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0:04 Before you start
This video provides general information for workers on almond farms. Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact safe operating procedure, machine instructions and personal protective equipment required at your site. This video supports training. It does not replace practical training, assessment, supervisor sign-off or a training record. English is the authoritative version.
0:39 Step 1
Training and Safety
Potential risk.
Workers unsure of the process may lead to unwanted events which may result in injury, fatality or damage to equipment.
Risk treatment.
At the end of this training which includes the practical component if you are unsure of the process do not proceed contact your Supervisor and the Orchard Manager immediately
If at any time during this process you feel unsafe you are authorised and expected to stop
Contact your Supervisor and the Orchard Manager immediately
1:17 Step 2
Pre-start/safety meeting
Potential risk.
Employees not aware of traffic management requirements may lead to serious collision resulting in injury to operator and damage to equipment
Poor communication when machinery is moved from block to block
Employees with language barriers may not understand traffic management plans
Employees taking short cuts through headlands may lead to collisions resulting in injury to employees and damage to equipment
Risk treatment.
Employees MUST attend morning pre-starts in front of the orchard activity board
host employer management MUST communicate daily work plan and safety information which includes but not limited traffic management
Team supervisors MUST reiterate daily work plan and safety matters their teams
If there are language barriers an interpreter MUST be used to communicate information
If traffic management changes throughout the day host employer management and supervisors are responsible for communicating changes to employees and updating the orchard activity board
2:34 Step 3
Complete daily pre-start
Potential risk.
Machinery breakdown of elevator de-sticker.
Injury to elevator de-sticker Operator.
Elevator not isolated
Elevator starting operator being entangled
Risk treatment.
Ensure starter key is removed and placed in your pocket.
Emergency stop is pushed in before completing pre-start.
Ensure all PPE Positive Seal Safety glassesGoggles) are taken with you to the elevator site
Have all adjustments and maintenance completed by the maintenance department.
Retain starter key in operator’s pocket until the machine is ready to be started by the operator.
3:20 Step 4
Grease all points of elevator de-sticker.
Potential risk.
Excessive machinery wear and breakdown through lack of lubrication.
Workers exposed to grease and oils.
Workers exposed to slips, trips and falls.
Risk treatment.
Only maintenance staff are authorised to complete any maintenance on elevators.
Ensure the elevator is greased by maintenance greased daily.
Operator to thoroughly wash after using oils and grease.
All high grease points are to have grease tubes fitted for service at waist height.
4:00 Step 5
Set up elevator
Potential risk.
Elevator de-sticker moving during operation.
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment.
Risk treatment.
When elevator is correctly positioned on stable ground ensure the wheels are chocked to prevent the elevator from moving.
4:28 Step 6
Barricading and Bankout waiting zones.
Potential risk.
Eye injuries to workers who have approached to close to the de-sticker and de-sticker conveyor.
Workers being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment
Collision between bankouts or a bankout and loader
Risk treatment.
Erect barricade to create exclusion area of 5 m square around stick chute area.
Ensure all guards and fall protection rails are in place and firmly fitted.
Set up a Bankout waiting zone at the edge of the elevator site (NOTE a maximum of 2 Bankouts at a time should wait at the waiting zone.
If more bankouts are waiting then they should tip against a stockpile).
The waiting zone should be set up so that the travel path to the elevator does not interact with the loader or any bankouts at the stockpile.
Set up an exit point away from the back of the elevator to create a pedestrian zone near to the elevator and truck.
5:50 Step 7
Starting the elevator
Potential risk.
Workers being caught in conveyor belts.
Workers being caught by and dragged into de-sticker.
Workers falling into elevator de-sticker hopper.
Workers are unaware that elevator de-sticker is about to commence operation.
Operator working in dusty conditions.
Operator exposed to load noise.
Eye injuries to workers.
Risk treatment.
Ensure all guards and fall protection rails are in place and firmly fitted.
