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measures including any PPE they may require.

Consulting, co-operating and co-ordinating activities with other duty holders
Section 46 A person conducting a business or undertaking must consult, co-operate and
co-ordinate activities with all other persons who have a work health or safety duty in relation
to the same matter, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Sometimes you may have responsibility for health and safety together with other business operators who are involved in the same activities or who share the same workplace. In these situations, you should communicate with each other to find out who is doing what and work together in a co-operative and co-ordinated way so that all risks are eliminated or minimised
so far as is reasonably practicable.
For example, if you engage a contractor to carry out spray painting at your workplace, then
you should work together with the contractor to plan the work, discuss any safety issues that
may arise and how the risks associated with spray painting work will be controlled.
Further guidance on consultation is available in the Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, co-operation and co-ordination.

2. THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

2.1 Identifying the hazards

The first step in managing risks associated with spray painting or powder coating activities
is to identify all the hazards that have the potential to cause harm.
Potential hazards may be identified in a number of different ways including:
    * conducting a walk through assessment of the workplace observing the work and talking
      to workers about how work is carried out
    * inspecting the materials and equipment that will be used during the spray painting
      or powder coating process
    * reading product labels, safety data sheets (SDS) and manufacturer's instruction manuals
    * talking to manufacturers, suppliers, industry associations and health and safety specialists, and
    * reviewing incident reports.
Table 1 below lists the common hazards associated with spray painting or powder coating.

Table 1 Examples of common spray painting and powder coating hazards

Hazard                   Potential harm                                                                                                                                      Examples

Hazardous chemicals      dermatitis, respiratory illnesses and cancers                                                                                                       paints, solvents, adhesives, resins, rust removers, rust converters, lacquers and degreasers

                         some hazardous chemicals are also fire and explosion risks

Fire and explosion       serious burns and death, exposure to projectiles and damage to property                                                                             flammable paints and solvents in contact with an ignition source

                                                                                                                                                                             combustible dusts used powder coating

Confined spaces          exposure to hazardous chemicals, unsafe oxygen levels, potential for fire, explosion and engulfment                                                 spraying inside the cavity of vehicles, ships, aircraft or tanks

Machinery and equipment  injection injuries, being caught by moving parts                                                                                                    spray booths, sanding, grinding equipment, airless spray equipment, compressed air
                         of machinery can cause fractures, bruises, lacerations, dislocations, permanent injuries
                         or death

Working                  falling objects, falls, slips