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Plant hazard
checklist
Some of the
questions you
should ask to help
identify hazards
arising from plant
WorkSafe Victoria is a division of the Victorian WorkCover Authority
VWA 556/03/11.05
HAZARD CHECKLIST
Introduction
This checklist provides a typical range of questions that can be
asked to help with the identification of hazards associated with
plant. It may be used as a starting point, with certain questions
added or deleted to make the checklist appropriate to the plant
and associated systems of work being examined.
If “yes” is the answer to a question in the checklist, the plant,
parts of the plant and/or the situation associated with the hazard,
should be identified on the checklist.
The following are examples of hazards identified and recorded
in checklists:
• someone’s fingers may get caught between the two rollers
of the paper processing machine
• the pipe containing high pressure fluids in the stamping
machine may burst
• the boom of the mobile crane may touch the overhead powerlines
• people may trip over the electric power lead for the bench grinder
When completing the checklist, consider the hazards that may affect:
• plant operators
• anyone working, or in the vicinity of, the plant
• others who could be affected, such as visitors, contractors, etc.
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
HAZARD CHECKLIST
A ENTANGLEMENT
Can anyone’s hair, clothi ng, gloves,
n ecktie, jewellery, cle ani ng brushes,
r ags or other materia l s become
entangled with moving parts of the
p lant, or materials in m oti on?
B CRUSHING
Can anyone be crushed due to:
a. material falling off the plant?
b. uncontrolled or unexpected movement
of the plant or its l oad?
c. lack of capacity for the plant to
be slowed, stopped or immobilised?
d. the plant tipping or rolling over?
e. parts of the plant col l apsing?
f. coming in contact w i th moving parts
of the plant duri ng testing, inspection,
operation, maintenance, cleaning
or repair?
g. being thrown off or under the plant?
h. being trapped be tw een the plant
and materials or fi xed structures?
i. other factors not m entioned?
HAZARD CHECKLIST
C CUTTING, STABBING
AND PUNCTURING
Can anyone be cu t, stabbed or punctured
due to:
a. c oming in co ntact with sharp
or flyin g objects?
b. c oming in co ntact with moving
parts of the p lant during testing,
inspection, o peration, maintenance,
cleaning or r epair of the plant?
c. the pla nt, pa rts of the plant or
work pieces d isintegrating?
d. work pieces being ejected?
e . the mobility of the plant?
f . uncontrolled or unexpected movem ent
of the plant?
g. other factors not mentioned?
D SHEARING
Can anyone’s bod y parts be sheared
be t ween two part s of the plant,
or between a part of the plant and a
wor k piec e or stru cture?
E FRICTION
Can anyone be bu rnt due to contact wi th
mov ing parts or surfaces of the plant, or
mat erial ha ndled by the plant?
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
HAZARD CHECKLIST
F STRIKING
Can anyone be struck by m oving objects
d ue to:
a. uncontrolled or unexpected movement
of the plant or materi al handled by
the plant?
b. the plant, parts of the plant or work
pieces disintegra ti ng?
c. work pieces bein g ej ected?
d. mobility of the pl ant?
e. other factors not m entioned?
G HIGH PRESSURE FLUID
Can anyone come into contact
with fluids under high pressure,
d ue to plant failure or m i suse
o f the plant?
HAZARD CHECKLIST
H. ELECTRICAL
Can anyone be injured by electrical
shoc k or burnt due to:
a. the plant contacting live electrical
conductors?
b. the pla nt wo rking in close proxim i ty
to elec trical conductors?
c. overload of electrical circuits?
d. damaged or p oorly maintained
elec trical leads and cables?
e . damaged electrical switches?
f . water near electrical equipment?
g. lac k of isolat ion procedures?
h. other factors not mentioned?
I EXPLOSION
Can anyone be injured by explosion of
gases, vapours, liq uids, dusts or other
substanc es, triggered by the operation
of t he plant or by material handled by
t he plant?
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
HAZARD CHECKLIST
J SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLING
Can anyone using the pl ant, or in
t he vicinity of the plant, sl ip, trip
o r fall due to:
a. uneven or slippe ry w ork surfaces?
b. poor housekeeping, eg. swarf in the
vicinity of the pl ant, spillage not
cleaned up?
c. obstacles being pl aced in the vicinity
of the plant?
d. other factors not m entioned?
Can anyone fall from a hei ght due to:
a. lack of a proper w ork platform?
b. lack of proper stai rs or ladders?
c. lack of guardrail s or other suitable
edge protection?
d. unprotected hole s, penetrations or
gaps?
e. poor floor or wal ki ng surfaces, such as
the lack of a slip-resi stant surface?
f. steep walking surfaces?
g. collapse of the s upporting structure?
h. other factors not m entioned?
HAZARD CHECKLIST
K ERGONOMIC
Can anyone be injured due to:
a. poorly design ed seating?
b. repetitive bo dy movement?
c . constra ined body posture or the n eed
for excessive effort?
d. design defici ency causing mental or
psyc hologica l stress?
e . inadequate o r poorly placed lighti ng?
f . lac k of consid eration given to human
error or human behaviour?
g. mismatch of the plant with huma n
traits and natural limitations?
h. other factors not mentioned?
(F or more inf ormation on hazards
assoc iated with manual handling,
refer to the WorkSafe publication
Manua l H and ling – Code of Practi ce
No. 25, 2000 )
L SUFFOCATION
Can anyone be su ffocated due to lack of
ox y gen, or atmosp heric contamination ?
M HIGH TEMPERATURE OR FIRE
Can anyone come into contact with
objects at h igh temperatures?
Can anyone be injured by fire?
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
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If “yes” is the
answer to a
question in the
checklist, the
plant, parts of
the plant
and/or the
situation
associated with
the hazard
should be
written in the
space provided.
HAZARD CHECKLIST
N TEMPERATURE [THERMAL COMFORT]
Can anyone suffer ill -heal th due to
exposure to high or l ow temperatures?
O OTHER HAZARDS
Can anyone be injured or suffer
ill-health from exposure to:
a. chemicals?
(For more informati on on hazards
associated with chem i cals, refer to
the Code of Prac ti ce for Storage &
Handling of Dan gerous Goods and
the WorkSafe publ i cation Hazardous
Substances – Code of Practice
N o. 24, 2000)
b. toxic gases or va pours?
c. fumes?
d. dust?
e. noise?
(For more inform ati on on hazards
associated with noi se, refer to the
WorkSafe website or WorkCover
Advisory Service)
f. vibration?
g. radiation?
h. other factors not m entioned?
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110797 VWA PlantHazard Cvr
21/11/05
10:28 AM
Page 1
Plant hazard
checklist
Some of the
questions you
should ask to help
identify hazards
arising from plant
WorkSafe Victoria is a division of the Victorian WorkCover Authority
VWA 556/03/11.05