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list responsible person
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summary table, justification for each checked item,
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drawings, floor layout with key data clearly highlighted;
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manufacturer manuals/catalogues;
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record photographs;
B
ACKGROUND
Protecting the health and safety of people in the workplace is an
important aspect for a sustainable workplace, where the potential
exists to cause injury or illness. Incidents can have a dramatic impact
on people’s lives and significant impact for an organisation through
loss of skilled staff and lost production.
A safe and healthy workplace requires thoughtful planning to
eliminate hazards and risks during design stage.
This section only includes some of the common measures that should
be used to control OHS hazards and risks. There are many resources
that can provide further information and design guidelines in OHS,
such as the Occupational Safety & Health Council [
1], the United
States Department of Labour, Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
[2], Australia WorkSafe Victoria [
3], etc.
1
Occupational Safety & Health Council
http://www.oshc.org.hk/2
The United States Department of Labour. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Ergonomics
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/3
Australia WorkSafe Victoria
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/