Hazard Identification
Hazard Identification
Market Process – Analysis of Hazards
| ACTIVITY | HAZARDS | RISK | RISK CONTROL | RESPONSIBILITY |
| Car movements, sometimes of the year in darkness | Damage to property or person. | N | Car lights on if dark, hazard lights on at all times while moving around the market, 5k speed limit, no radio, open window, managers to wear high viz jackets, notice of traffic rules by office to new traders. | Stallholder, manager on site, office |
| Lifting, carrying, pulling | Strain | Y | Prohibition on lifting, carrying or pulling weights greater that 20 kilos. | Self responsibility & signage |
| Provision of electricity | Shock | N | Tagging, protection from water in wet weather, use of RCDs. As per Safework Australia – ‘Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace’. | Stallholder, manager on site |
| Use of power cables | Trip | Y | Locate out of walking areas or mat and/or string wires (over 2.4 meters high). | Stallholder, Manager on site |
| Cooking | Burns | N | Limit number of gas bottles to two, provision of fire blanket/appropriate fire extinguisher on stalls, location of equipment out of public reach. | Stallholder, manager on site |
| Warming/Boiling | Burns | N | Location of equipment out of public reach, warning signs ‘Hot Surface”, shields or guards. | Stallholder, manager on site |
| Cash handling | Personal injury | N | Discretion by those handling cash and removal of cash in public places. | Stallholders, managers on site |
| Working out of doors | Melanoma, chills and heat stress | N | Sunscreen, hats, appropriate clothes. Employer to provide or bear cost. | Stallholders, managers on site, office |
| Working out of doors in ultra high temperatures (38 degrees+) | Rising body temperature can result in heat illness | N | Do not undertake heavy physical work. Drink water regularly (employer to bear cost). Remove excess cloths. Stay out of the sun. | Stallholders, managers on site, employees |
| Wind | Personal injury | N | Weights on tents – equivalent of 20k per leg. If wind exceeds 40k per hour remove tops. If wind exceeds 60 k per hour abandon market. | Stallholders, managers on site |
| Moving around site | Tripping/narrow passages | N | Witches hats on trip points, removal of a-boards at narrow points, remove of litter and boxes in alleys | Stallholders, managers on site |
| Emptying Bins | Strain | N | Always have two to lift bins. If heavy leave to contractor. | Managers on site |
| Needles | Stick | N | Use pick up sticks, gloves. Dispose of in sharps container. | Stallholders, managers on site |
| Food purchasing | Food poisoning | N | Compliance by stallholders with food hygiene rules including temperature control, sampling management and personal hygiene. Training – nominated Food Safety Certificate holder for stall. | Stallholders, managers on site |
| Emergency evacuation | Crush | N | Keep alleyways clear, gates open. Identify meeting point some distance from site. | Manager on site |
| Monitoring toilets | Slipping/hepatitis | N | Non-slip soles, gloves, suitable cleaning materials. | Manager on site (equipment to be provided by office) |
| Accident incident | Personal injury | N | First aid as soon as possible. Ambulance called where appropriate. Accident/incident report completed and forwarded to office as soon as possible. Trained first responder at each site. | Manager on site, office |
| Bomb/terrorism | Personal injury from event or evacuation | N | Notify police on suspicion of package or person, ask customers to leave site. Immediately follow evacuation plan. | Manager on site |
| Crowds | Crush | N | Close market entry if crowds become a hazard | Manager on site |
| Damage to site property | Damage to property | N | If damaged property represents a hazard isolate it. Prepare an incident report and forward to office as soon as possible. | Manager on site |
| Children using playground equipment | Personal injury | N | First response. Call emergency services if incident appears serious. Advise parents. | Manager on site |
| Lost children | Distress | N | Calm child and make public announcement. Keep child in single location if possible. | Manager on site |
Notes:
| ACTIVITY | Brief description of the activity |
| HAZARD | Identify the hazard that could cause harm to a person, job, materials or the environment |
| CAN RISK BE ELIMINATED | Y = yes, N = no |
| CONTROL | Precautions or actions needed to eliminate or minimize the risk using substitution, isolation, engineering, administration or personal protective equipment in that order of preference. |
| RESPONSIBILITY | Role who will ensure the control is implemented. |