Machinery and Equipment Safety - An Introduction

• Machinery and Equipment Safety - An Introduction (PDF 628kb)
  Document Type: Publication
  Keycode: VWA1100/01/05.07
  Industry: Construction Farming Food Manufacturing Forestry Foundries Major Hazard Facilities Mines Poultry Processing Stevedoring Textile Manufacturing Waste and Recycling 
  Category: Confined Spaces Consultation Controlling OHS Hazards and Risks Cranes and Lifting Equipment Falls Prevention Forklifts Job Safety Analysis Noise Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 Plant 
  Division Author: Manufacturing and Logistics
  Current Version: Version 1
  Publication Date: 16 July 2007
  Date First Published: 16 July 2007
  Summary: This guide is an introduction to managing the risks associated with use of machinery and equipment in the workplace.

About this publication

This guide is an introduction to managing the risks associated with the use of machinery and equipment in the workplace.
Employers can use this guide to:

• identify machinery and equipment hazards in the workplace
• eliminate or reduce the risk of those hazards causing harm.

The guide will also be useful to anyone else who is interested in machinery and equipment safety, such as employees and Health and Safety Representatives.