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Safety
Work
Safely
Live Safe

SAFE OPERATING
PROCEDURE
Cleaning Pollutant Traps

DO NOT use equipment or undertake work procedure unless you

have been instructed in the correct and safe usage and
applicable procedures

WARNING
Entry to pollutant traps is prohibited
unless the worker holds a current
confined space entry ticket

APPLICABILITY

REFERENCE
POLICIES and
STANDARDS

THIS PROCEDURE APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS WHO ARE

UNDERTAKING WORKS FOR DARWIN CITY COUNCIL AND ARE
CLASSIFIED AS WORKERS UNDER THE WORK HEALTH
(NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) ACT 2011
CITY OF DARWIN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
CITY OF DARWIN RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT STANDARD ISO 31000:2009

PROCEDURE
OBJECTIVES

To ensure the safety of workers engaged in the cleaning and

maintenance of storm water pollutant traps.

IDENTIFIED
HAZARDS

- Confined space
- Petroleum, chemicals and other
hazardous material flushed into
drains
- Sewerage
- Vermin
- Feral / wild animals /crocodiles
- Contaminated air
- Human / animal waste

Manual handling
Heavy lifting
General rubbish
Sharps
Slip, trip, fall
Working in the heat
Working in confined space

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KEY
RESPONSIBILITI
ES

Pre Operational Safety Checks

- No worker is to enter pollutant traps unless they have a
current confined space entry ticket
- No worker is to enter pollutant traps unless a trained
spotter is on duty spotter must also have current
confined space entry ticket
- Ensure vehicles are fitted with appropriate sharps disposal containers
and sharps pick up implements
- Conduct visual site inspection to check for animals, vermin, crocodiles
- If doubt exists as to safety of the site then prepare a JSA
- Ensure designated PPE is worn before commencing any work
- Ensure harnesses, slings and ropes are in working order and not
frayed
Post Operational Safety Checks
- Thoroughly clean all exposed skin
- Clean all clothing
- Check that harnesses and slings have not been damaged if damage
is present, tag out equipment and replace

OPERATING
PROCEDURES

Working Procedures
- Make the general work area safe by setting up exclusion and warning
signs and barrier webbing
- Unhook cables that hold the trap covers in place
- Undo ropes
- Hitch up to crane truck and lift cover with crane truck
- Use shovels to contents of the trap into buckets and hoist out and
place into truck
- Replace cover
- Make sure site is safe and remove webbing and signs

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