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clearly displayed on or near it.

Training programs should be practical and 'hands on' and take into account the particular needs of workers, for example literacy levels, work experience and specific skills required for safe use of the plant.
Supervisors should take action to correct any unsafe work practices associated with plant as soon as possible, otherwise workers may think that unsafe work practices are acceptable.

3.4 Using plant in the workplace

Regulation 205-206: A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must:

    * so far as is reasonably practicable, prevent unauthorised alterations to or interference with the plant
    * take all reasonable steps to ensure the plant is only used for the purpose for which it is designed, unless a competent person has assessed that the proposed use does not increase the risk to health and safety, and
    * ensure all safety features, warning devices, guarding, operational controls, emergency stops are used in accordance with instructions and information provided.

Workers who operate plant should be competent, or suitably supervised during training, so that they do not put themselves or others at risk. It is important to retain all operating manuals and instructional material provided by the manufacturer in order to correctly operate and maintain the plant once it is in the workplace. You should also consider and address the risks that may arise from:
    * operator fitness for work, for example fatigue
    * carrying out routine or repetitive tasks, and
    * local conditions and working procedures.

High risk work licences
Certain types of plant, such as industrial lift trucks and some types of cranes, require the operator to have a high risk work licence before they can operate the plant. Schedule 3 of the WHS Regulations sets out the classes of high risk work licences and the types of plant involved.

3.5 Making changes
If you intend to alter the design of the plant, change the way the plant is used or change a system of work associated with the plant, you should carry out the risk management process again.

If you intend to use plant in a different way or for a purpose that it was not designed for, you must ensure that the risks associated with the new use are assessed by a competent person. For example, if an item of plant that is designed to cut wood is intended to be used to cut metal, all hazards associated with that use must be identified and the appropriate controls implemented. This may mean the provision of a lubricating and/or cooling fluid system to ensure that the cutting process does not generate excess friction or heat.

The competent person's assessment should:
    * include all aspects