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respective health and safety representative and any contractors engaged to carry out the work.
The SM's approach was to facilitate the workshops but then hand this role over to the relevant team supervisor, who would then facilitate future meetings to review other tasks conducted by the workers. The written health and safety procedures were not used in the workshops as the SM wanted to learn more about the hazards, risks and controls from the workers without prompting. However, any changes discussed and agreed during the meeting would be included in the revised written safety procedures.
The first safety workshop was conducted in the Parks and Gardens Branch and involved management, workers, their health and safety representatives and a representative from the maintenance shop that supplied the Parks and Gardens Branch with a variety of vehicles and equipment.

Safety workshop – 20 August 2010

Team                                                                                                                                   Parks and Gardens Branch
Task being reviewed                                                                                                                    Cleaning of the toilets in the council's parks
Description of task                                                                                                                    Undertaken by two workers each Monday morning in a Council truck who would clean the eight toilet blocks across the municipality
What does the task involve?                                                                                                            At the depot:
                                                                                                                                           * Load the truck with the compressor and pressure hose along with cleaning chemicals and materials
At the park:
    * Open toilet block
    * Clean toilets
    * Unload compressor and pressure hose, place them in toilet block and attach to tap, turn on compressor and hose walls and floors
    * Put compressor and pressure hose along with cleaning gear back on truck
    * Dry out toilet block floor by sweeping
    * Leave park and go to next one

In order to gather advice and information from the team, the SM asked the following questions and shared the responses by writing them on a whiteboard or butchers paper:

                        What hazards are encountered when doing the task?                    What risks do these pose to the health and safety?                                                                            How are these hazards and risks controlled?

Plant                       * Truck                                                              * Truck - faulty truck could cause accident and cause injuries to workers and others                                          * Truck and compressor have maintenance schedule
                            * Compressor and pressure hose                                       * Compressor and pressure hose - faulty fuel line in compressor could cause burns and injuries through fire or explosion      * Checklist for visual inspection for all plant before it leaves depot
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               * Reporting and tagging system for all defective plant
Manual Handling             * Loading and unloading the compressor                               * Heavy load can cause sprains, strains, back injuries or fractures and cuts if dropped on foot                               * Compressor has handles fitted to assist in lifting and carrying
                            * Carrying the compressor to and from the toilet block                                                                                                                                             * Two persons required to lift and carry compressor
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