Status and Details
            
        
             This is the second version of the Plant and Equipment Management Procedure which sits under the Health Safety and Wellbeing Policy. 13/12/16 – The words ‘and equipment’ removed from Clause 39, second sentence and the words ‘or equipment’ removed from the heading above Clause 39.Health and Safety - Plant Management Procedure
            
                
                    
            
                         
                    Status 
                        Historic 
                        
                     
                         
                    Effective Date 
                        14th October 2016 
                        
                     
                         
                    Review Date 
                        14th June 2019 
                        
                     
                         
                    Approval Authority 
                        Vice-Chancellor 
                        
                     
                         
                    Approval Date 
                        16th September 2016 
                        
                     
                         
                    Expiry Date 
                        29th August 2019 
                        
                     
                         
                    
                    Responsible Officer 
                        Stuart Hildyard
                             
                        
                            Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director Campus Services
                            +61 3 9919 5576
                        
                     
                         
                    
                    
                    Accountable Officer 
                        Lisa Line
                             
                        
                            Deputy Vice-Chancellor Enterprise and Digital
                            Lisa.Line@vu.edu.au
                        
                     
                         
                
            Enquiries Contact 
                        Safwan Safwan 
                        
                                  Health and Safety Consultant
                                  +61 3 9919 5822
Workplace Relations and Safety
                        
                     Summary of Changes from Previous Version
                
Main Changes are as follows:
- Equipment is defined as inclusive of ‘plant’ rather than a separate item (as per definition in current OHS regulations);
- Definitions have been included in the procedure;
- Roles/Responsibilities – further defined and more specific.
PROCEDURES section
The following new sections have been included:
- Safe design
- Modification
- Plant Risk Assessment
- High Risk Plant activities – Contractors
- Incidents
- Records
Updated Templates
- Plant Pre-Purchase Checklist
- Plant Register
- Plant Risk Assessment Template
Removed Template
- Plant Risk Management Plan
New Forms
- Plant Registration Matrix
- High Risk Work Licence Matrix
- Safe Design of Plant Checklist