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