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Definition:
A set of written instructions that identifies the health and safety issues that may arise from the jobs and tasks that make up a system of work.
A safe working procedure should be written when:
- designing a new job or task
- changing a job or task
- introducing new equipment or substances
- reviewing a procedure when problems have been identified, eg from an accident or incident investigation
The safe working procedure should identify:
- the supervisor for the task or job and the employees who will undertake
the task
- the tasks that are to be undertaken that pose risks
- the equipment and substances that are used in these tasks
- the control measures that have been built into these tasks
- any training or qualification needed to undertake the task
- the personal protective equipment to be worn
- action to be undertaken to address safety issues that may arise while
undertaking the task
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capping, concrete
cylinder
centrifuge (1)
centrifuge
(2)
chainsaw
chainsaw, pre-start & maintenance
chemicals, loading into vehicle
chemicals, transporting
chemical,
spills
chop saw
circular saw, bench
cleaner, high pressure
cleaning chemicals
cold rooms
compressed air
compression machines
computer
use
concrete saws
concrete mixers
confined spaces
contact dermatitis
contractors
cranes
cryogenic liquids (1)
cryogenic
liquids (2)
cryogenic
liquids (3)
cryogenic
liquids (4)
cut off wheel
cut saw
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paddle stirrers
pallet trucks
paper shredders
PAT testing
pathogens
pedestal drill
personal
protective equipment (1)
personal
protective equipment (2)
pesticides
pH meters
photocopier
pipe bender, hydraulic
pipette pluggers
pipetting
plate drying ovens
plate pourer
portable power tools
portable rechargeable power tools
posthole digger
power hacksaw
purchasing, overseas
purchasing, local
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dangerous goods
demolition, concrete
discard bins
drill press
drugs
drill, electric
drill, magnetic
drill, pedestal
drilling rig
drum handling
drying ovens
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quarantine |
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fan heater
fire extinguishers
field trips
flammable
liquids, storage
flammable liquids & gases (1)
flammable liquids
& gases (2)
floor buffers
forklift operations
forklift, gas cylinder, change
forklift, safety cage, use
forklift, walk behind type
four wheel bike operations
freezers
front end loader
fuel, storage & handling
fume hoods
(cupboards) (1)
fume hoods
(cupboards) ()
furnaces
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safety harness
safety showers
saw, radial arm
scaffolding
screens,
visual display
security
shakers
sharps, collection & disposal
sharps, disposal
(1)
sharps, disposal (2)
shredders, paper
site visits
slasher,
tractor mounted
spectrometers
spraying, herbicide
sputter coater
sterilising ovens
syringing
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guarding,
machine
gas cylinder, manual handling
gas cylinder, movement by vehicle
gas cylinder, securing
gas cylinder, storage
gas cylinder, storage & use
gas reticulation, design
gas reticulation, repair
gases, flammable
(1)
gases, flammable
(2)
gases, flammable, explosive, toxic
generators, electric, 240v
glassware
glassware washing machines
goods drying ovens
guillotine, workshop
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tagout/lockout
(1)
tagout/lockout (2)
task design
timber, CCA treated, handling
tools, hand, general
towing, breakdown
tractor operations
transporting chemicals
trailer operations
treated timber
trip hazards
trolley jack
tyres, changing
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ice machines
incubator rooms
incubators
infection
control
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vaccinations
vacuum ovens
vacuum pumps
vacuum systems
vehicles
vices, bench
visual display units
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jack,
trolley
jib crane use |
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wacker compactor
washing glassware
washing glass pipettes
waste disposal
water baths
weed spraying
welding, electric
welding, MIG
welding, oxy-acetylene
wood working
workshop, general
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