Pressure Washer Operation (Hot and Cold)

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

Pre start check - check for splits in hose, check power cord, plugs sockets and power outlet for obvious damage

Lea Fakatonga:

Vakaiʻi pre-start - vakaiʻi ha ngaahi mafahifahi ʻi he hose; vakaiʻi ʻa e power cord, plug, socket mo e power outlet ki ha maumau ʻoku hā mahino °

Step 1

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 1

Electrocution

Lea Fakatonga:

Mate ʻi he ʻuhila °

Step 1

Cuts/abrasions

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea motu / ngaahi lavea olo °

Step 1

Slips/trips/falls

Lea Fakatonga:

Slips/trips/falls

Step 1

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 1

Ensure power is switched off at wall plug and machine is switched off

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapapauʻi ʻoku tāpuni ʻa e ʻuhila ʻi he wall plug pea kuo tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini °

Step 1

Wear gloves

Lea Fakatonga:

Tui ʻa e kofu nima °

Step 1

Ensure hoses and power cords are rolled up and stored correctly

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapapauʻi ʻoku takai mo tauhi totonu ʻa e ngaahi hose mo e ngaahi uaea ʻuhila °

Step 2

Connect hose to pressure washer and turn tap on

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapipiki ʻa e hose ki he pressure washer pea fakaava ʻa e tap °

Step 2

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 2

Machine can overheat causing damage

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻE lava ke fuʻu vela ʻa e mīsini ʻo tupu ai ha maumau °

Step 2

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 2

Ensure worker is competent and knows how to operate machine correctly

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapapauʻi ʻoku poto feʻunga ʻa e tokotaha ngāue pea ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga totonu ke ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e mīsini °

Step 3

Start pressure washer using cold water and detergent on low pressure setting

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakamoʻui ʻa e pressure washer ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e vai momoko mo e detergent ʻi he low pressure setting °

Step 3

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 3

Eye injuries - detergent

Lea Fakatonga:

Eye injuries - detergent

Step 3

Slips/trips/falls

Lea Fakatonga:

Slips/trips/falls

Step 3

Noise levels

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi tuʻunga longoaʻa °

Step 3

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 3

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Lea Fakatonga:

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Step 3

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Lea Fakatonga:

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Step 3

Wear earplugs

Lea Fakatonga:

Tui ʻa e earplug °

Step 4

Use pressure washer with hot water on high pressure setting

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngāueʻaki ʻa e pressure washer mo e vai vela ʻi he high pressure setting °

Step 4

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 4

Electrocution

Lea Fakatonga:

Mate ʻi he ʻuhila °

Step 4

Burns

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi vela °

Step 4

High water pressure injuries

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea mei he vai ʻoku mālohi hono pressure °

Step 4

Eye injuries - debris

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata - nāunau veve °

Step 4

Slips/trips/falls

Lea Fakatonga:

Slips/trips/falls

Step 4

Noise levels

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi tuʻunga longoaʻa °

Step 4

Damage to equipment from heat

Lea Fakatonga:

Maumau ʻa e meʻangāue tupu mei he vela °

Step 4

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 4

Never direct spray at the machine itself or any other electrical item

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakahanga ʻa e fana vai ki he mīsini pē pe ha meʻa fakaʻuhila kehe °

Step 4

Wear gloves

Lea Fakatonga:

Tui ʻa e kofu nima °

Step 4

Never direct spray at yourself or other people.

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakahanga ʻa e fana vai kiate koe pe kakai kehe. °

Barrier off workspace.

Lea Fakatonga:

Barrier off workspace.

If other people come into work space, stop and wait for them to exit

Lea Fakatonga:

If other people come into work space, stop and wait for them to exit

Step 4

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Lea Fakatonga:

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Step 4

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Lea Fakatonga:

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Step 4

Wear earplugs

Lea Fakatonga:

Tui ʻa e earplug °

Step 4

Ensure nozzle is minimum 60cm from equipment to avoid heat damage

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapapauʻi ʻoku mamaʻo ʻa e nozzle mei he meʻangāue ʻaki ha 60cm pe lahi ange ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he maumau tupu mei he vela °

Step 5

Use pressure washer with cold water on high pressure setting

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngāueʻaki ʻa e pressure washer mo e vai momoko ʻi he high pressure setting °

Step 5

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 5

Electrocution

Lea Fakatonga:

Mate ʻi he ʻuhila °

Step 5

High water pressure injuries

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea mei he vai ʻoku mālohi hono pressure °

Step 5

Eye injuries - debris

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata - nāunau veve °

Step 5

Slips/trips/falls

Lea Fakatonga:

Slips/trips/falls

Step 5

Noise levels

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi tuʻunga longoaʻa °

Step 5

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 5

Never direct spray at the machine itself or any other electrical item

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakahanga ʻa e fana vai ki he mīsini pē pe ha meʻa fakaʻuhila kehe °

Step 5

Never direct spray at yourself or other people.

