Plant & Equipment Safety

The University has developed guidelines to help minimise the risk of injury associated with the hazards involved when using plant and equipment.

The guidelines include:

• Responsibilities
• Management of plant and equipment
• Design
• Record keeping

Download the Plant & Equipment, Inspection & Testing and Monitoring Guidelines [PDF - 94Kb]

Download the Out of Service Danger Sign which can be printed and then attached to equipment taken out of service.

Licensed Operators

There are a range of activities and task performed at the University which involve a degree of risk. Some of these are considered high risk, an example is forklift operation. To ensure these high risk activities are performed by licence operators a register will be maintained.

Examples of operations that is undertaken or equipment that is held or operated may include, but not limited to:

• Dangerous goods storage, manufacture and transport;
• Registrations of high risk plant such as pressure vessels, cooling towers, cranes and lifts;
• Licences or approvals for certain processes such as asbestos removal, use of carcinogens, radioactive
  sources and lead;
• Electrical work;
• Operation of particular types of industrial equipment, such as fork lift trucks;
• Rigging operations;
• Licensing and registration of vehicles; and/or
• Relevant driver’s licences.

Use the form below to provide your licence details to OHS.

Record Certification Licence Form

Need more information? Please call the OH&S Unit on extension 3931.