Ensure belt drive controls are in neutral.
Ensure all workers are well clear of elevator de-sticker loader at all times.
Start engine and allow it to warm up at idle revs.
Ensure emergency stops are clearly identified and working.
When the elevator is running at idle push the emergency stop to ensure it is operational
Faulty emergency stops and other elevator faults must be reported immediately to the supervisor & maintenance department.
(Note: do not operate the elevator if any faults are found)
Report any faults to the Supervisor immediately.
Move in to start elevator only after approaching Bankout has stopped.
Operators are not to stand in front of any approaching harvest equipment.
When safe to do so, engage drives and increase engine revs to operating speed.
7:27 Step 8
Loading elevator
Potential risk.
Poor visibility due to dusty conditions.
Operator working in dusty conditions.
Conveyors and de-sticker jammed by sticks.
Operators being hit by moving machinery.
Risk treatment.
Workers to wear required PPE including dust masks and positive sealed eye protection.
Signal to Bankout operator or front end loader operator to unload almonds into hopper.
Operators must stand well clear of elevator until Bankouts or loader has come to a full stop before approaching the control panel to start the elevator.
Ensure stopping devices are placed at a height and in a position that will prevent Bankouts from entering the area where personnel may be standing.
Monitor for sticks jamming conveyors and de-sticker.
8:27 Step 9
Loading trucks or stock pads
Potential risk.
Uneven loading of truck.
Uneven production of almond stack.
Truck drivers standing on top of truck to even out load.
Falling from a height
Risk treatment.
Ensure the truck driver remains in the truck at all times.
Ensure that almonds are landing in the correct area of the truck or stock pad.
Stop elevator and have truck driver adjust position of truck.
Never over fill truck
No personnel are authorised to stand on top of trucks
9:07 Step 10
Monitor product flow
Potential risk.
Operator being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Eye injuries from sticks.
Cuts and lacerations to workers when clearing caught sticks.
Risk treatment.
Continually monitor for sticks and almond flow on conveyor belt.
If the elevator blocks shut down and isolate the elevator before attempting to clear the blockage.
(NOTE: Ensure the emergency stop is engaged and the elevator key is placed in the pocket of the person clearing blockages
Workers to wear required PPE including positive sealed eye protection and gloves when clearing sticks.
9:54 Step 11
Empty hopper or full truck
Potential risk.
Operator working in dusty conditions, exposed to loud noise
from engine.
Damage to elevator due to incorrect shutdown
Risk treatment.
When hopper is empty or truck is loaded, reduce engine revs to idle and disengage belt
drives.
Allow engine to run at idle revs for five minutes and then shut down engine.
10:22 Step 12
End of shift routine maintenance
Potential risk.
Bites from spiders.
Pinch points.
Eye injuries.
Burns on hot areas
Risk treatment.
Shut down and isolate elevator Check equipment for oil leaks and any potential maintenance required.
Clean entire area of sticks,debris and rubbish
Refill elevator in preparation for the oncoming shift
Use all required PPE including gloves, long sleeves, long trousers and positive sealed safety glasses.
When using compressed air Safety goggles with strap must be worn.
Isolate the equipment at the end of shift
11:05 Orchard Tech PPE arrangements
Orchard Tech PPE arrangements.
PPE is a shared responsibility between your host employer and Orchard Tech. Your host employer will provide the PPE required for your task. If the required PPE has not been supplied, stop work and contact Orchard Tech.
11:27 Before work starts
This video provides general information. Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact procedure and provide practical training for your site. This video does not replace assessment, supervisor sign-off or a training record. If you do not understand something, use the English or talk to your supervisor at the host employer site. The host will provide you with an interpreter.
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° Locally composed Tongan. Some complete passages remain in English. English narration. Host interpreter explanation, exact site instructions, PPE and practical training are required.
Before you start
This video provides general information for workers on almond farms.
