Dangerous Incident Flashcards
Cl 179 dangerous incident what are they
A dangerous incident is an incident in relation to a workplace that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to a person’s health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to:
> an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance
> an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire
> an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam
> an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance
> electric shock
> the fall or release from a height of any plant, substance or thing
> the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant that is required to be authorised for use in accordance with the regulations4
> the collapse or partial collapse of a structure
> the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation
> the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground excavation or tunnel
> the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel.
An electric shock includes, for example, a minor shock resulting from direct contact with exposed live electrical parts (other than ‘extra low voltage’) including shock from capacitive discharge. It does not include:
> shock due to static electricity
> ‘extra low voltage’ shock (i.e. arising from electrical equipment less than or equal to 50V AC and less than or equal to 120V DC)
> use of a defibrillator to shock a person for first aid or medical reasons.5
For most hazards such as plant, or a structure collapsing, a person will need to be in the immediate vicinity to be exposed to a serious risk to their health and safety.
However, some hazards such as an uncontrolled leak of a hazardous gas or a fire can travel towards a person and expose them to a serious risk to health and safety away from the original source.
A dangerous incident includes both immediate serious risks to health or safety, and also a risk from an immediate exposure to a substance which is likely to create a serious risk to health or safety in the future, for example asbestos or chemicals
