Workplace Health and Safety Assignments

This article discusses the possible hazards in the plant, safe working procedures, safety factors of forklift, operation of electric power in an industrial lathe, operation in the pressure vessel, and registration and legal licensing for the operation. It also highlights the importance of safety measures for employees in the workplace.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Possible hazards in the plant......................................................................................................2
Safe working procedure in organisation....................................................................................3
The safety factor of forklift........................................................................................................4
Operation of electric power in an industrial lathe......................................................................5
Operation in the pressure vessel.................................................................................................5
Registration and legal licencing for the operation.....................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
In the case of health and safety of employees, the organisation has their specific
measures to protect them, as their employees’ responsibility is under their authority. There
are different organisational hazards in the workplace and authority have to make a secure
look over this, so that undesired accidents will not happen. Abrasive blasting, abrasive
material, dry abrasive blasting and wet abrasive blasting all these processes are under
international act of ‘Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993’ (No.
130 of 1993). Employees’ works under the act and organisation ensures their safety and
security. Migrant people will also under the same act as the process saves their life as well in
organisation. The exposure standard and corporation agreement was with the National
Occupational Health and Safety Commission. There was a good amount of penalty as well
for those, who would violate the rules and make their own provision of legal process.
Occupational Safety and Health Regulation 1996 was implemented in commercialised areas
(Worksafe.qld.gov.au 2015).
The paper highlights different hazards in the workplace due to the use of types of
machinery. The paper also provides the safety measures in the organisation so that employees
will find the right way and company will be benefitted by the uses of those equipment. In
mobile plant operated areas injury through collision is a concerning aspect so preventive
measures are taken for this reason. Traffic control and segregation are formed in case of
controlling the risks. Forklifts, robotic arm movements, pallet jacket, earthmoving equipment,
industrial lathe machine, pressure vessel and some other mechanical appendages are helps in
easy acceleration in work rate in organisation.

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Possible hazards in the plant
There are different hazards in the plant that are segregated in the different genre as the
mobility of the work is not the same in every situation. Unsafe and misused machinery
handling is one such issue and training and skill development of employees is the major work
that ensures their productivity for the organisation (Worksafe.qld.gov.au 2015). There are
some biological hazards, chemical hazards that make additional stress for employees.
Hazards Risk
Pull something on the hard surface Crushing
Shape edge part of the object in a state of
moving or stationary form
Puncturing and cutting edge
Device connected with the electric The electrified body of object or damage and
burn cases can be possible
The mixture of chemicals and gases Exploitation
Use of stair or ladder and working at high Slipping and falling
Rotate shafts, pullies, gears and sprockets Tangle
Cable or hose connection with objects Trip or falls in case of oil leakage
To manage these amount of risk confronted by the organisation, safe environment
policy and safe use of equipment are used. Mechanical and non-mechanical hazards need to
be controlled in a proper manner so that mitigated outcome will come in organisation (Idris et
al. 2012).
Safe working procedure in organisation
Any types of machinery or equipment tool can be used in plant. There are some
hazardous situations in the workplace but projected action planning will help to mitigate the
risk driven by that process (Thomas 2012). The controlling process need awareness of
employees and management needs to provide some training for guiding employees in a right
way.

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 System procedure of the work is important and employees need to take the proper
approach to handle the situation. Their life sustainability is depending on the
awareness and maintenance of the work safety legislation.
 The machine guiding is the important aspect to control the risk factor. There are some
physical and skill level improvements from the employees and administration so that
machine handling is not considered as the risk.
 Commissioning a plan before making any action will be helpful for the organisation
as the process mitigate risk and also analyse for better recommendation for the
sustainable development of the organisation.
 Workers’ exposure in workplace and without safeguard workers may face some
difficulties in the organisation. The reasonable steps form their end is needed. OHS
Act requires workers to be more practicable and skilful to avoid those hazards in
workplace.
The safety factor of forklift
Forklift is one of the useful materials to lift industrial truck or to move materials from
one place to another. However, the use of forklift in different places help in industrial sectors.
In case of the workplace design, surface making and pedestrians and laid outputs this
equipment are used. A readable load chart is the selection procedure of forklift. In case of
hazards from forklift, operator competence need valid licencing and employees required LF
or LO authorisation for that. The supervision process along with protective improvement of
safe work practice is there and in case load lifting, fuel handling or storage, safe work areas,
ramp and loading docks, battery charging areas safety measures need to be taken. Assortment
of a forklift for practise in a poorly publicised part such as a cool stock or restricted space
wants to comprise deliberation of the consume releases, the period that the forklift will be
obligatory to activate and whether people are working in the extent. The hydraulic pipelines