Lea Fakatonga:
This video provides general information for workers on almond farms.
Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact safe operating procedure, machine instructions and personal protective equipment required at your site.
Lea Fakatonga:
Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact safe operating procedure, machine instructions and personal protective equipment required at your site.
This video supports training.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku poupou ʻa e vitiō ni ki he ako. °
It does not replace practical training, assessment, supervisor sign-off or a training record.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku ʻikai fetongi ʻe he vitiō ni ʻa e ako ʻaki hono fakahoko tonu ʻa e ngāue, hono fakafuofuaʻi, hono fakangofua mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he supavaisa (supervisor sign-off), pe ha lēkooti ʻo e ako. °
English is the authoritative version.
Lea Fakatonga:
English is the authoritative version.
Step 1
Training and Safety
Lea Fakatonga:
Ako mo e Malu °
Step 1
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 1
Workers unsure of the process may lead to unwanted events which may result in injury, fatality or damage to equipment.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE lava ke iku ʻa e taʻepau ʻa e kau ngāue ki he founga ngāue ki ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke hoko, ʻa ia ʻe malava ke iku ki ha lavea, mate pe maumau ʻa e meʻangāue. °
Step 1
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 1
At the end of this training which includes the practical component if you are unsure of the process do not proceed contact your Supervisor and the Orchard Manager immediately
Lea Fakatonga:
At the end of this training which includes the practical component if you are unsure of the process do not proceed contact your Supervisor and the Orchard Manager immediately
Step 1
If at any time during this process you feel unsafe you are authorised and expected to stop
Lea Fakatonga:
If at any time during this process you feel unsafe you are authorised and expected to stop
Step 1
Contact your Supervisor and the Orchard Manager immediately
Lea Fakatonga:
Fetuʻutaki ki hoʻo Supavaisa mo e Pule ʻo e Ngoue ʻi he taimi pē ko ia °
Step 2
Pre-start/safety meeting
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakataha kimuʻa ʻi he kamata ngāue / malu °
Step 2
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 2
Employees not aware of traffic management requirements may lead to serious collision resulting in injury to operator and damage to equipment
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE lava ke iku ʻa e taʻeʻilo ʻa e kau ngāue ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu puleʻi ʻo e feʻaluʻaki ki ha fepaki lahi, ʻo lavea ai ʻa e tokotaha fakaʻuli pea maumau ʻa e meʻangāue °
Step 2
Poor communication when machinery is moved from block to block
Lea Fakatonga:
Fetuʻutaki ʻoku ʻikai lelei ʻi hono hiki ʻa e ngaahi mīsini mei he poloka ʻe taha ki he poloka ʻe taha °
Step 2
Employees with language barriers may not understand traffic management plans
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE malava ke ʻikai mahino ki he kau ngāue ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he lea ʻa e ngaahi palani puleʻi ʻo e feʻaluʻaki °
Step 2
Employees taking short cuts through headlands may lead to collisions resulting in injury to employees and damage to equipment
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE lava ke fakatupu ha fepaki ʻe he kau ngāue ʻoku nau fou ʻi ha hala tuʻusi ʻi he ngaahi headlands, ʻo iku ki ha lavea ʻa e kau ngāue mo e maumau ʻa e meʻangāue °
Step 2
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 2
Employees MUST attend morning pre-starts in front of the orchard activity board
Lea Fakatonga:
KUO PAU ke kau ʻa e kau ngāue ki he ngaahi fakataha pongipongi kimuʻa ʻi he kamata ngāue ʻi muʻa ʻi he papa fakahā ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻi he ngoue °
Step 2
host employer management MUST communicate daily work plan and safety information which includes but not limited traffic management
Lea Fakatonga:
host employer management MUST communicate daily work plan and safety information which includes but not limited traffic management
Step 2
Team supervisors MUST reiterate daily work plan and safety matters their teams
Lea Fakatonga:
KUO PAU ke toe fakamanatu ʻe he kau supavaisa ʻo e timi ʻa e palani ngāue fakaʻaho mo e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e malu ki heʻenau ngaahi timi °
Step 2
If there are language barriers an interpreter MUST be used to communicate information
Lea Fakatonga:
If there are language barriers an interpreter MUST be used to communicate information
Step 2
If traffic management changes throughout the day host employer management and supervisors are responsible for communicating changes to employees and updating the orchard activity board
Lea Fakatonga:
Kapau ʻoku liliu ʻa e puleʻi ʻo e feʻaluʻaki lolotonga ʻa e ʻaho, ko e fatongia ʻo e kau pule ʻo e host employer mo e kau supavaisa ke fakahā ʻa e ngaahi liliu ki he kau ngāue pea fakatonutonu ʻa e papa fakahā ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻi he ngoue °
Step 3
Complete daily pre-start
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakakakato ʻa e pre-start fakaʻaho °
Step 3
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 3
Machinery breakdown of elevator de-sticker.
