Work Method Statement:				Using Explosives
Activity	What are the Hazards?	What is the Risk?		How are you going to Control the Hazard and minimise the risk of injury?							Who is going to Monitor and
	(What has the potential to cause injury?)	(From Risk Calculator - see below)		A HAZARD MAY REQUIRE THE USE OF ONE OR MORE CONTROL MEASURES - CROSS OUT/ DELETE CONTROL MEASURES NOT USED							Review it and How?
				1.  Required Permits, Approvals and Notification for the use of Explosives should be							Name
Working with	Uncontrolled			completed prior to work commencement.
Explosives	explosion
				2.  Only Competent personnel should work with the Explosives and should hold the
				required licences or approvals from the appropriate Legislative Body for the location
				of the site where the explosives shall be used and for the type of explosives that
				will be used.
				3.  Post Warning signs on Site, Transportation Vehicles & Storage Facilities and
				Explosives should display Class Labels for Dangerous Goods.
				4.  Isolate the public to the required Safety Distance.
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				5.  Ensure details of the Explosives to be used are recorded in the MSDS Register
				and are only used as per the Manufacturers Instruction.
				6.  Put an Emergency Evacuation Procedure in place, prior to starting work.
				7.   Use appropriate PPE and safety equipment; ensure it is in good working order
				and maintained and used as per the manufacturers instructions.
				8.  Use Caution to ensure the Safe Handling, Storage, Loading & Transporting of
				Explosives is in line with the established industry standards to eliminate Risk of
				Fire or Deterioration of Stored Materials, etc.
											Method (How)
				9.  Monitoring & Recording Systems are maintained as per the Legislative							Visual
				requirements.							inspection
											where required
				10.  Security Measures should be taken to ensure quantity of explosives arrive at
				the destination intact, at the specified time, and that only authorised personnel							Workers
				access the explosives.							supervised
				11.  Assess Environmental Elements are safe for the use of Explosives.							Use of
											competent
				12.  Ensure the site is left in a safe condition for other works to continue.  Eg.							persons where
				Embers extinguished etc.							required
HOW TO USE THIS RISK TABLE			RISK RATING CALCULATOR		Likelihood					Risk Rating	Prioritisation
			Consequence		Very likely Could happen anytime	Likely Could happen sometimes	Unlikely Could happen, but only rarely	Very Unlikely Could happen, but probably never will		1 or 2	Action to rectify
Step 1:  Identify potential hazards.			What injury/damage could it cause?								must be done
Step 2:  Decide what the possible Consequence could be			Death or permanent disability		1	1	2	3			immediately
Step 3:  Decide How Likely? It is to happen			Long term illness or serious injury		1	2	3	4		3, 4 or 5	Consider
Step 4:  Line up your choices in the table to get a number			Medical attention & several days off work		2	3	4	5			control measure
Step 5:  Use the Priority table (far right side) to guide your next steps			First aid needed		3	4	5	6			as necessary