Safety
At Eaglehawk Hire your safety is very important to us, we highly recommend wearing the appropriate safety wear when completing your jobs.
Types of personal protective equipment.
- Respiratory protection - for example, disposable, cartridge, air line, half or full face
- Eye protection – for example, spectacles/goggles, shields, visors
- Hearing protection – for example, ear muffs and plugs
- Hand protection – for example, gloves and barrier creams
- Foot protection – for example, shoes/boots
- Head protection – for example, helmets, caps, hoods, hats
- Working from heights - for example, harness and fall arrest devices
- Skin protection – for example, hats, sunburn cream, long sleeved clothes
- Other personal protective equipment: This may include equipment for specific tasks such disposable clothing for working with chemicals, radiation hazards, welding, painting. Examples include: lead aprons for x-ray protection; sleeve protectors, aprons, coveralls when using chemicals; leather jackets, trousers and spats for welding; thermal and cold protective clothing for work near furnaces and cool rooms.
It is also important to understand Safe Manual Handling processes and we’ve highlighted these below.
Manual handling
- Wherever possible, eliminate the need to lift things by hand
- Reduce the need to lift objects by locating and storing objects at waist height
- Minimise the impact of lifting by reducing the size and weight of objects to be lifted (but ensure that this does not increase the frequency of lifting).
- Ensure floors and ground surfaces in work areas, car parks and entrances are level, clean, well lit, clear of obstacles and in good repair
- Ensure spills and leaks are contained and cleaned up quickly – and fix their causes
- Reduce tripping hazards by storing objects and materials away from walkways