Lea Fakatonga:
Maumau ʻa e mīsini elevator de-sticker. °
Step 3
Injury to elevator de-sticker Operator.
Lea Fakatonga:
Lavea ʻa e Tokotaha Ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator de-sticker. °
Step 3
Elevator not isolated
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻIkai fakamavaheʻi ʻa e Elevator mei he mālohi °
Step 3
Elevator starting operator being entangled
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakamoʻui ʻo e Elevator pea fihia ai ʻa e tokotaha ngāueʻaki °
Step 3
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 3
Ensure starter key is removed and placed in your pocket.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi kuo toʻo ʻa e starter key pea tuku ʻi ho kato. °
Step 3
Emergency stop is pushed in before completing pre-start.
Lea Fakatonga:
Lomi ʻa e emergency stop ki loto kimuʻa pea toki fakakakato ʻa e pre-start. °
Step 3
Ensure all PPE Positive Seal Safety glassesGoggles) are taken with you to the elevator site
Lea Fakatonga:
Ensure all PPE Positive Seal Safety glassesGoggles) are taken with you to the elevator site
Step 3
Have all adjustments and maintenance completed by the maintenance department.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatonutonu ke fakakakato ʻa e ngaahi fakatonutonu mo e tauhi mo fakalelei kotoa pē ʻe he potungāue tauhi mo fakalelei. °
Step 3
Retain starter key in operator’s pocket until the machine is ready to be started by the operator.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tauhi ʻa e starter key ʻi he kato ʻo e tokotaha ngāueʻaki kae ʻoua kuo mateuteu ʻa e mīsini ke fakamoʻui ʻe he tokotaha ngāueʻaki. °
Step 4
Grease all points of elevator de-sticker.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakalololo ʻa e ngaahi point kotoa pē ʻo e elevator de-sticker. °
Step 4
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 4
Excessive machinery wear and breakdown through lack of lubrication.
Lea Fakatonga:
Excessive machinery wear and breakdown through lack of lubrication.
Step 4
Workers exposed to grease and oils.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kau ngāue ʻoku fehangahangai mo e grease mo e lolo. °
Step 4
Workers exposed to slips, trips and falls.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers exposed to slips, trips and falls.
Step 4
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 4
Only maintenance staff are authorised to complete any maintenance on elevators.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ko e kau ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei pē ʻoku fakamafaiʻi ke nau fakahoko ha ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei ʻi he ngaahi elevator. °
Step 4
Ensure the elevator is greased by maintenance greased daily.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku fakalololo ʻa e elevator ʻe he kau tauhi mo fakalelei ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē. °
Step 4
Operator to thoroughly wash after using oils and grease.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kuo pau ke fufulu lelei ʻa e tokotaha ngāueʻaki ʻi he hili hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e lolo mo e grease. °
Step 4
All high grease points are to have grease tubes fitted for service at waist height.
