OHS Flashcards
What work health and safety act does the state of Victoria operate under?
The Occupational Health and Safety
Act 2004
What are the duties and responsibilities of employers?
Provide a safe workplace
Safe ways of completing each task in written form
Safe plant, tools and equipment for job completion
Safety information and instructions when completing a task for the first time
To control risk
Who monitors the states compliance with OHS?
Worksafe Victoria
What are the 6 duties and responsibilities of employees?
Work in a manner safe to yourself and others
Not interfere with safe operation of equipment
Wear the correct PPE
Report injuries or illness to the duty manager immediately
Report faulty equipment and hazards
Follow instructions and comply with safety laws
What is a notifiable incident?
Any incident defined in the relevant state that must be reported to the relevant health and safety body.
What is a critical incident?
Any incident in which fatality or serious injury occurs that requires assistance from emergency services
What is a first aid injury?
An incident which can be treated on site or at a clinic by first aid personnel and results in no lost time
Must be reported immediately to Duty Manager.
What is a medical treatment injury?
An injury incident that requires off-site medical treatment and results in no lost time.
Must be reported immediately to Duty Manager.
What is a lost time injury?
An injury where an employee requires time off
Obtains a permanent disability
Leads to death through incident in the workplace
Why is personal hygiene important?
To prevent you and those around you from germs and infectious disease.
How long should you wash your hands?
20 seconds
When to wash hands?
After going to the toilet
Before or after eating
After blowing your nose
After dealing with the sick
After treating wounds and cuts
After touching dirty surfaces
After touching farm animals
What is the hierarchy of risk control?
- Eliminate
- Substitute
- Engineer
- Administration
- PPE
When should a driver wear PPE?
In sidings/yards, railway crossings and when crossing tracks.
What colour signs are mandatory?
Blue signs are mandatory. Blue background and white symbol.
What are the two types of risk assessment?
Qualitative and Quantitative
What are some significant risks you have a direct role in controlling?
PAE
What is the reporting hierarchy?
- Train Control (Metrol)
- Fellow workers
- HSR
- Manager
What are written communications?
Written communications such as incident reports are legal documents.
Train drivers are required to carry a notepad to write down descriptions.
What is a train drivers primary concern?
Safety
Who do you report any delays, operational incidents, irregularities or faults to?
Train Controller at Metrol
How and by when should incident reports be submitted?
Via the managers correspondence box prior to end of shift
Attach any relevant information
What is a CAN Notice and how can it be communicated?
Condition Affecting the Network. It can be transmitted via DTRS or handed to you by station staff.
What is a TMM and how is it used?
A Train Malfunction Message is used to report faults on a train.
The driver is required to contact TC to get a category and reference number as per the FMP.
Only 1 fault per TMM
