INDUSTRY AWARDS
2021 AGWA SAFETY AWARDS Express Glass QR Code Tracking System National Winner New South Wales Winner The annual safety audit revealed that service items of Express Glass’s factory plant equipment were overdue for inspection, mainly as a result of them being out on-site when inspections were being held at the factory. As a result of this, Express Glass’ Safety Committee started looking at potential solutions to ensure all inspections were carried out as required in a timely manner. A brainstorming session led to the idea of using a QR Code system to keep an up-to-date register of assets requiring testing and their location at any given time. This resulted in the company’s IT department being brought in to scope the project, which also identified further workplace health and safety opportunities and benefits from using the QR Code system. The scope of the project was expanded to include SOP videos for each item of plant equipment that could be easily watched on a
phone before use. The technology was developed internally, tested, and then rolled out across all items of plant and equipment in the company’s Sydney factories. It is also being rolled out across all worksites. As a further benefit of adopting the use of QR Codes, the SOP videos have leveraged the company’s training management system, ensuring new staff can be given on-the-spot training when using new equipment, and any existing staff can easily access refresher training to ensure their skills are up-to-date. The QR Code system has now become part of the company’s innovative approach to ensuring its safety management system is followed. This system could easily be adopted by other businesses of any size as part of their workplace health and safety solution without any need to purchase any new equipment.
ASA Windows Safety and Quality Culture Western Australia Winner After setting the goal of achieving Zero Lost Time Injury (LTI) within a five-year timeframe, ASA Windows put in place a ‘Safety Toolbox’ approach to Workplace Health and Safety, backed by sound communication and ensuring all company directors, management, employees, business consultants and contractors were on board. The Safety Management System included holding regular Toolbox meetings to ensure all staff and contractors were fully aware of their workplace health and safety responsibilities, developing an Equipment Maintenance Schedule, developing an Equipment
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Competence Matrix to highlight which staff were qualified to use equipment and also to identify any gaps in training requiring attention, regular monthly reporting to management and directors on Quality and Safety to ensure compliance, and setting up reporting on non-compliance and incidents to highlight any trends or recurring issues that required greater attention. The adoption of ASA’s new Safety Management System resulted in an improved safety culture and, importantly, the Zero LTI target has been achieved.
Policies and Procedures Prepared For: ASA
Factory Inspection Checklist Policy Ref PN0045 Site: Person Conducting Inspection: Date:
ASA Windows, 76 Achievement Way, Wangara Glyn Sprague 15/04/2020
ITEM Policies and Procedures
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NO COMMENTS
OHS Policy readily available to all staff. Signs - Unauthorised persons prohibited from entering the workshop at Goods In & Dispatch roller doors Signs – On the factory external walls stating required PPE’s to be worn before entering. Glasses and Ear protection are only required when operating machinery. SWP’s in place for all workplace activities All workers wearing high visibility vests and covered shoes
Copy in OHS Office & WS Lunch Room
Covic-19 signs put on notice boards & surfaces that come into contact withPolicies staff and Procedure s Prepared For: ASA including vehicles are cleaned with metho. Staff to keep social distance & some staff working from home when possible. Work in progress
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Emergencies Emergency contacts (Fire wardens and first aiders) prominently displayed on notice board.
Fire extinguishers tagged (yellow tag stamped) within 6 month period (record date of last test in comments section). Also access to Fire equipment kept clear.
