CONTRACTORS/VISITORS
HEALTH & SAFETY INDUCTION
July 2013
Induction Topics
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Port of Waterford Safety Policy
Responsibilities
Site layout
Traffic management
Hazards – known and unknown
Accident/Incident Reporting
First Aid Facilities
PPE (Personal Protective Footwear, Clothing &
Equipment)
9. Fire Evacuation Procedure/Emergency
Exits/Assembly Points
Overall Aims & Objectives of
Health & Safety Induction
• To ensure general safety requirements are
appreciated by all:
– those who are familiar with the port
– those who are new to the port
• To give details of the Port of Waterford
Belview site layout, traffic, hazards
Why?
• Humane - An employee should not have to expect that by coming to
work they are risking life or limb, and nor should others affected by
their undertaking.
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• Economic - legal fees, fines, compensatory damages, investigation
time, lost production, lost goodwill from the workforce, and lost
goodwill from customers.
• Legal - We have a duty under the law to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all
our employees.
i.e.the degree of risk needs to be balanced against time, trouble, cost and
the physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid or reduce the risk. What
the law requires here is what good management and common sense would
lead you to do anyway: that is, to look at what the risks are and take
sensible measures to tackle them
1. Safety Policy
Port of Waterford is committed to
conducting its business safely for the benefit
of employees and other people in or near
the port.
Safety Responsibilty
• SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
• Need to be aware that this is a working port,
with various hazards, various road and
loading vehicles, including trains and large
moving cranes, cargo, and cargo handling
equipment.
2. Responsibilities
Employers MUST so far as is reasonably
practicable:
• Ensure the Health, Safety & Welfare of all its
employees.
• Provide a written statement of their Health &
Safety policy.
• Consult with employees representatives.
• SHWW Act 2005
• Employers Duties - Section 8: Key Provisions
• “so far as is reasonably Practicable”
– To design, provide and maintain safe workplaces and safe access & egress
– To provide safe plant and machinery – design, purchasing and
maintenance
– To ensure safety and prevention of risk relating to the use of any
substances or articles, or exposure to noise, vibration, ionising or other
radiations or any other physical agent
– To provide systems of work that are planned, organised, performed,
maintained and revised so as to be safe
– Must provide adequate instruction, training and supervision and any
necessary information to employees and others, in a form, manner and
language likely to be understood
– Must prepare risk assessments (section19)and safety statements (section
20), determine and implement safety measures and take account of
Principles of Prevention (Schedule 3)
– To prepare and revise adequate plans & procedures to be followed &
measures to be taken in case of emergency or serious &
imminent danger
Employees MUST so far as is reasonably
practicable:
• Take reasonable care of their own Health &
Safety.
• Take reasonable care for the Health and Safety
of anyone who may be affected by their own
acts or omissions.
• Co-operate with their employer to enable the
fulfilment of statutory obligations
• SHWW Act 2005
• Employee Duties – Section 13
– Cooperate with employer
– Take care of own health and safety and that of others around them
– Not to attend work under the influence of an intoxicant, to the extent
that he/she is in such a state as to endanger his or her own safety or
that of any other person (Submit to tests for intoxicants )
– Not to engage in improper behaviour
– Attend training provided,
– must not misrepresent themselves with regard to training
– make correct use of articles/substances/PPE
– Report defects and any breaches of the law to the employer
Employee Duties
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Follow safe systems of work
Use safety controls
Use appropriate PPE
Ensure PPE is useable
Report any problems to your line manager
3. Site Layout
Ships worked:
• BULK
– fertiliser and steel
• CONTAINER
• CRUISE (seasonal)
Specific Site Risks
• Transport and cargo handling equipment
• Heights – unprotected quay and overhead
cranes and loads
• Environmental – bulk product, dust etc.
• Sources of major hazards – electrical, fuel
Smartply
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Main
Entrance
Rear
Entrance
4. Traffic Management
• Rules of the road apply –
– Keep left
– Yield to traffic coming from your right
– Obey the signs and instructions of port staff
5. Hazards
Product and Chemical Safety
DO NOT SMOKE NEAR CHEMICALS OR FLAMMABLE PRODUCT
6. Accident/Incident Reporting
8. Personal Protective Equipment
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Remember that personal protective equipment is an essential
last resort where hazards can not be controlled in any other
way.
E.G. Gloves, Hard Hats, Protective Footwear, Eye Goggles,
Overalls, Ear Protection, Barrier Creams
9. Fire Evacuation
• Raise the alarm
• Proceed to your nearest fire exit route
• Re-locate to your nearest assembly point
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Never take personal risks &
IF IN DOUBT - GET OUT
DO NOT attempt To Put Out A Fire
(Unless It Is Safe & You Are Trained To Do So!)
Bulk Berths Assembly Point – car park
Container terminal and offices assembly point
• The PoWC site Security & Safety Guide is your
reference leaflet for all health & safe
information while you are on the Port
• Please ensure you follow all the safety
procedures as outlined.
• Any queries please contact PoWC Safety
Officer : John Foley
Thank you