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ADVANCED
RISK MA
Inform management
Inform your Supervisor of incident and the extent thereof. Also inform him/her of what you
have carried out so far so as to prevent duplication etc.
Precautions at the scene of an incident
Resist the urge to rush in and “get things going”.
Remember that it is not possible to help others until the potential hazards have been
identified.
If available, use binoculars to read placards (if you do not know what materials, chemicals are
involved).
Where possible, approach the scene from an upwind direction.
Do not walk in spilled material.
Do not touch spilled material.
Avoid inhaling fumes, smoke vapours, even if no dangerous materials are known to be
involved.
Do not assume that gases or vapours are harmless because of a lack of smell, since some
odourless gases and vapours are very toxic and harmful.
Reporting
As per legislation, report on all your activities to management, from when you reported the
incident to when the Emergency Services/Management took over the scene.
Accidents
In the event of an accident were anybody (Person or bovine animal/hoofed animal) has been injured
or killed, the OHS Act of 1993 stipulates that the following procedure must be followed by you as the
overhead crane Operator.
Immediately stop the overhead crane.
Ascertain the nature and extent of any injury sustained by any person or bovine animal.
If a person /s is/are injured, alert the Emergency Services and render any assistance you may
be capable of.
Do not move any injured persons unless absolutely necessary.
Call the emergency services
The name of the caller and the call-back number.
The nature of the injury /s.
How many persons are injured?
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