Checklist for Hiring Out Construction Plant ... - WorkSafe Victoria

4. Is adequate written safeuse
information provided to
customers?
5. Is safe-use information
kept up to date?
6. Are safety design faults
appropriately dealt with?
7. Are items adequately
inspected and maintained
between each hiring and at
appropriate frequencies?
Provide written safe-use information for each specific
make and model of plant and equipment hired to the
customer. This includes, as appropriate:
• Data sheets, brochures and/or users’ checklists,
• Erection or assembly instructions,
• Description of skills or qualifications required for
operation or use, including certificates of
competency, specialist training or other
qualifications,
• Operators’ manuals,
• Description of personal protective equipment
necessary for its safe use or operation , and
• Any other health or safety information you have
that is relevant to the particular item.
Safe-use information should be accurate and up-todate.
Remove obsolete or superseded information from
stock normally accessed by customer service staff.
On becoming aware of new or revised safe-use
information or product recalls, promptly notify
customers who have hired affected items, and
maintain records of such notifications.
When staff, servicing contractors or customers advise
you of a potential safety design fault in a particular
item, promptly notify the designer, manufacturer,
importer or supplier wherever possible, and seek
advice on how to deal with the issue. Where none of
these is contactable, engage a suitably expert person
to advise you on the issue and what needs to be
done.
Between-hiring inspection and maintenance is
necessary to ensure that re-hired items are provided
in a serviceable condition, and that unserviceable or
obsolete items are removed from hire stock.
Where items are to be hired out for an extended
period, make arrangements with the customer for
inspection and maintenance at the intervals
recommended by the manufacturer or the applicable
Australian Standard.
Inspections and maintenance may be conducted onsite
where conditions are appropriate and the
necessary equipment is available.
Make sure that inspection, testing and servicing staff
or contractors are suitably instructed, trained and,
where appropriate, qualified.
Make sure that inspection and maintenance records
are kept and are readily accessible.
WorkSafe Victoria:Checklist for Hiring Out Construction Plant & Equipment
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