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              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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