MEMORANDUM TO PRINCIPALS

SAFETY NOTICE No. 27 DN/10/00200

Equipment Safety in Schools (ESIS) – draft risk assessment advice for

consultation.

The Department of Education and Training has recently completed the risk assessment
of additional items required to deliver educational outcomes in the following areas of
study:

• Food Technology, Hospitality and Textiles & Design Years 7 – 12,

• Agriculture, Years 7 – 12,
• VET Construction and Primary Industries, Years 11 – 12,
• Visual Arts, Years 7 – 12, and
• Equipment used for administrative purposes (all schools).

Items on the attached list have had risk assessment advice placed on the Equipment
Safety in Schools database in draft form for comment. The link to Equipment Safety
in Schools is via the DET staff portal and can be found under the My Applications tab.

Principals are requested to advise appropriate staff that comment may be provided on
these draft risk assessments up to 31 October 2010, by email to:
compliance@det.nsw.edu.au

A Consultation Template for use in providing comment has been developed and can be
downloaded by clicking on the link.

Following the consultation period, comments will be reviewed with input from State
Office staff, practicing DET teachers and an external equipment safety specialist. This
review process will be completed during term 4, 2010.

Additional risk assessments are ongoing and any further communication with Principals
will be by email with reference to this memorandum.

Should you require further advice please contact Alan Smith, A/Manager Standards and
Innovation on 9561 8956, or Barry Ledsam, Project Manager on 9561 1124 of the Asset
Management Directorate.

Alastair Hunter
Deputy Director-General, Finance and Infrastructure
7th September 2010
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Attachment

Item of Equipment Risk Assessed

Food Technology, Hospitality and Textiles & Design
Bain marie
Dishwashers, commercial
Coffee grinder & Coffee machine
Combi steam oven
Commercial mixers
Cooking oil and equipment using cooking oil
Cool room
Deep fryers, bench mounted
Deep fryers, free standing
Electric scissors (powered and cordless)
Fabric cutters, powered
Food processors, domestic and commercial
Heavy duty domestic mixers
Industrial sewing machine
Mandolin
Meat slicers
Microwave ovens
Rotary fabric cutters (powered and cordless)
Salamander
Stick blender
VET Construction, Primary Industries and Agriculture
Adhesive mixers / stirrers / beating machines
Construction work
Electrical leads
Electrical testers, non contact type
Elevators / material hoists, brick and tile
Fork lift
Generators, portable powered
Grouting / screeding machine
Laser levels
Pallet jack / trolley, manual, hydraulic
Planer, portable powered (blade <= 90mm)
Pneumatic tools / air compressors
Pumps (submersible, vacuum & sludge), hydraulic, electric or petrol
Ride on vehicles (excluding T&L tractors)
Wheelbarrows / Brick buggies (non-motorised)

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Attachment

Item of Equipment Risk Assessed

Visual Arts
Guillotines, paper cutting manual
Pottery kiln
Pottery wheels
Print making machine
Pug mill
Administrative equipment
Chain saw, electric or petrol

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 Consultation template

Please insert comment as needed in the table below.

You may wish to consider:

• suitability of cohort access

• suitability of equipment to deliver curriculum outcomes
• suitability of controls to minimise risk
• prohibition of some items
• alternative items of equipment
• modifications that could make certain equipment safer.

Please note that this consultation process is to identify issues that may impact on the use and
practicality of the risk assessment advice. It is not a survey based upon the number of
responses received. Please restrict comments to your area of teaching expertise. A minimal
response such as “OK” or “needed for Year 12” is acceptable.

Name: Faculty:

School:

EQUIPMENT COMMENT ON DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENT

Food Technology, Hospitality

and Textiles & Design
Bain marie
Dishwashers, commercial
Coffee grinder & Coffee machine
Combi steam oven
Commercial mixers
Cooking oil and equipment using
cooking oil
Cool room
Deep fryers, bench mounted
Deep fryers, free standing
Electric scissors (powered and
cordless)
Fabric cutters, powered
Food processors, domestic and
commercial
Heavy duty domestic mixers
Industrial sewing machine
Mandolin
Meat slicers
Microwave ovens
Rotary fabric cutters (powered and
cordless)
Salamander
Stick blender
VET Construction, Primary
Industries and Agriculture
Adhesive mixers / stirrers / beating
machines
Construction work
Electrical leads
Electrical testers, non contact type
Elevators / material hoists, brick
and Tile
Fork lift
Generators, portable powered
Grouting / screeding machine
Laser levels
Pallet jack / trolley, manual,
hydraulic
Planer, portable powered (blade
<= 90mm)
Pneumatic tools / air compressors
Pumps (submersible, vacuum &
sludge), hydraulic, electric or
petrol
Ride on vehicles (excluding T&L
tractors)
Wheelbarrows / Brick buggies
(non motorised)
Visual Arts
Guillotines, paper cutting manual
Pottery kiln
Pottery wheels
Print making machine
Pug mill
Administrative equipment
Chain saw
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Usage Controls (Appendix B)

