Occupational health and safety is a primary consideration in the planning and organisation of the project's operations. The alliance team is dedicated to ensuring the highest levels of safety of this project.
The project involves many different activities from earthworks to bridges and encompasses road users, workers and residents. By identifying the potential major hazards associated with the different activities on site, it is possible to reduce the risk of injury to employees, the public, and damage to equipment.
The potential construction activity hazards identified on the Coopernook to Herons Creek project include:
- Working in the vicinity of heavy traffic.
- Damage and disruption to utilities.
- Exposure to dust in earthworks and spoil removal activities.
- Maintaining the safety of the public from works.
- Management of traffic on all work sites.
- Confined construction spaces.
- Safety of plant and equipment.
- Noise management.
- Exposure to UV radiation.
- Working at heights.
- Manual handling.
- Blasting.
- Working near water.
- Diving.
- Fire prevention.
Risk management is integral to the project and its evaluation and assessment play a significant role. Detailed processes require each major activity and sub-activity associated with the works to be given a risk rating. This is the catalyst for the subsequent development of safe work procedures which are documented on job hazard analysis worksheets. Regular training is provided to give work crews and supervisors help in the development and understanding of these worksheets and risk management.
On all construction sites the following personal protection equipment is mandatory:
- Hard hats.
- Steel capped boots.
- High-visibility clothing.
- Long trousers.
- Long-sleeve shirts.
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