Lea Fakatonga:
All high grease points are to have grease tubes fitted for service at waist height.
Step 5
Set up elevator
Lea Fakatonga:
Fokotuʻu ʻa e elevator °
Step 5
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 5
Elevator de-sticker moving during operation.
Lea Fakatonga:
Elevator de-sticker moving during operation.
Step 5
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment.
Step 5
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 5
When elevator is correctly positioned on stable ground ensure the wheels are chocked to prevent the elevator from moving.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻI he fokotuʻu totonu ʻa e elevator ʻi ha kelekele tuʻumaʻu, fakapapauʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻa e ngaahi vaʻe ʻaki ʻa e chock ke taʻofi ʻa e ngaʻunu ʻa e elevator. °
Step 6
Barricading and Bankout waiting zones.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi ʻā maluʻi mo e ngaahi feituʻu tatali ʻa e Bankout. °
Step 6
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 6
Eye injuries to workers who have approached to close to the de-sticker and de-sticker conveyor.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata ʻa e kau ngāue kuo nau ofi fuʻu lahi ki he de-sticker mo e conveyor de-sticker. °
Step 6
Workers being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Step 6
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment
Lea Fakatonga:
Operator being hit by approaching harvest equipment or pinned by elevator wheel when elevator moves due to being hit by harvest equipment
Step 6
Collision between bankouts or a bankout and loader
Lea Fakatonga:
Fepaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi bankout pe ha bankout mo ha loader °
Step 6
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 6
Erect barricade to create exclusion area of 5 m square around stick chute area.
Lea Fakatonga:
Erect barricade to create exclusion area of 5 m square around stick chute area.
Step 6
Ensure all guards and fall protection rails are in place and firmly fitted.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻi hono tuʻunga mo fakapipiki maʻu ʻa e ngaahi guard mo e ngaahi rail maluʻi mei he tō kotoa pē. °
Step 6
Set up a Bankout waiting zone at the edge of the elevator site (NOTE a maximum of 2 Bankouts at a time should wait at the waiting zone.
Lea Fakatonga:
Set up a Bankout waiting zone at the edge of the elevator site (NOTE a maximum of 2 Bankouts at a time should wait at the waiting zone.
Step 6
If more bankouts are waiting then they should tip against a stockpile).
Lea Fakatonga:
If more bankouts are waiting then they should tip against a stockpile).
Step 6
The waiting zone should be set up so that the travel path to the elevator does not interact with the loader or any bankouts at the stockpile.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku totonu ke fokotuʻu ʻa e feituʻu tatali ke ʻoua ʻe fepaki ʻa e hala feʻaluʻaki ki he elevator mo e loader pe ha ngaahi bankout ʻi he fokotuʻunga uta. °
Step 6
Set up an exit point away from the back of the elevator to create a pedestrian zone near to the elevator and truck.
Lea Fakatonga:
Set up an exit point away from the back of the elevator to create a pedestrian zone near to the elevator and truck.
Step 7
Starting the elevator
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakamoʻui ʻo e elevator °
Step 7
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 7
Workers being caught in conveyor belts.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers being caught in conveyor belts.
Step 7
Workers being caught by and dragged into de-sticker.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kau ngāue ʻoku puke pea toho ki loto ʻi he de-sticker. °
Step 7
Workers falling into elevator de-sticker hopper.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers falling into elevator de-sticker hopper.
Step 7
Workers are unaware that elevator de-sticker is about to commence operation.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau ngāue ʻe kamata ʻa e ngāue ʻa e elevator de-sticker. °
Step 7
Operator working in dusty conditions.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokotaha ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini ʻoku ngāue ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga efua. °
Step 7
Operator exposed to load noise.
Lea Fakatonga:
Operator exposed to load noise.
