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Master Category: Assessment Type: Assessment Checklist: Assessor: Date: OHS Tasks Tasks - General
Entity Faculty/Division School/Branch Discipline/Unit Campus Building Room Room Type Item / Activity
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Animal handling Is there potential for a person to be contaminated or infected from contact with animals? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Animal handling Is there potential for a person to receive physical injury from animals? e.g. sea lion capture and Hazard Description/N tagging ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Caught between moving machinery parts Is there the potential for a person to be caught between moving parts of a machine? e.g. entrapment, Hazard Description/N pinch points, potential crush zones ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Caught between moving objects Is there the potential for a person to be caught between two moving objects (not machinery parts)? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Caught on rotating parts Is there potential for a person to be caught on rotating parts? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with chemicals, fumes or gas Is there the potential for a person to come into contact with chemicals or gas? e.g. fumes from Hazard Description/N chemicals, dry ice, machine oils, Liquid N2 ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with cold object Is there the potential for a person to come into contact with a cold object? e.g. ice, dry ice, liquid N2, Hazard Description/N frozen materials ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with electricity or potential for electric shock Is there the potential for a person to come into contact with live electricity or receive an electric shock? Hazard Description/N e.g. Overhead or underground power lines, exposed wires, water near equipment, leads/switch in ature of Risk poor condition How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with hot object or friction burn Is there the potential for a person to come into contact with an object which is hotter than 50 degrees Hazard Description/N Celsius? e.g. steam, naked flame, laser beams, heating block ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with insect/ animal Is there potential for bites or stings from contact with an animal or insect? e.g. snake, rat, tick, bee, Hazard Description/N wasp ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with lightning Is there the potential for a person to be struck by lightening? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with sharp object Is there the potential for a person to be cut, stabbed or punctured by a sharp object? e.g. knife, sharp Hazard Description/N or pointy edge objects, flying or moving objects ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with stationary object Is there the potential for a person to run or bump into a stationary object? e.g. knock their hand on a Hazard Description/N wall when pushing a trolley ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Contact with vibration Is there the potential for a person to be in contact with a vibrating object? e.g. holding onto a vibrating Hazard Description/N item for a period of time ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Entangled on moving machinery Is there the potential for a person to be entangled on moving parts of a machine? e.g. hair, jewellery, Hazard Description/N clothing, cleaning aids, gloves ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Environmental hazards Is there a possibility of generating significant environmental hazards? e.g. energy/water consumption, Hazard Description/N hazardous waste/emissions ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Explosion / Fire hazards Is there a potential for a person to be injured by an explosion or fire? e.g. ignition of surrounding area, Hazard Description/N using naked flame, gas, vapour, grain silos, chemical incompatibility, shock sensitive chemicals, ature of Risk chemical stability How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to biological hazards Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to biological hazards? e.g. human or animal body Hazard Description/N fluids, infectious waste, cultures of micro-organisms ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to cold environment Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to a cold environment? e.g. freezer, blast chillers, Hazard Description/N fridge ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to confined spaces Is there the potential for a person to be working within a confined space? A confined space is defined Hazard Description/N by AS2865 and is not necessarily a small or restricted space. ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to gas (asphyxiants) Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to gas causing oxygen displacement? e.g. diesel Hazard Description/N emissions, liquid N, dry ice ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to hot environment Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to hot or humid environments? e.g. harvesting, Hazard Description/N remote areas ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to ionising radiation Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to ionising radiation? e.g. sealed sources, Hazard Description/N radionuclides ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to mental stress Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to mental stress? e.g. bullying, harassment, verbal Hazard Description/N abuse at events or service centres ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to noise Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to noise? e.g. exceed an 8 hour noise equivalent of Hazard Description/N 85dB(A) or peak noise levels of more than 140dB(C) ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to non-ionising radiation Is there potential for a person to be exposed to non-ionising radiation? e.g. RF Transmissions, Hazard Description/N working outdoors, UV transilluminator, laser beam ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to pressure vessels Is there the potential for a person to be working near a pressure vessel? e.g. autoclave, boiler Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Exposure to violence Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to a violent situation? E.g. at venues or service Hazard Description/N centres or counters ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Fall from heights Is there the potential for a person to fall from a height (greater than 2 metres)? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Other Are there any other hazards associated with this item/activity? Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Overstress - manual handling and ergonomics Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to ergonomic injury? e.g. poor lighting, insufficient Hazard Description/N space, seating design, animal handling ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Overstress - manual handling and ergonomics Is there the potential for a person to be exposed to manual handling injury through reaching, bending, Hazard Description/N twisting, lifting, pulling, pushing or repetitive motions? ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Slips, trips or falls Is there the potential for a person to slip, trip or fall? e.g. slippery, uneven or cluttered work surfaces, Hazard Description/N plant location, lack of safe guards such as rails ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Struck by falling objects Is there the potential for a person to be struck by an object falling from above? e.g. item falling from Hazard Description/N racking, item falling from a hi lift vehicle to the ground below ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Struck by moving object Is there the potential for a person to be struck by a moving object? (This excludes vehicles) Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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Struck by vehicle Is there the potential for a person to be struck by a vehicle? e.g. a car, a truck, a tug, a forklift Hazard Description/N ature of Risk How can this hazard/threat cause an incident/adverse event?:
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