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakahanga ʻa e fana vai kiate koe pe kakai kehe. °

Barrier off workspace.

Lea Fakatonga:

Barrier off workspace.

If other people come into work space, stop and wait for them to exit

Lea Fakatonga:

If other people come into work space, stop and wait for them to exit

Step 5

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Lea Fakatonga:

Wear positive seal safety glasses

Step 5

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Lea Fakatonga:

Ensure hose is positioned behind worker so as not to trip

Step 5

Wear earplugs

Lea Fakatonga:

Tui ʻa e earplug °

Step 6

Turn machine off and store correctly

Lea Fakatonga:

Tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini pea tauhi totonu °

Step 6

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 6

Slips/trips/falls

Lea Fakatonga:

Slips/trips/falls

Step 6

Machine damage

Lea Fakatonga:

Maumau ʻa e mīsini °

Step 6

Electrocution

Lea Fakatonga:

Mate ʻi he ʻuhila °

Step 6

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 6

Turn machine off prior to turning off water supply

Lea Fakatonga:

Tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini kimuʻa pea toki tāpuni ʻa e vai °

Step 6

Turn off at power point and disconnect power lead, turn water supply tap off and disconnect hose

Lea Fakatonga:

Tāpuni ʻi he power point pea fakamavaheʻi ʻa e power lead; tāpuni ʻa e tap vai pea fakamavaheʻi ʻa e hose °

Step 6

Ensure hose and electrical leads are rolled up neatly and stored securely out of walkways

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakapapauʻi ʻoku takai maau ʻa e hose mo e ngaahi uaea ʻuhila pea tauhi malu ʻo mamaʻo mei he ngaahi hala lue °

Step 6

Do not walk on, wheel objects over or drop materials on electrical cords or hoses

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOua ʻe lue ʻi ʻolunga, teka ha ngaahi meʻa ʻi ʻolunga pe lī ha ngaahi nāunau ki he ngaahi uaea ʻuhila pe hose °

Step 7

Re fuelling machine

Lea Fakatonga:

Re fuelling machine

Step 7

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 7

Explosion

Lea Fakatonga:

Pā °

Step 7

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 7

Use only diesel, using any other fuel will create a risk of explosion

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e diesel; ko hono ngāueʻaki ha lolo tutu kehe ʻe fakatupu ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e pā °

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications and experience.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi tohi fakamoʻoni mo e taukei. °

Qualifications and experience

All employees / workers must be trained, hold relevant licenses and be assessed as competent before operating any equipment on host employer sites.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke akoʻi ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē, ke nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi laiseni ʻoku fekauʻaki, pea fakafuofuaʻi ʻoku nau poto feʻunga kimuʻa pea nau toki ngāueʻaki ha meʻangāue ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ngāue ʻa e host employer. °

there must be safety induction records with the workers name on the records.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi lēkooti ʻo e fakataukei ki he malu ʻoku hā ai ʻa e hingoa ʻo e kau ngāue. °

where licenses are required a copy of this must be on site file or personal file.

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻI he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ha ngaahi laiseni, kuo pau ke ʻi he faile ʻo e feituʻu ngāue pe faile fakataautaha ha tatau ʻo ia. °

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi fatongia mo e ngaahi meʻa ke tokangaʻi. °

Duties and responsibilities

All employees / workers must adhere to host employer policies and procedures and report any concerns and incidents immediately to their manager/ supervisor.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke muimui ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni mo e founga ngāue ʻa e host employer pea lipooti ha hohaʻa mo ha ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ki heʻenau pule pe supavaisa ʻi he taimi pē ko ia. °

it is the responsibility of both host employer onsite management and contractor companies to identify language barriers and provide interpreters where required.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ko e fatongia ʻo e kau pule ʻi he feituʻu ngāue ʻa e host employer mo e ngaahi kautaha konituleki fakatouʻosi ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻi he lea pea ʻoatu ha kau fakatonulea ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai. °

Duties and responsibilities

all workers must have been inducted to the site and instructed on these Safe Operating Procedure's, signing off that they fully understand the job description and what it entails.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke ʻosi fakataukei ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē ki he feituʻu ngāue pea fakahinohinoʻi ʻi he ngaahi Safe Operating Procedure ni, ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku nau mahinoʻi kakato ʻa e fakamatala ngāue mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki ai. °

Duties and responsibilities

all workers must be issued with the correct ppe and shown how to use it correctly.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke ʻoatu ki he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e ppe totonu pea fakahaaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e founga totonu ke ngāueʻaki ai. °

Duties and responsibilities

full instruction and physical demonstration of the job requirements.

