). Upon the identification of a hazard or the reporting of an incident the following procedure applies: The responsibility for resolution falls first to the Supervisor/Manager who must assess the risk and take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate controls are implemented. This should be done in consultation with the relevant OHS Representative. If they are able to resolve the issue through administrative or other means within their delegated authorities this must be done within a reasonable time frame. If the time frame is not deemed reasonable by the reporting party, the issue shall be referred to the Risk management for a determination. They will then follow through for resolution. 1
If deemed outside the scope of control and resolution for the Supervisor/Manager, the issue should be referred to: Risk management for physical hazards Human Resources for issues of policy or procedure The hierarchy of controls must be consulted with due consideration for what is reasonable and cost-effective. (See attached) The reporting party must be notified of a resolution time-frame and where there has been an incident or accident reported, the register must be maintained with actions and resolution dates. If resolution is not reached, or the time frame is unjustifiably blown out, the HR Director should be consulted and will ensure all reasonable steps have been or are being taken to ensure effective resolution. If resolution is still not reached either party can contact a Work Safe Inspector to attend the workplace and make a determination. This must be done in the knowledge of the other party. Your OHS Rep may be consulted at any time to assist you in following this resolution process. Appendix A 2
Risk Rating Definitions Hazard: the potential for illness or injury. Risk: the likelihood of an injury or illness actually occurring. Risk Assessment: H=High Risk - Unacceptable Do not start activity. Inform Manager/ Supervisor immediately. M= Medium Risk - Use Caution with managers consent. Activity is managed with the correct documentation has been sighted and deemed to cover controls & procedures. = ow Risk Proceed with activity, Risks have been controlled to a safe standard that posses minimal risk. Risk Matrix PROBABIITY CONSEQUENCE Frequent Probable Occasional Remote Catastrophic H H H H Fatal H H H M Critical H H M Marginal H M Negligible M Appendix B 3
HIERARCHY OF CONTROS Once problems have been identified, assessed and prioritised they must be carefully considered to determine the best method of controlling the hazard. There are many ways to control the risks to health and safety in the workplace. In many circumstances it will be appropriate to use a combination of control measures to minimise the risk. When adopting measures to control risk, the following hierarchy should be followed: 1. Elimination Removal of the hazard by eliminating the process will also eliminate the risks associated with the hazard. 2. Substitution If the process cannot be eliminated, substitute the substance or hazardous process with one known to be less harmful to health. 3. Engineering Controls This means changing processes, equipment or tools. For example: removal at source of noise or vibration through various known engineering controls. isolating or enclosing the hazard, for example, fume cupboards or sound enclosure booths use of mechanical aids, for example to minimise manual handling injuries. 4. Administrative Controls This involves introducing and maintaining work practices that reduce risk by limiting the exposure of an employee to the hazard. For example: reducing the time of exposure limiting the number of employees exposed 5. Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment should be used when other measures have not been able to protect the employee against the hazard or risk of exposure to the hazard. Where personal protective equipment is used, the employer should ensure that it fits the employee correctly, training is provided in its need and use and that the equipment is maintained and serviced regularly. The further down the hierarchy you have to go, the more focus you need to place on effective training, procedures and supervision. 4
Patching lighting rigs into dimmers, Working with electricity Electric shock resulting in serious injury or death That power is disconnected. If power can't turned off a licensed electrician should be Hired. Rigging lighting equipment, wiring up specialized equipment. Working with electrical appliances Electric shock resulting in serious injury or death That power is disconnected. If power can't turned off a licensed electrician should be Hired. All electrical equipment must be tested & tagged to current AS-3000 standards. Rigging lighting, hanging curtains, unloading equipment from trucks & vans, moving equipment from storage areas. Rigging sound speakers. ifting heavy equipment Back injury, muscle strain. Dropping equipment. Get help, use correct lifting procedure, use lifting equipment. Rigging equipment in gantries, working on ladders, working in work platform Vehicles (WPV). Trip hazards, Falling, ladder falling over, work platform vehicle falling over Resulting in serious injury or death. Wearing full harness when working in a WPV (all persons must be qualified to use WPV), where there is a high risk of falling, no leaning over hand rails, look for trip hazards at all times, all out rigger legs are properly fitted when using WPV a person to foot bottom of a ladder, use all related equipment to manufactures specifications. 5
Rigging lighting, erecting scenery, Hanging curtains. Working on a stage with a fly system Falling off the stage being hit on the head by flying bars resulting in serious to fatal injury. Know where the edge of the stage is at all times, make sure when flying in bars there is a spotter calling to alert that bars are moving, don't walk under moving bars. ook out for other work colleagues Installation of sound Working with amplified sound. Trip hazards, Falling, ladder falling over, work platform vehicle falling over. ifting heavy equipment Hearing loss due to exposure to loud sounds resulting in serious injury or death. Back injury, muscle strain. Dropping equipment. Wear noise protection i.e.; ear plugs, or ear muffs. Wearing full harness when working in a WPV (all persons must be qualified to use WPV), where there is a high risk of falling, no leaning over hand rails, look for trip hazards at all times, all out rigger legs are properly fitted when using WPV a person to foot bottom of a ladder, use all related equipment to manufactures specifications. Get help, use correct lifting procedure, use lifting equipment. Rigging temporary equipment. Working with chain motors, block & tackles, hand held ropes & pulleys. Equipment falling, structural damage to building, rope burns, muscle strain, back injury Rigging equipment, operation of chain motors, block & tackles to be performed by a fully licensed rigger, use rigging gloves, do not hand over hand haul weight over 12 kilos. 6
