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A Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) is a critical document for site safety management - proving to be an
effective communication tool as it covers potential on-site hazards and safety information. An SSSP helps
register health and safety actions that organizations and individuals need to undertake. This SSSP will
include the following:
This SSSP outlines Health and Safety requirements and guidelines developed for Auckland Mainfreight
Warehousing, addressing all warehousing workers who will operate on the worksite. The following SSSP
and such provisions will help protect site personnel, visitors, and the public from exposure to potential
health and safety hazards on the worksite.
Mainfreight complies with the following Acts: Healthy and Safety at Work Act 2015, Gas Act and associated
Acts, and Electricity Act 1992. Mainfreight also complies with the following Regulations: Regulations for
Electrical Safety, Gas regulations, Extractives regulations, and Pressure equipment, cranes, and passenger
ropeways regulations (Worksafe, 2021a).
This plan shall be updated if there are any significant changes made to the following: the scope of work,
worksite conditions, and potential exposures. All revisions will be recorded on this document.
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WORKSITE OVERVIEW
ORGANIZATION
Mainfreight
WORKSITE LOCATION
Auckland Warehousing Unit
› Explosiveness
› Flammability
› Ability to oxidize (accelerate a fire)
› Human toxicity (acute or chronic)
› Corrosiveness (to human tissue or metal)
› Ecotoxicity (with or without bioaccumulation)
› Capacity, on contact with air or water, to develop one or more of the above properties
Warehousing workers must follow correct procedures when handling hazardous substances on the
worksite, as incorrect warehousing can result in a fine of up to $500,000 and three months
imprisonment. Recently, an employee of Mainfreight obtained a penalty under the Health and
Safety in Employment Act due to the incorrect storage of sodium metal (Mainfreight, 2021c). To
avoid such penalties, this SSSP is necessary.
Warehousing workers who will handle hazardous substances on the worksite will receive
appropriate training due to the significant risks and hazards. To ensure workers operate safely,
compliance by workers with legislation and regulations are paramount. Mainfreight (2021c) invests in
training for all personnel tasked with handling hazardous substances.
Transporting Mainfreight (2021b) categorizes dangerous goods as solids, liquids, or gasses that can injure people,
and handling property, or the environment. They can be:
dangerous
goods › Radioactive
› Flammable
› Toxic
› Explosive
› Corrosive
› Oxidizing
› Biohazardous
› Asphyxiating
› Pathogenic
› Allergenic
Warehousing workers tasked with transporting or handling dangerous goods must comply with the
following duties to ensure correct procedure. Such requirements include a workers responsibility to:
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› Packaging
› Labelling
› Documentation
› Segregating
› Carrying of dangerous goods and hazardous substances
Correct procedures are vital, and obligations for these procedures are necessary at all times to limit
the jeopardy of penalty. The penalty for incorrect transporting and handling of dangerous goods is
$500,000 to both the company and the individual. To ensure Mainfreight avoids such fines, Land
Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) has approved specialized equipment. Further, all warehousing
workers undergo training to ensure the safe handling of dangerous goods (Mainfreight, 2021b).
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SITE RISK ASSESSMENT
A site risk assessment helps Mainfreight identify potential hazards within the worksite to determine the
controls required to keep our warehousing workers safe and comply with legislation and regulation duties
under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (Site Safe, 2021).
The HSWA affirms that a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to ensure the
safety of their workers, protect both their physical and mental well-being and control risks resulting from
exposure to hazards at work. This site risk assessment is conducted at Auckland Mainfreight - specifically,
its warehousing unit that deals with warehousing hazardous substances and dangerous goods.
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R ISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
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HAZARD CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
HIERARCHY OF CONTROL MEASURES
Hazard What is Hazard Hazard Control Implementation What is the
Identification the initial Control (Description of Control) initial risk
Hazard(s) risk Selection (Type assessment
assessment of Control after controls
before (Hierarchy) are in place?
controls
are in
place?
Hazardous High 16 Engineering All personnel who is not Medium 6
substances controls authorised on the worksite to be
isolated from hazardous
& substances and dangerous goods
Ensure worksite is equipped with
Dangerous goods ventilators and facilities for
cleaning or washing hands are
available for safe use
Monitor the worksite to examine
the degree of hazardous substance
and dangerous goods in the
worksite
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Slips, trips, falls Serious 9 Engineering Ensure all lighting figures are Low 3
controls easily accessible
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CHECKLIST FOR HAZARD CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
A PCBU (person conducting a business or undertaking) will use the following checklist to ensure all control
measures are implemented on the worksite during inspections in a safe and approved manner to reduce
potential hazards.
As the site risk assessment stipulates the risks associated with handling hazardous substances and dangerous
goods, all workers, personnel, or visitors to the worksite must attend the briefing. The PCBU or existing
supervisor will ensure all attendees are recorded and logged.
The site safety briefing supervisor responsible on the day will ensure all attendees are informed of the
following during their scheduled briefing:
The site safety briefing will conclude with the supervisor encouraging all attendees to ask questions -
ensuring two-way communication is present for an interactive briefing. Two-way communication is
essential as it allows attendees to recognize the potential hazards and risks they may encounter on the
worksite as well as clarifying their understanding.
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TRAINING EMPLOYEES
All warehousing workers at Mainfreight will undergo appropriate and specific training associated with
hazardous substances and dangerous goods handling and transporting. Mainfreight (2021c) invests in
thorough and ongoing training to ensure all workers operate safely to avoid the significant risks affiliated
with their work activity. Such training is mandatory to comply with legislation and regulations in place for
the health and safety of employees, promoting a safe working environment for all (Mainfreight, 2021b).
Employees will be informed of all hazards in the worksite and the implemented systems to manage such
hazards. All new trainees and warehousing workers on this specific worksite are required to read
Mainfreight’s Health and Safety Policy and the associated law to diminish hazard exposure and the chance
of penalty.
Mainfreight (2021c) will ensure employees of this worksite undergo the following training:
• The health and safety risks associated with the hazardous substances and dangerous goods
employees work with onsite
• Employees will have ongoing training in hazardous substances handling and obtain the correct
licenses
• Employees transporting dangerous goods must acquire a dangerous goods license and the appropriate
qualifications
• Employees handling dangerous goods will receive a range of training services by Chemcouriers
• The required personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure health and safety
• The correct and safe use of associated equipment on the worksite
• The consequences of not working safely on the worksite and the handling of hazardous substances
and dangerous goods
• Emergency procedures and the location of emergency equipment
WORKER PARTICIPATION
Following the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, Mainfreight has a Worker Participation System to
discuss health and safety issues in the workplace - a way for workers to raise health and safety concerns.
Mainfreight value and prioritize the health and safety of team members through identifying risks and
ensuring team members act safely to mitigate such risks. Worker participation is critical in this work
environment as it contributes to effective worker engagement, primarily due to worker involvement with
hazardous substances and dangerous goods. Such systems include Mainfreight’s Positive Action Team
(PAT) gatherings which promote worker engagement, allowing individuals to address their health and safety
concerns, and maintaining healthy relations (Mainfreight, 2021a).
As a result, PAT meetings are critical in maintaining and managing the safety and health of workers as it
allows for concerns to be addressed within the work environment. It also provides opportunities for workers
to express their views and contribute to decision-making as they are the core of Mainfreight’s work activity.
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