Dangerous Goods Checklist - University of Tasmania



Dangerous Goods Checklist

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|Item |Yes |No |Action To Be Taken |

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|Has a dangerous goods policy and management program been |Yes ( |No ( | |

|developed and implemented? | | | |

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|Is senior management committed to the objectives of the |Yes ( |No ( | |

|dangerous goods policy and management program? | | | |

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|Have sufficient resources been made available to ensure that |Yes ( |No ( | |

|the objectives of the dangerous goods policy and management | | | |

|program are achieved? | | | |

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|Are employees at all levels within the company been made |Yes ( |No ( | |

|aware of, and understand, the dangerous goods policy and | | | |

|management program? | | | |

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|Is a purchasing specification in place and operational which |Yes ( |No ( | |

|requires suppliers to meet the specific requirements related | | | |

|to the packaging, labelling, transport and proper use, | | | |

|storage and disposal of dangerous goods? | | | |

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|Has a manifest of all dangerous goods been put together and |Yes ( |No ( | |

|made available for inspection by all employees and their | | | |

|representatives? | | | |

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|Are all material safety data sheets (MSDS’s) made available |Yes ( |No ( | |

|for all dangerous goods kept or used on-site? | | | |

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|Are all copies of the statutory requirements for dangerous |Yes ( |No ( | |

|goods (including the ADG Code and respective Australian | | | |

|Standards) retained as controlled documents? | | | |

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|Are the copies of the statutory requirements for dangerous |Yes ( |No ( | |

|goods made available to all managers, supervisors and | | | |

|employees who are required to be involved with the | | | |

|purchasing, transport, use, handling and disposal of | | | |

|dangerous goods? | | | |

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|Has training in the systems and procedures for managing |Yes ( |No ( | |

|dangerous goods has been provided to employees who: | | | |

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|Use, store, transport, or handle dangerous goods? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Conduct risk assessments related to the safety of dangerous |Yes ( |No ( | |

|goods? | | | |

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|Issue entry permits? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Design and set out the workplace? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Plan and implement modifications to any section of the |Yes ( |No ( | |

|workplace? | | | |

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|Manage and/or supervise employees working with or near |Yes ( |No ( | |

|dangerous goods, including contractors? | | | |

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|Prepare or authorise any hot work in accordance with the hot |Yes ( |No ( | |

|work permit system? | | | |

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|Maintain equipment required for the use, storage, transport |Yes ( |No ( | |

|or handling of dangerous goods? | | | |

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|Purchase, distribute and/or maintain safety equipment, which |Yes ( |No ( | |

|form part of the safe systems of work in order to manage | | | |

|dangerous goods? | | | |

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|Are involved in incident response and rescue operations? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Has a survey of the dangerous goods storage areas been |Yes ( |No ( | |

|completed? | | | |

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|Have the hazard zones associated with the presence of |Yes ( |No ( | |

|dangerous goods been assessed? | | | |

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|Is a written hot work permit system in place and operational |Yes ( |No ( | |

|which prohibits the; (1) entry of any ignition source, or (2)| | | |

|any job task to be carried out which could result in an | | | |

|ignition source in any area which is has been acknowledged as| | | |

|a hazardous area? | | | |

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|Is the suitable atmospheric testing units available and |Yes ( |No ( | |

|systems in place and operational to ensure that employees are| | | |

|trained and competent in the use and function of these | | | |

|suitable atmospheric testing units? | | | |

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|Are all relevant employees and their supervisors consulted on|Yes ( |No ( | |

|a regular basis with regards to the safe management of | | | |

|dangerous goods in the workplace? | | | |

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|Has adequate emergency equipment been provided? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Does this emergency equipment include written protocols for |Yes ( |No ( | |

|its; (1) inspection, (2) maintenance and (3) use? | | | |

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|Have all relevant employees and their supervisors received |Yes ( |No ( | |

|the appropriate information, training and supervision to | | | |

|ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees who | | | |

|undertake job tasks that involve dangerous goods? | | | |

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|Is a system in place to ensure that all accidents, incidents |Yes ( |No ( | |

|and near misses that have included job tasks carried out | | | |

|associated with dangerous goods are reported, investigated | | | |

|and recorded (and the relevant corrective measures are put | | | |

|into place)? | | | |

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|Are all records kept for: | | | |

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|Hazard identification surveys? |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Risk assessments? | | | |

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|Control measures (including hot work permits and atmospheric |Yes ( |No ( | |

|testing records)? | | | |

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|Testing and calibration records for atmospheric testing |Yes ( |No ( | |

|instruments? | | | |

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|Training? | | | |

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| |Yes ( |No ( | |

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| |Yes ( |No ( | |

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|Are these records kept and maintained for the period as |Yes ( |No ( | |

|stipulated by local regulations? | | | |

Actions Required:

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