GuidetomachineryandequipmentsafetyPN10596Version3LastupdatedJanuary2019–Guidetomachineryandequipmentsafety2ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Consultingworkersandworkplacehealthandsafetyrepresentatives......................31.Keyprinciplesofmachineryandequipmentsafety............................................41.1Mechanicalhazards................................................................................................41.2Non-mechanicalhazards.......................................................................................51.3Accesshazards........................................................................................................6Access..........................................................................................................................................62.Riskcontrolofmachineryandequipmenthazards.............................................92.1Riskcontrolofgeneralhazards...........................................................................92.2Riskcontrolofmechanicalhazards.................................................................10Guarding....................................................................................................................................10Othermechanicalhazardriskcontroloptions................................................................132.3Riskcontrolofnon-mechanicalhazards.........................................................15Personalprotectiveequipment............................................................................................162.4Riskcontrolofaccesshazards..........................................................................16Workingatheight....................................................................................................................17Lockouttagout:Removingandcontrollingenergysourcesduringaccess..........18Identifyingenergysources...................................................................................................19De-energisestoredenergies................................................................................................19Isolationprocedures...............................................................................................................19Lockout......................................................................................................................................20Tagout........................................................................................................................................203.Purchasingmachineryandequipmentlist..........................................................224.Informationandguidance........................................................................................24PN10596Version3LastupdatedMarch2019–Guidetomachineryandequipmentsafety3IntroductionAguidetomachineryandequipmentsafetyisprovidedtoassistpersonsconductingabusinessorundertaking(PCBU)andworkerstocomplywiththeirdutiesundertheWorkHealthandSafetyAct2011(theAct)andtheWorkHealthandSafetyRegulation2011(theRegulation).Thisguideisanintroductiontomanagingtherisksassociatedwithuseofmachineryandequipmentintheworkplace.Relevantpersonscanusethisguideto:•identifymachin...