Drilling,& cutting materials Using power tools oss of limbs, injury to eyes, loss of hearing, injury to others from air bourn particles. Experienced power tool operators, wear proper protection clothing (PPC) i.e. gloves face shield ear muffs the correct face mask depending on what type of particles are being produced. Jobs performed away from other people. M Painting Working with solvents & paints Inhalation of fumes relating in respiratory problems, poisoning, skin problems, eye damage. Wear PPC when using paints & solvents, make sure ventilation is adequate if not inform your supervisor so alternative arrangements can be made. Pyrotechnics, fire & smoking Working with stage pyrotechnics, naked flames, smoking Serious burns eye & hearing damage, fire, injury to others, Smoke & fume inhalation relating in respiratory problems. Only a fully licensed pyrotechnics operator to set up & operate pyro's, PPC to be worn by operator & anyone in the vicinity of pyro's, correct fire extinguishers to be in place plus fire blankets & a fire warden to be present. Also the correct documentation to be obtained. M 7
Unloading Trucks Guiding trucks into loading dock, oad shifting in transit, ifting in a confined space. Being run over by reversing truck, hit or crushed by falling load, injury to back, muscle strains. Make sure the driver can see you in his mirrors when reversing, open doors of truck slightly to see if load has shifted, where possible have load on pallets, use correct lifting techniques. Working back stage on shows Working in the dark or low light, Trip hazards, bumping into people or other objects. Being hit by moving and or flying objects. Injury to head and or other parts of the body, Injury to others, damage to equipment. Move around cautiously & slowly, make sure cables are taped down where possible, only authorized crew to be back stage & that they know the technical aspects of the show. Focusing a lighting rig Working with live power, working at heights, working in the dark, working with hot lights. Electric shock resulting in serious injury or death, falling from heights resulting in serious injury or death, minor burns, bumping into objects resulting in cuts bruising and or abrasions. All electrical equipment must follow Australian wiring standards and should be checked prior use. Make sure staff is trained in the use of WPU's & working with ladders. Wear protective gloves. Use torches whilst moving around in the dark. 8
Orchestra Pit Persons falling into the pit. Persons or objects falling onto musicians and or instruments. Minor to serious injury to performer or musician. Damage to musical instruments All persons working in the venue to be inducted on working with an open orchestra pit. Safety strip to be placed 1000mm min from stage edge with glow tape or white tape. Safety barrier to be in place at all times when stage is not in use. A pit net should be installed. Signage to be placed on all entrance to the Theatre stating that the orchestra Pit is out with Caution Danger on this signage. No one is to stand down stage with their back to the front of the stage. Venue to be locked down when not in use. M Stage Managers & Production crew Non experienced Stage managers and or crew Wrong terminology used in calling cues which can cause confusion with operator cues going at the wrong time which could cause serious injury to performers and of crew. All back stage crew should be professional crew when working in a professional venue, where this is not possible a professional crew needs to supervise at all times and has total hierarchy. M 9
Performance of any type on a stage and or a performance area. Slips, trips, falls and collisions. Stains, sprains or breaks. All performers must be inducted on safety regarding their show. Production should have a risk assessment for their show to control and minimize risks. Production must have a first aid officer on site. Using hoists or motorized hauling equipment. Collision with people, falling objects, collision with structure, moving parts, unsafe workloads. Serious injury or death. Damage to sets or building structure, Clothing hair catching in moving parts. Structure collapsing from overloading, lines, chains and fixings breaking from over loading. Systems to be operated only by trained aurthorised operators. SW Signs to be visible Systems to be fully maintained. No person to be underneath any flying objects, loose clothing and or jewelry, long hair to be covered to avoid moving parts. Risk assessment to be in place. NOTE: Please download and print this form and add in the specific risks, hazards and controls associated with your production. The completed and signed form should then be emailed to GlennW@seymour.sydney.edu.au A blank page has been provided for you on the following page. 10
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In NSW, if you conduct a business or undertaking, you are legally obliged to manage certain risks. In particular, you must: Identify and eliminate risks to health and safety, or, if that is not practicable, then minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Ensure the health and safety of your own workers, as well as ensure that other workers or persons safety is not put at risk by work carried out as part of your business or undertaking. This is to confirm that the undersigned has read the Client Risk Assessment and agrees that all tasks for their production/event have been identified. Please use the spaces above to list any tasks that have not been covered. SIGNED for and on behalf of (organisation) (name, position) (signature) on this day the 201 12