Step 7
Eye injuries to workers.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata ʻa e kau ngāue. °
Step 7
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 7
Ensure all guards and fall protection rails are in place and firmly fitted.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻi hono tuʻunga mo fakapipiki maʻu ʻa e ngaahi guard mo e ngaahi rail maluʻi mei he tō kotoa pē. °
Step 7
Ensure belt drive controls are in neutral.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻi he neutral ʻa e ngaahi control ʻo e belt drive. °
Step 7
Ensure all workers are well clear of elevator de-sticker loader at all times.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ensure all workers are well clear of elevator de-sticker loader at all times.
Step 7
Start engine and allow it to warm up at idle revs.
Lea Fakatonga:
Start engine and allow it to warm up at idle revs.
Step 7
Ensure emergency stops are clearly identified and working.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku fakaʻilongaʻi mahino ʻa e ngaahi emergency stop pea ʻoku nau ngāue. °
Step 7
When the elevator is running at idle push the emergency stop to ensure it is operational
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻI he lele ʻa e elevator ʻi he idle, lomi ʻa e emergency stop ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ngāue °
Step 7
Faulty emergency stops and other elevator faults must be reported immediately to the supervisor & maintenance department.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kuo pau ke lipooti ʻa e ngaahi emergency stop ʻoku hala mo e ngaahi fehālaaki elevator kehe ki he supavaisa mo e potungāue tauhi mo fakalelei ʻi he taimi pē ko ia. °
Step 7
(Note: do not operate the elevator if any faults are found)
Lea Fakatonga:
(Fakatokangaʻi: ʻoua ʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator kapau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ha ngaahi fehālaaki) °
Step 7
Report any faults to the Supervisor immediately.
Lea Fakatonga:
Lipooti ha ngaahi fehālaaki ki he Supavaisa ʻi he taimi pē ko ia. °
Step 7
Move in to start elevator only after approaching Bankout has stopped.
Lea Fakatonga:
Move in to start elevator only after approaching Bankout has stopped.
Step 7
Operators are not to stand in front of any approaching harvest equipment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻe tuʻu ʻa e kau ngāueʻaki ʻi muʻa ʻi ha meʻangāue utu taʻu ʻoku ofi mai. °
Step 7
When safe to do so, engage drives and increase engine revs to operating speed.
Lea Fakatonga:
When safe to do so, engage drives and increase engine revs to operating speed.
Step 8
Loading elevator
Lea Fakatonga:
Uta ʻo e elevator °
Step 8
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 8
Poor visibility due to dusty conditions.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kovi ʻa e sio tupu mei he ngaahi tuʻunga efua. °
Step 8
Operator working in dusty conditions.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokotaha ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini ʻoku ngāue ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga efua. °
Step 8
Conveyors and de-sticker jammed by sticks.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fihia ʻa e conveyors mo e de-sticker ʻi he ngaahi vaʻakau. °
Step 8
Operators being hit by moving machinery.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tau ki he kau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi mīsini ʻoku ngaʻunu. °
Step 8
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 8
Workers to wear required PPE including dust masks and positive sealed eye protection.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers to wear required PPE including dust masks and positive sealed eye protection.
Step 8
Signal to Bankout operator or front end loader operator to unload almonds into hopper.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakaʻilonga ki he tokotaha ngāueʻaki ʻa e Bankout pe front end loader ke lilingi ʻa e ngaahi almond ki he hopper. °
Step 8
Operators must stand well clear of elevator until Bankouts or loader has come to a full stop before approaching the control panel to start the elevator.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kuo pau ke tuʻu mamaʻo lelei ʻa e kau ngāueʻaki mei he elevator kae ʻoua kuo tuʻu kakato ʻa e ngaahi Bankout pe loader kimuʻa pea nau toki ofi ki he control panel ke fakamoʻui ʻa e elevator. °
Step 8
Ensure stopping devices are placed at a height and in a position that will prevent Bankouts from entering the area where personnel may be standing.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ensure stopping devices are placed at a height and in a position that will prevent Bankouts from entering the area where personnel may be standing.
