Waihi Emergency Principal Control Plan Approved by: General Manager/SSE Approval Date: 26/03/2021 Next Review:26/03/2022 OceanaGold Waihi WAI-250-PLN-001 Page 46 of 124 Hierarchy of Controls Section 30 of the HSAW Act and section 6 of the HSAW (General Risk and Workplace Management) regulations outline the control hierarchy and requires that ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ steps to control each hazard be taken as required below; HSAW Act section 30 - Management of risks (1) A duty imposed on a person by or under this Act requires the person— (a) to eliminate risks to health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable; and (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, to minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. (2) A person must comply with subsection (1) to the extent to which the person has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the ability to influence and control the matter to which the risks relate. HSAW General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations section 6 - Hierarchy of Control Measures (1) This regulation applies if it is not reasonably practicable for a PCBU to eliminate risks to health and safety in accordance with section 30(1)(a) of the Act. (2) A PCBU1 must, to minimise risks to health and safety, implement control measures in accordance with this regulation. (3) The PCBU must minimise risks to health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable, by taking 1 or more of the following actions that is the most appropriate and effective taking into account the nature of the risk: (a) substituting (wholly or partly) the hazard giving rise to the risk with something that gives rise to a lesser risk: (b) isolating the hazard giving rise to the risk to prevent any person coming into contact with it: (c) implementing engineering controls. (4) If a risk then remains, the PCBU must minimise the remaining risk, so far as is reasonably practicable, by implementing administrative controls. (5) If a risk then remains, the PCBU must minimise the remaining risk by ensuring the provision and use of suitable personal protective equipment. Risk Assessment Process 19.2.1 Training and Competency Department managers must ensure that all personnel are trained and assessed as competent in the identification of safety, environmental & community hazards, losses, issues and impacts and assessing the level of associated risk. OGNZL are required to ensure that the risk assessment process is conducted in a consistent manner by personnel who are experienced in the individual process/activity or hazard being assessed. 19.2.2 Hazard Identification Risks are typically associated with events resulting from hazards within a given system. Risk identification involves a detailed review of the system under study to identify the type of energies and associated hazards that are present. Once these hazards are understood, a systematic process to identify the associated risks needs to be followed. There are various techniques available for the identification of hazards as follows: • Experience/judgment – experienced personnel at all levels provide a sound basis for hazard identification • Checklists – provide hazards that are common to a particular task or system • Legislation and OceanaGold Standards - legislation, industry and company standards reflect collective knowledge and experience, accumulated on a broad operational and historic basis 1 A PCBU is a person undertaking a business or undertaking and is more fully defined in the HSWA Act.
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