Lea Fakatonga:

full instruction and physical demonstration of the job requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

workers to wear all ppe as required - positive seal safety glasses, hi visibility clothing, protective gloves, earplugs

Lea Fakatonga:

workers to wear all ppe as required - positive seal safety glasses, hi visibility clothing, protective gloves, earplugs

Training required

Training required.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ako ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

Training required

All employees / workers must have been inducted to the site and deemed competent in relevant Safe Operating Procedure and site traffic management plans.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke ʻosi fakataukei ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē ki he feituʻu ngāue pea fakapapauʻi ʻoku nau poto feʻunga ʻi he Safe Operating Procedure mo e ngaahi palani puleʻi ʻo e feʻaluʻaki ʻi he feituʻu ngāue ʻoku fekauʻaki. °

site managers must sign off all Safe Operating Procedure before employees / worker start work on site or equipment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke fakangofua mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he kau pule ʻo e feituʻu ngāue ʻa e Safe Operating Procedure kotoa pē kimuʻa pea toki kamata ngāue ʻa e kau ngāue ʻi he feituʻu ngāue pe ʻi he meʻangāue. °

training should be completed by a competent person or training organisation.

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻOku totonu ke fakakakato ʻa e ako ʻe ha tokotaha poto feʻunga pe kautaha ako. °

Codes of practice and legislation

Codes of practice and legislation.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ngāue mo e lao. °

Codes of practice and legislation

All employees / workers must adhere to codes of practice, standards and guideline, whs and ohs acts and regulations.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke muimui ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ngāue, ngaahi tuʻunga mo e fakahinohino, mo e ngaahi lao whs mo ohs mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni. °

Plant, equipment and PPE

Plant, equipment and PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi mīsini, meʻangāue mo e PPE. °

Plant, equipment and PPE

Job specific protective personal equipment (ppe) must be identified and worn when required (i.e.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e teunga mo e meʻangāue maluʻi fakataautaha (ppe) ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he ngāue pau pea tui ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai (i.e. °

positive sealed goggles with a strap when using compressed air).

Lea Fakatonga:

positive sealed goggles with a strap when using compressed air).

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. °

workers to wear all outdoor ppe where required – wear positive sealed eye protection, gloves, hat, sun burn cream, steel capped boots, long sleeve shirts and long trousers.

Lea Fakatonga:

workers to wear all outdoor ppe where required – wear positive sealed eye protection, gloves, hat, sun burn cream, steel capped boots, long sleeve shirts and long trousers.

hi viz clothing must be worn at all times.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻa e teunga lanu mataʻāʻā (hi viz) ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. °

Plant, equipment and PPE

positive seal safety glasses, protective gloves, earplugs

Lea Fakatonga:

positive seal safety glasses, protective gloves, earplugs

Maintenance checks

Maintenance checks.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi vakaiʻi ki he tauhi mo fakalelei meʻangāue. °

Maintenance checks

If a vehicle, plant, equipment or machinery is found to be defective or damaged, it must be tagged with ‘out of service’ tag until repaired and isolation register completed.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kapau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku hala pe maumau ʻi ha meʻalele, mīsini pe meʻangāue, kuo pau ke fakapipiki ki ai ha fakaʻilonga “out of service” kae ʻoua kuo fakaleleiʻi, pea fakakakato ʻa e lēkooti ʻo e fakamavaheʻi mei he mālohi (isolation register). °

daily pre-start/ pre-shift checks and post-checks if required are to be completed and recorded in all instances.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke fakahoko mo lēkooti ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻa e ngaahi vakaiʻi fakaʻaho kimuʻa ʻi he kamata ngāue pe kamata ʻo e sifi, mo e ngaahi vakaiʻi hili ʻa e ngāue kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

maintenance teams are responsible for all maintenance on equipment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ko e ngaahi timi tauhi mo fakalelei meʻangāue ʻoku nau fatongiaʻaki ʻa e ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei kotoa ki he meʻangāue. °

workers can only undertake maintenance if they have been adequately trained in the relevant process.

Lea Fakatonga:

ʻE lava pē ʻa e kau ngāue ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngāue tauhi mo fakalelei meʻangāue kapau kuo akoʻi feʻunga kinautolu ʻi he founga ngāue ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ia. °

Maintenance checks

visual check for damaged hoses, electrical leads.

Lea Fakatonga:

sio ʻo vakaiʻi ʻa e ngaahi hose mo e uaea ʻuhila kuo maumau. °

check for sufficient fuel and oil.

Lea Fakatonga:

vakaiʻi ʻoku feʻunga ʻa e lolo tutu mo e lolo fakalololo. °

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. °