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1 Front office Entry Cupboard 2 Front office Entry Cupboard 3 Roller Door 1 ( Dispatch) 4 Workshop - Centre 5 Far End of Workshop 6 Far End of Workshop 7 Far End of Workshop - Centre 8 Rear Wall 9 Level 1 - Office 10 Workshop Staff Kitchen 11 Workshop Staff Kitchen (DCP – Dry Chemical Powder) (C02 Carbon Dioxide)
C02 Hose DCP DCP Hose DCP C02 DCP DCP Blanket DCP
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Note; There are also three company vehicles which have DCP extinguishers or Fire Strikers. It is the responsibility of the driver to check these and the vehicle is safe to drive prior to using. Two Evacuation Horns in place for the site. Located at: 1 at front office entrance, 1 at shop floor staff room wash up. Emergency assembly point identified & Muster point sign visible Emergency maps displayed, including assembly points First aid kit available and stocked - (By Safety World) 1 - Located at workshop “wash up area” 2- Office Kitchen Emergency eye wash station - Shelf life expiry in date Emergency Exit signs working and not damaged
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All material Trolleys inspected and in safe working Lifting order
crane & straps inspected and Update Feb 2020 with current staff in good
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Factory Inspection Check List
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for work on equipment. Mandato and around Date last conducted; 28thEye Nov 2019 ry noisy protection provided signs clearly visible. for equipment A1 Fire protection conducted inspection Stock stored where required safely
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in racking/shelves on shop floor Step ladders available to access high shelves for Racking – General picking (The front Hose Reel cupboard has tripods – Secure and safe Mezzanine levels stored in it but these were (to deemed notprovided to be with guard prevent stock falling off mezzanin rails and kick boards where an obstruction to fire equipment Stairs are access.) required e onto passers-b clear of boxes, y) equipment and Floor surfaces other obstructi free of slip and ons trip hazards Walkways and doorways are clear of boxes, Plant and Equipme extension cords, WIP and litter nt Machine guards in place on all operating equipme Grinder wheels nt. dressed correctly 8x New “Fire Striker” extinguishes Aluminium orwere use side of wheels. , with sign present stating Do Not Grind purchase for company vehicles. vehicles Chemicals,All waste bins, cardboar d boxes, packagin producin now have an extinguisherspark issued. These arey (ignition g machiner g etc. kept away Compres from sources). & Dryers inspected and not serviceable but have a shelfsors life of three serviced regularly
Next Due - May 2020
Chemica years and will expire June 2022ls / Hazardo
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Substances All dangerou s goods/ hazardou storeroom or s substances bundled and stored either labelled correctly in cabinet, Material Safety . Data Sheets (MSDS) available than 5 years old) for all chemical and are available s (are less Spill kit located to staff. close to work areas where Waste oils and chemicals are other products handled disposed of appropria Electrical tely Tested during this inspection All electrical cords on shop floor according to have tested tags company policy. which are in date Access to switchbo ard on the shop Adequate lighting floor clear. in work areas, walkways and Other Observa stairs tions Restock 21st Jan 2020Check Oil levels, Engine & Transmis sion & Water Check Oil levels, - Truck Engine & Transmis Next due: July 2020 Check (1 EDP 402) sion & Water Tyres on Vehicles - Gold Ute (1 Trailers EDN 482) Replaced May 2018 Yard – Expiry Date May&2020 Clear and Safe – Skip status Covid-19 (From 24/3/20
All items that come into contact with staff are All staff issued disinfected weekly. with Staff with medical anti-bacterial hand lotion are using it regularly issues / low immune . systems MUST Self-Isolate,
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Compressor & Dryer serviced th 4 Feb – Nessco Hrs 14043 / Due Aug 2020
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Any containers used for decanting labelled MUST be Held in OSH office Register maintaine and in staff lunch room. d – updated Oct 19 (every 3 Yrs.)
Test & Tag conducted 28 th Oct 19 – Site Tag conducted Due 28 th Feb – Due th April 28 May
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All new LED lights
All skips emptied
installed 12/7/19
& pallets cleared
Tools, switches, handles, basins, vehicles etc. 500ml Able Westche m - Alcasan Those who can work from home are free to.
On completion tag date, damage of this checklist, to cable & plug It is the responsib & the device forward to ility of the OSH for safe operation officer and senior the OSH Officer to add to . possible at the the management next meeting. to prioritise and factory inspection register. Controls for High address the issues Risk Hazards When actions as soon as practicall shall be impleme completed, Done y nted immedia shall be noted tely. in the YES column along with the Date in the Commen ts column
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