HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES

Nuts & bolts

Issue – little guidance on appropriate standards to assist with effective management of H & S

Aim: Encourage industry to embark on process of continuous

improvement Assist industry to understand how best and practically to meet

legal requirements

Funding - $30k – now exhausted

Guide development – Impac Services Limited

Technical Working Group

Waste management companies

Territorial Authorities

Community resource recovery enterprises

Waste equipment manufacturers

Accident Compensation Corporation

Department of Labour

Guideline content

Technical working group’s organisations’ SOPs and hazard registers

Overseas publications – adapted to NZ context

Relevant sections of the HSE Act 1992 (as amended 2002)

Resources from the Department of Labour and ACC

Completed draft modules

What is best practice?

Policies and procedures for the waste industry

Legislation

Regulations

Contractor management

Completed draft modules

Drugs and alcohol

Emergency preparedness

Fatigue

First Aid

Forklift operations

Completed draft modules

Hazard identification and management

Infection control

Lock out tag out

Manual handling

Noise

Completed draft modules

Personal protective equipment

Truck driving

Work at height

Young people at work

Collection of waste

Draft modules yet to be completed

Front loader compacting collection trucks

Hook lift/skip vehicles

Rear loading compacting collection trucks

Side loading compacting collection trucks

Appendices

Example of a contractor management procedure for TAs

Example of a H & S questionnaire for pre-tender process for TAs

Forklift safety checklist

Truck safety checklist

Hazard register checklist

Appendices

Generic hazards associated with all waste collection methods

Additional hazards for bag and crate collection

Additional hazards associated with front loading compaction collection trucks

Additional hazards associated with hook vehicles

Additional hazards associated with rear loading compaction collection trucks

Next steps

Consultation: Draft guidelines to date on WasteMINZ website shortly One month consultation period

Source further funding If funding available:

Develop modules for RRPs, MRFs, transfer stations and landfills

Develop implementation resources

Funding

Can your organisation contribute funding?

Contact Nic Quilty at WasteMIN Z - nic@wasteminz.org.nz or 09 486 6722