Step 8
Monitor for sticks jamming conveyors and de-sticker.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokangaʻi ha ngaahi vaʻakau ʻoku fihia ʻi he conveyors mo e de-sticker. °
Step 9
Loading trucks or stock pads
Lea Fakatonga:
Uta ʻo e ngaahi loli pe stock pad °
Step 9
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 9
Uneven loading of truck.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻIkai tokalelei ʻa e uta ʻo e loli. °
Step 9
Uneven production of almond stack.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻIkai tokalelei ʻa e fokotuʻunga almond ʻoku faʻu. °
Step 9
Truck drivers standing on top of truck to even out load.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kau fakaʻuli loli ʻoku tuʻu ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he loli ke fakatokalelei ʻa e uta. °
Step 9
Falling from a height
Lea Fakatonga:
Falling from a height
Step 9
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 9
Ensure the truck driver remains in the truck at all times.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku nofo ʻa e tokotaha fakaʻuli loli ʻi he loli ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. °
Step 9
Ensure that almonds are landing in the correct area of the truck or stock pad.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakapapauʻi ʻoku tō ʻa e almond ʻi he feituʻu totonu ʻo e loli pe stock pad. °
Step 9
Stop elevator and have truck driver adjust position of truck.
Lea Fakatonga:
Taʻofi ʻa e elevator pea kole ki he tokotaha fakaʻuli loli ke fakatonutonu ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e loli. °
Step 9
Never over fill truck
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakafonu ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻa e loli °
Step 9
No personnel are authorised to stand on top of trucks
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku ʻikai fakamafaiʻi ha kakai ke tuʻu ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi loli °
Step 10
Monitor product flow
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokangaʻi ʻa e tafe ʻo e koloa °
Step 10
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 10
Operator being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Lea Fakatonga:
Operator being caught in de-sticker and conveyor belts.
Step 10
Eye injuries from sticks.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mei he ngaahi vaʻakau. °
Step 10
Cuts and lacerations to workers when clearing caught sticks.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi lavea motu mo e mahae ʻa e kau ngāue ʻi hono toʻo ʻa e ngaahi vaʻakau ʻoku fihia. °
Step 10
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 10
Continually monitor for sticks and almond flow on conveyor belt.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokangaʻi hokohoko ha ngaahi vaʻakau mo e tafe ʻa e almond ʻi he conveyor belt. °
Step 10
If the elevator blocks shut down and isolate the elevator before attempting to clear the blockage.
Lea Fakatonga:
If the elevator blocks shut down and isolate the elevator before attempting to clear the blockage.
Step 10
(NOTE: Ensure the emergency stop is engaged and the elevator key is placed in the pocket of the person clearing blockages
Lea Fakatonga:
(NOTE: Ensure the emergency stop is engaged and the elevator key is placed in the pocket of the person clearing blockages
Step 10
Workers to wear required PPE including positive sealed eye protection and gloves when clearing sticks.
Lea Fakatonga:
Workers to wear required PPE including positive sealed eye protection and gloves when clearing sticks.
Step 11
Empty hopper or full truck
Lea Fakatonga:
Empty hopper or full truck
Step 11
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 11
Operator working in dusty conditions, exposed to loud noise
Lea Fakatonga:
Tokotaha ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini ʻoku ngāue ʻi he tuʻunga efua pea fanongo ki ha longoaʻa lahi °
Step 11
from engine.
Lea Fakatonga:
from engine.
Step 11
Damage to elevator due to incorrect shutdown
Lea Fakatonga:
Maumau ʻa e elevator tupu mei he founga tamateʻi hala °
Step 11
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 11
When hopper is empty or truck is loaded, reduce engine revs to idle and disengage belt
Lea Fakatonga:
When hopper is empty or truck is loaded, reduce engine revs to idle and disengage belt
Step 11
drives.