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are also a hazardous aspects and activity through those pipeline need some effective steps to
ensure health safety. Travel control on the neutral position setting for forklift is important, if
these are not established in a right position, then chances of hazards can be created. Among
truss plant apparatus, forklifts rate exceedingly in their impending to cause sombre injuries or
demise to driver, associates, or onlooker (Harpur and James 2014). These process of using
the equipment is an operating skill.
Operation of electric power in an industrial lathe
The industrial lathe is one of the major machines in case of making shaft design,
values, or any kind of lathe related products. The centre lather, multiple-tools lathe, turret
lather, capstan lathe, copy-turning lathe, automatic lathe, vertical lathe all these are important
of types of lathe and functions of all these types are different. The maintenance and procedure
to use the machine is a skilled process (Chan-Mok, Caponecchia and Winder 2014). Faulty
equipment of metal lathe create some hazards and slow revolving axes are creating
difficulties in that case. Slip and trip of lathe in workplace create hazards in many cases, so
effective maintenance is needed for the development of the operational safety. Chuck key is
needed to be removed before starting the lathe, else some major problem in case of start up
the process will be there. No equipment will be placed on top of lathe machine, the vibrating
nature can drop the machine from top and that can create hazards as well. Sense of workplace
safety is needed to mitigate the injuries due to the operational process of lathe. Employees,
those are able to control or handle the machine need to be appointed for the particular post.
There are some accidents like power disconnection or machine space-related issues are the
main reason. Other than this, the absence of auxiliary devices, unguarded belt and pulleys,
flying chips hinged and sliding covers also need to control by the employees (Ketelaar et al.
2014). The reliable source of hydraulic power vent is safe rather than another source of power

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and the entire working zone is based on that, but the emergency situation will be there and
that need to be mitigated by the effective use of technology and skill.
Operation in the pressure vessel
The operation of the pressure vessel is to provide sustainability of holding container
that filled with liquid or gases. The ambient pressure for the liquid containers need to be
handled in a proper manner and vessel operation process checked by engineering authority,
which is authorised by the government (Barr and Welch 2012). The pressure can be a reason
for fatal exploitation and the range of chemical uses in container will be a reason behind that.
The erection, installation and commissioning use of workplace maintenance is the key
approach that Schedule 4.1 ensures in that case. The plant design is the regulatory authority
of the process and it readily accessible in controlling the registration of those licencing. The
valve involvement and installation of vessel is the key approach and educated and skilled
people are there for the acceleration of the work. The metallic or non-metallic container
contains all the pressure and technician have to control the process so that fatal exploitation
will not happen (Reed et al. 2013). In that case, skill use of employees is the key part and to
handle and manage the situation in the workplace.
Registration and legal licencing for the operation
Work safe process and legal legislation due to the applied WA occupational safety is
the concern reason for codes of practice. Employers’ obligation is feasible, deliver and
continue a working atmosphere in which the workers are not uncovered to threats and risks
(Cliff 2012). In case of licensing the process in workplace, section 3.118, which is
implemented for the employees workplace safety needed to be established in that case. There
are some specific options of licensing and granting the approval from the government. The
specific requirement for the legislations signify health and safety process that generate better

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process for employees. The right to cease act or the process of discrimination act represent
the OSH handling of the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, was
established initially and postal service for the covered employees are there and the
government has to take control over the situation (Worksafe.qld.gov.au 2015).
Conclusion
Therefore it can be concluded that safety processes are needed for the employees'
safety and their working nature is under challenge if they have fear to handle any equipment
in the workplace. The technological evolution and upgradation help in case of training and
skill development of employees is also important in such cases. Employees have that right to
maintain their health in workplace and company is liable for their protection as well. The use
of the forklift, industrial lathe, and pressure vessel are some of the examples of handling the
situation and skilled labour will handle the procedure in an effective manner.

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