{"id":174,"date":"2023-08-17T13:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd0jseasy.wpenginepowered.com\/nz\/plant-and-equipment-risk-assessment\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T05:24:59","slug":"plant-and-equipment-risk-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/plant-and-equipment-risk-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"174\" class=\"elementor elementor-174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de639ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de639ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a180f53\" data-id=\"a180f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab719d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ab719d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plant and Equipment Risk Assessments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4795f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4795f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6fdb0\" data-id=\"fb6fdb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b3814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24b3814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/PERA-001-Excavator-Page-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c58306d jseasy-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c58306d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-286ac0c\" data-id=\"286ac0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2818c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2818c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"text-left\"><h2 class=\"text-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Plant and Equipment Risk Assessments (PERA)<\/h2><p>Plant is a major cause of workplace death and injury in Australian workplaces. There are significant risks associated with using plant and severe injuries can result from the unsafe use of plant, including:<\/p><ul><li>limbs amputated by unguarded moving parts of machines<\/li><li>being crushed by mobile plant<\/li><li>sustaining fractures from falls while accessing, operating or maintaining plant<\/li><li>electric shock from plant that is not adequately protected or isolated<\/li><li>burns or scalds due to contact with hot surfaces, or exposure to flames or hot fluids.<\/li><\/ul><p>Other risks include hearing loss due to noisy plant and musculoskeletal disorders caused by manually handling or operating plant that is poorly designed.<\/p><p>The Plant and Equipment Risk Management Forms and Safe Work Procedure templates have been designed as generic guides to assist workplaces with assessing plant risks and developing safe work procedures. These documents should be used as a guide only and do not mitigate the requirement to assess plant risks and develop safe work procedures that are appropriate for the plant within your environment.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9c413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9c413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e733b0\" data-id=\"3e733b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0a108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e0a108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A plant and equipment risk assessment is important because it helps to identify potential hazards and risks associated with the use of plant and equipment in the workplace and to implement controls to reduce the risk of injury or damage. It also helps to ensure that the plant and equipment are used safely and that the risks associated with their use are minimized.<br \/><br \/>All versions of the JSEAsy Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) software come preloaded with several Plant and Equipment Risk Assessments for various items of plant and equipment.\u00a0 Using the JSEAsy safety management software you can easily create additional PERAs to build an endless library of PERAs.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>You can\u00a0<a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessments completed and ready to go\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/browse\/products\/1\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchase individual PERAs<\/a>\u00a0as standalone documents from us as well.<br \/><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for an Excavator \" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/excavator%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 001 Excavator<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a render mixing pump\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/render%20mixing%20pump%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 002 Render Mixing Pump<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Telehandler\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/telehandler%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 003 Telehandler<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Forklift\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/forklift%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 004 Forklift<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Diesel-Powered High-Pressure Water Jet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/diesel-powered%20high-pressure%20water%20jet%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 005 Diesel-Powered High-Pressure Water Jet<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Diesel walk-behind floor saw\/ road saw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/diesel%20walk-behind%20floor%20saw%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 006 Diesel walk-behind floor saw<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Petrol-Powered Masonry Ring Saw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/petrol-powered%20masonry%20ring%20saw%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 007 Petrol-Powered Masonry Ring Saw<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Petrol-Powered Masonry Chainsaw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/petrol-powered%20masonry%20chainsaw%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 008 Petrol-Powered Masonry Chainsaw<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for an Electric masonry wall saw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/electric%20masonry%20wall%20saw%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 009 Electric masonry wall saw<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for an Electric Core Drill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/core%20drill%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 010 Core Drill<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment for a Petrol-Powered Quick Cut\/ Demolition Saw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/shop\/petrol-powered%20quick%20cut%20demolition%20saw%20plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/plant%20and%20equipment%20risk%20assessment\/page\/shop\/detail\/offset\/0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERA 011 Petrol-Powered Quick Cut Demolition 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