Lea Fakatonga:
drives.
Step 11
Allow engine to run at idle revs for five minutes and then shut down engine.
Lea Fakatonga:
Allow engine to run at idle revs for five minutes and then shut down engine.
Step 12
End of shift routine maintenance
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei anga maheni ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e sifi °
Step 12
Potential risk.
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °
Step 12
Bites from spiders.
Lea Fakatonga:
Bites from spiders.
Step 12
Pinch points.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi feituʻu ʻe lava ke kuku ai ha konga ʻo e sino (pinch points). °
Step 12
Eye injuries.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata. °
Step 12
Burns on hot areas
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi vela ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu vela °
Step 12
Risk treatment.
Lea Fakatonga:
Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °
Step 12
Shut down and isolate elevator Check equipment for oil leaks and any potential maintenance required.
Lea Fakatonga:
Tamateʻi mo fakamavaheʻi ʻa e elevator mei he mālohi. Vakaiʻi ʻa e meʻangāue ki ha mama lolo mo ha ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei ʻe ala fiemaʻu. °
Step 12
Clean entire area of sticks,debris and rubbish
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakamaʻa ʻa e feituʻu kotoa pē mei he ngaahi vaʻakau, nāunau veve mo e veve °
Step 12
Refill elevator in preparation for the oncoming shift
Lea Fakatonga:
Refill elevator in preparation for the oncoming shift
Step 12
Use all required PPE including gloves, long sleeves, long trousers and positive sealed safety glasses.
Lea Fakatonga:
Use all required PPE including gloves, long sleeves, long trousers and positive sealed safety glasses.
Step 12
When using compressed air Safety goggles with strap must be worn.
Lea Fakatonga:
When using compressed air Safety goggles with strap must be worn.
Step 12
Isolate the equipment at the end of shift
Lea Fakatonga:
Fakamavaheʻi ʻa e meʻangāue mei he mālohi ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e sifi °
Orchard Tech PPE arrangements
Orchard Tech PPE arrangements.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu PPE ʻa Orchard Tech. °
Orchard Tech PPE arrangements
PPE is a shared responsibility between your host employer and Orchard Tech.
Lea Fakatonga:
Ko e PPE ko e fatongia ʻoku vahevahe ʻe hoʻo pule ngāue talitali (host employer) mo Orchard Tech. °
Your host employer will provide the PPE required for your task.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE ʻoatu ʻe hoʻo pule ngāue talitali (host employer) ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu ki hoʻo ngāue. °
If the required PPE has not been supplied, stop work and contact Orchard Tech.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kapau kuo teʻeki ʻoatu ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu, taʻofi ʻa e ngāue pea fetuʻutaki ki Orchard Tech. °
Before work starts
This video provides general information.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku ʻoatu ʻe he vitiō ni ha fakamatala fakalūkufua. °
Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact procedure and provide practical training for your site.
Lea Fakatonga:
Before you start work, your host employer will explain the exact procedure and provide practical training for your site.
This video does not replace assessment, supervisor sign-off or a training record.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻOku ʻikai fetongi ʻe he vitiō ni ʻa hono fakafuofuaʻi, hono fakangofua mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he supavaisa (supervisor sign-off), pe ha lēkooti ʻo e ako. °
If you do not understand something, use the English or talk to your supervisor at the host employer site.
Lea Fakatonga:
Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te ke mahinoʻi, ngāueʻaki ʻa e lea English pe talanoa mo hoʻo supavaisa ʻi he feituʻu ngāue ʻa e host employer. °
The host will provide you with an interpreter.
Lea Fakatonga:
ʻE ʻoatu ʻe he host ha tokotaha fakatonulea maʻau. °
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Before you start work
Your host’s current instructions, PPE requirements, machine-specific procedures and supervised practical training determine the method used at your site. Speak to your supervisor if anything is unclear.
Viewing the video is not a competency assessment or equipment authorisation.