Anup 000768
Anup 000768
Anup 000768
guidelines
Purpose
To support the Universitys plant (equipment) management policy and procedure
to achieve a safe and healthy workplace.
Guideline
Scope
1. This guidance material is to support the Universitys Plant management
policy and procedure to achieve a safe and healthy workplace where plant is
involved in endeavours associated with undertaking University business.
4. The risk management process at the University is developed around the life
cycle stages of plant. Use of the Plant Risk Assessment and Management
Summary (PRAMS) and Plant pre-purchase assessment checklist is the
suggested means of documenting the risk assessment, management
decisions and operator guidance. The PRAMS also identifies the hazard level
of an item of plant and its risk category when in use. Once the hazard level
is identified, the required actions to reduce risks are indicated.
6. The preferred risk management process for plant involves four (4) steps:
8. From this step, the hazard level of the plant can be determined as low,
medium or high.
Likelihood Consequences
Rare L L M H H
Unlikely L L M H E
Possible L M H E E
Likely M H H E E
Almost H H E E E
Certain
Code:
Risk Rating:
Likelihood of harm:
Consultation
12. Consultation with operators, specialists and management is an
important facet of risk assessment along with consideration of existing risk
controls e.g. regulations, industry standards, operator certification etc.
Specialist advice and resources are available from OHS.
Documentation
13. Consider collecting a Plant Dossier on the Plant or equipment, and
make this available to relevant personnel.
14. Use the Plant Risk Assessment and Management Summary (PRAMS)
form to document risk and actions. The hazard level indicates the extent of
the required assessment of risk for the use of plant in its environment.
15. The risks associated with the identified hazards are assessed
individually and then collectively, to determine their interaction in the
context of the plants intended use. It is important to differentiate minor
and acceptable operational risk, from major strategic and operational risks.
Risk categories
17. The current ANU workshops procedure for plant allows equipment to
be categorised into the following risk categories:
A. Low risk
B. Medium risk
C. High risk
D. Extreme risk.
18. This category system is also being used in ANUs Maximo system.
19. For Risk Category A plant, complete the recommendations in the table
below. The guidance material may provide some assistance. No formal risk
assessment documentation or registration of plant is needed where the
plant can be identified as low risk i.e. it is not likely to cause injury due to
its inherent low hazards and any consequence, if injury were to occur, is
negligible.
20. For Risk Category B, C and D plant continue with the risk
assessment process. To identify the most appropriate risk controls and
obtain the preferred residual risk, higher category plant needs to be
assessed in detail in the context of its intended use, operators and
environment (using PRAMS).
Table: Examples of common plant and their risk management at the ANU.
No requirement to register
Category C, D PLANT
25. Residual (remaining) risk may be acceptable and the delegate in the
budget area must document recommended risk control strategies and safe
operating instructions.
26. Responsibility for risk controls across the life cycle of the plant should
be clear in operating procedures. Existing systems in use at the ANU (e.g.
job cards, Maximo database, quality systems) can support documentation of
risk control strategies. The ANUs Workshop and Trade Safety Course and
manual may provide further guidance.
27. The risk assessment documents should be supplied to the user if the
budget area is manufacturing or supplying plant.
29. The budget area must review the risk assessment upon receipt/
redesign or modification/installation /commissioning of the plant to revise
controls and documentation.
[Note quick links to be developed to high hazard plant; FAQs and Plant Procedure]