Hazards index
Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.
This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.
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Electricity
Exclusion zones
Contact with overhead or underground electric lines can have deadly consequences. Exclusion zones are the minimum safe distance from live power lines to reduce the risk of an electric shock.
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Electricity
Electrical arc flash
De-energise equipment before starting any electrical work to prevent burns, injury and death caused by an electrical arc flash. If the job requires you to work live, control the risks and follow safe work procedures.
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Electricity
Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are using renewable energy to power more homes and businesses than ever before. If installed incorrectly or not safely commissioned, they pose serious safety risks. A BESS must be installed by a properly licenced electrician.
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Electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; material; plant, equipment and vehicle
Electrical safety in the rural industry
Electrical incidents in the rural industry have often involved contact between machinery or irrigation pipes with overhead powerlines. Other causes of electrical incidents include general lack of electrical equipment maintenance and unauthorised electrical handy-work.
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Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Work at heights
The work health and safety regulation sets out specific control measures that are required where there is a risk of a fall of at least three metres in housing construction work and two metres in other construction work.
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Electricity; environment
Ceiling spaces
There are serious electrical safety and other risks involved with working in ceiling spaces. It’s important to understand and manage these before entering a ceiling.
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Electricity
Construction wiring
Construction wiring is a term used for the electrical installation that supplies temporary power to a construction site.
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Plant, equipment and vehicle
Elevating work platforms
There are a number of hazards associated with elevating work platforms (fixed, adjustable and automated).
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Electricity
Cathode protection systems
Cathodic protection systems are complex and you need a consultant or fully trained person in the installation, operation and testing of these systems.
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Environment; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Confined spaces
Confined spaces that may be found on a construction site include some types of excavations or trenches, drainage or sewerage pipes, and crawl spaces.
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Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Excavations
An excavation means a trench, tunnel or shaft, but does not include a mine, water bore, or a trench for use as a place of interment. There are specific requirements for managing the risk associated with excavation work.
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Plant, equipment and vehicle
Nail guns
Like all power tools, nail guns can be dangerous. The power generated by a nail gun can drive a nail through human bone.