Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and implementation of this document, contact details for the relevant Manager and, on the right, a brief summary of changes between this and the previous version.
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
Simone Wright
Chief Human Resources Officer
+61 3 9919 5447
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