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should be positioned so that:
    * risks from hot plant (such as friction, molten material, hot gases) are controlled through restricted access, guarding or insulation
    * there is sufficient space (suggested 600 mm, the minimum width of a walkway) for safe access to the plant for operation, cleaning, maintenance, inspection and emergency evacuation
    * the plant does not obstruct doorways and emergency exits
    * the proximity to other plant does not have a negative effect on the operation of the plant or work processes
    * the plant rests on a suitable foundation where required—for example on a floor or other support that ensures the plant is stable and secure
    * ventilation is adequate to deal with the nature and volume of any emissions from the plant, and
    * workers and others are not exposed to noise levels greater than those stated in the exposure standard for noise under the WHS Regulation.

Commissioning plant
Commissioning plant involves performing the necessary adjustments, tests and inspections to ensure plant is in full working order to specified requirements before the plant is used. Commissioning includes recommissioning.
The person who commissions plant should ensure that:
    * the commissioning sequence is in accordance with the design specifications, and
    * tests, such as dummy runs, are carried out to check that the plant will perform within the design specifications.

3.3 Instruction, training and supervision
Before plant is used in your workplace, you must provide your workers and other persons who are to use the plant with information, training, instruction or supervision that is necessary to protect them from risks arising from the use of the plant.

You must also provide the necessary safety information to persons who are involved in installing, commissioning, testing, maintaining or repairing plant, as well as decommissioning, dismantling or disposing of plant. This should include information on the types of hazards and risks the plant may pose to the person when they are carrying out these activities.

This information may be supported with safe work procedures that include instructions on:
    * the correct use of guarding and other control measures
    * how to safely access and operate the plant
    * who may use an item of plant, for example only authorised or licensed operators
    * how to carry out inspections, shut-down, cleaning, repair and maintenance
    * traffic rules, rights of way, clearances and no-go areas for mobile plant, and
    * emergency procedures.
Any emergency instructions relating to an item of plant should be 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