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STAKEHOLDERS & NEIGHBOURING TENANCIES & ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY AFFECT THIS PROJECT
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ACTION TO BE TAKEN for Potential emergencies (TICK THOSE THAT APPLY) 

Medical Emergency for One Or More Workers
  • Attract assistance, call for First Aid Officer.  
  • Notify Site Supervisor/Project Manager. 
  • If required call 000 for ambulance   
  • Comfort and reassure the patient until medical aid arrives.  
  • An injured person should not be moved unless there is danger of further injury before medical aid arrives. 
  • The following treatments should be given priority: 
    • Airway: ensure the patient has a clear airway. 
    • Breathing: ensure the patient is breathing, if not, artificial respiration will be necessary. 
    • Circulation: check pulse – if none exists, external heart massage will be necessary. 
    • Control any severe external bleeding by applying pressure. 
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Plant Collision/Roll Over
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  • Attract assistance, call for First Aider,  
  • Assess the situation and isolate the area, 
  • If safe to do so, shut down the plant/vehicle, isolate fuel, 
  • If personnel are injured ring ambulance on 000  
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.
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Falls from Height Requiring Rescue
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  • If person is hanging from a boom lift attempt to lower them using manual controls 
  • If a boom lift or EWP is available and can be safely moved under the person attempt a rescue   
  • If a safety line can be safely used to rescue the person attempt to do so. 
  • If rescue is completed prior to ambulance arriving ensure injured worker is immediately placed in seated position, keeping harness on.  Do not allow  
  • them to walk around.  Suspension trauma is highly likely and can be fatal.  Keep worker warm.   
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  
Chemical Spill
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  • Assess the situation and if necessary, isolate the area; 
  • Advise Site Manager immediately; 
  • If small spill contain with Spill Kit and ensure bunding is effective; Clean up spill and render harmless 
  • If large spill call 000 and request ambulance and fire brigade.  Advise them it is a chemical spill;  
  • Sound evacuation signal & evacuate site; 
  • Refer SDS for fume flammability or toxicity  
  • Remove ignition sources 
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Electrocution or Electrical Shock
  • Assess the situation for potential ongoing electrical risks; 
  • Advise Site Manager immediately; 

IF ELECTROCUTION – Worker unconscious/deceased 

  • Call 000 and request ambulance, police & fire brigade;  
  • Isolate power if safe to do so;  
  • Isolate area, delegate persons to control access & egress 
  • If electrical risks is eliminated, and confirmed by a licensed electrician, a first aider may render support,  
  • If electrical risks cannot be verified as eliminated the area must be protected until emergency services arrive 

IF ELECTRICAL SHOCK- Worker conscious  

  • Call 000 and request ambulance.  Even mild electrical shocks can have serious health aftereffects. Worker must be treated/monitored by paramedics/medical practitioner;  
  • Isolate area, delegate persons to control access & egress 
  • If electrical risks is eliminated, and confirmed by a licensed electrician, a first aider may render support,  
  • First Aider to provide assistance if electrical risks are eliminated;  
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  
Sudden Discovery of Hazardous Substances
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  • Stop work immediately  
  • Advise Site Manager  
  • Evacuate immediate area & isolate 
  • Arrange for assessment by licensed assessor – deem as hazardous until assessment completed; 
  • Determine method for containment/removal 
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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Engulfment in Trench/Excavation
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  • Advise Site Manager immediately;  
  • Call 000 and request Police, Ambulance & Fire Brigade.  
  • Assess the situation and do not place yourself or others in any harm; 
  • If safe to do so, attempt to rescue personnel by the quickest method possible. Make sure someone is notified of your intentions to attempt the rescue; 
  • Make sure another person is standing by during any rescue attempt; 
  • Remove debris/soil from head (clear airways) and then body; 
  • If possible, support unstable debris to safely remove trapped personnel; 
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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Confined Space Rescue
  • Assess the situation and isolate the area; 
  • Call 000 and request Police, Ambulance & Fire Brigade.  
  • Assess the situation and do not place yourself or others in any harm; 
  • If safe to do so, attempt to rescue personnel by the quickest method possible. Make sure someone is notified of your intentions to attempt the rescue; 
  • Make sure another person is standing by during any rescue attempt; 
  • Provide First Aid if safe to do so. 
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  
Severe Weather/ Natural Disaster
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  • Shut down all exposed plant and work areas; 
  • All heights work to stop immediately; 
  • If required, shut the site down and send all personnel home or relocate them to a safe place as nominated by Site Manager or Emergency services (if required) 
  • Monitor weather conditions. Review information from the BOM and/or local news services.
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Fumes/Vapor/Gas Leak
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  • Isolate the source if safe to do so/ turn off source if possible;  
  • Advise Site Manager immediately;  
  • Call 000 for Fire Brigade and Ambulance; 
  • Remove all persons from area;  
  • Assess for whole of site evacuation.  If evacuation required sound evacuation signal;  
  • Remove all sources of ignition;  
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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Explosion &/or Fire
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  • Advise Site Manager immediately; 
  • Sound site evacuation alarm; 
  • Call Fire Brigade on 000, request Policy & Ambulance also 
  • Shut down all plant;  
  • Use Fire Extinguisher to extinguish if no imminent danger exists;  
  • If fire is extinguished call 000 and cancel Police and Ambulance.  Organise escort fire brigade to fire area to assess for further risk.  
  •  This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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Structure Failure or Collapse resulting in injury
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  • Assess the situation and isolate the area if safe to do so; 
  • Advise Site Manager immediately;  
  • First aiders to provide support to injured workers if safe to do so;  
  • Make safe areas of potential further collapse only if safe to do so; 
  • Call 000 and request ambulance and fire brigade;  
  • Call Site Engineer for immediate advise;  
  • If safe to do so, rescue trapped personnel by removing debris/soil from head (clear airways) and then body. If possible, support unstable debris to safely remove trapped personnel;  
  • This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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Violence, Threat or Terrorism
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  • Isolate area and remove all persons;  
  • Notify Site Manager immediately; 
  • Retract yourself from situation if possible; 
  • Call 000 and request Police assistance.  
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