Equipment Name User Group Typical tasks Usage control Machine Control Instruction Supervision PPE

PRINT MAKING MACHINE, Group A

MANUAL (DRAFT) Years 7-8 Not appropriate. Not appropriate. Not appropriate. Not appropriate. Not appropriate. Not
appropriate.
Last Update: 22/06/2010 08:40

PRINT MAKING MACHINE, Group B Making artworks by Single operator on machine. In-running nip rollers must be guarded to Teacher Direct supervision No loose
MANUAL (DRAFT) Years 9-10 printing, normally on prevent hand/finger entry. demonstration. of new students. clothing.
paper. Fingers and hands must be kept
Last Update: 22/06/2010 08:50 clear of the in-running nip of Ensure hand wheel is isolated during Written safety test. General Close fitting
Used for rollers and other moving parts. cleaning operation and provide adequate supervision of impervious
lithography, linocuts, ventilation. experienced gloves when
woodcuts, Extreme care required when students. cleaning.
screen-printing and freeing blockages. Cleaning solvent to be kept in a suitable
collography. sealed container and cloths disposed of in Enclosed
Teacher permission/approval container which is closed and fire-resistant. leather shoes.
required.
Long hair
restrained.

PRINT MAKING MACHINE, Group C Making artworks by Single operator on machine. In-running nip rollers must be guarded to Teacher Direct supervision No loose
MANUAL (DRAFT) Years 11-12 printing, normally on prevent hand/finger entry. demonstration. of new students. clothing.
paper. Fingers and hands must be kept
Last Update: 22/06/2010 08:51 clear of the in-running nip of Ensure hand wheel is isolated during Written safety test. General Close fitting
Used for rollers and other moving parts. cleaning operation and provide adequate supervision of impervious
lithography, linocuts, ventilation. experienced gloves when
woodcuts, Extreme care required when students. cleaning.
screen-printing and freeing blockages. Cleaning solvent to be kept in a suitable
collography. sealed container and cloths disposed of in Enclosed
Teacher permission/approval container which is closed and fire-resistant. leather shoes.
required.
Long hair
restrained.

PRINT MAKING MACHINE,
MANUAL (DRAFT)
Last Update: 22/06/2010 08:54
Group D Demonstrations. SASS – Head Teacher and In-running nip rollers must be guarded to SASS – Principal No loose
Teachers & Principal approval required. prevent hand/finger entry. SASS – to be and Head Teacher clothing.
G.A. Making artworks by trained and approval required.
printing, normally on Single operator on machine. Ensure hand wheel is isolated during assessed by an Close fitting
paper. cleaning operation and provide adequate external trainer. impervious
Fingers and hands must be kept ventilation. gloves when
Used for clear of the in-running nip of cleaning.
lithography, linocuts, rollers and other moving parts. Cleaning solvent to be kept in a suitable
woodcuts, sealed container and cloths disposed of in Enclosed
screen-printing and Extreme care required when container which is closed and fire-resistant. leather shoes.
collography. freeing blockages.
Long hair
restrained.

PRINT MAKING MACHINE, Group X

MANUAL (DRAFT) Prohibited Removal of any guard.
Last Update: 22/06/2010 08:55

Generic Assessment Advice (Appendix A)

User code 1
User Code 2
Curriculum
Equipment Administration
Year Guidance notes
Cohort
Area

PRINT MAKING MACHINE, CA 9 Risk of serious injury by crushing when operator is caught between table and roller. Further risk of shearing when operator is caught between
MANUAL (DRAFT) PS SASS table and fixed machine parts.
Prin P
Last Update: 20/09/2010 09:47 These machines come in a variety of sizes and consist of a horizontal table that moves under a roller by the activation of a hand wheel.

It is essential that print making machines be fitted with a locking device to the operating hand wheel to prevent unauthorised operation. A nip point guard
should be fitted across the nip point created by the roller and table.

Additional precautions need to be undertaken when cleaning the machine with solvents.

See: Appendix B for DET Usage Control.

This equipment has been externally risk assessed for DET:

Variation to DET ‘Year/Cohort’ control is not permitted.

DRAFT: This risk assessment will remain interim advice until the consultation process is complete. The final advice requires agreement of the
external equipment safety consultant. Those wishing to be part of the consultation process may do so by providing comment at
compliance@det.nsw.edu.au by 31 October 2010. Please see template for response at
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/assetmanagement/assets/media/consultation_template.doc