Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Sustainable Safety in
Cemeteries
1. Laws
2. Risks
3. Cemetery Safety
Program
4. Safety Tips
5. Risk Matrix Example
WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY
• Occupational
Health and Safety
Act, 1993 (Act 85
of 1993)
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Manual
dust respiratory
heat exhaustion
Overall; Safety shoes; Work in Pairs; Use ladder to get
Gum boots; into or out of grave; Must
Grave sides collapse death /injury Leather gloves; have communication to
Digging Hard hat; Dust senior personnel; pump
mask; eye ground water to sewer
Underground water disease protection system
heat exhaustion
• Inspection Checklist
– General Work Environment
– Hazard Communication
– Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing, Eyes / Face, Head,
Hand, Foot, Respirators
– Exposure Control – Blood borne Pathogens
– Infection Control - Protective Equipment, Housekeeping,
Laundry
– Hand Tools and Equipment / Portable Ladders
– Portable Power Tools and Equipment
– Horticultural Operations
• Equipment / Machinery
• Hand-Held Horticultural Tools
• Horticultural Chemical Applicator Rigs / Tanks
• Machine Operation and Guarding
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• Forms
– Training Checklist
– Report of Injury Accident
– Accident Investigation Report
– Employee Report of Safety / Health Hazards
– Hazard Correction Action Plan
– General Hazard Evaluation Worksheet
– Specific Hazard Evaluation Worksheet
WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY
Sustainable Safety in
Cemeteries