Re-pressurising Main Irrigation Supply Lines

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

Ensure that there are no active programs on the Irrinet computer and set start up to auto line fill and wait for jack pump to stop after fully pressurising system.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ensure that there are no active programs on the Irrinet computer and set start up to auto line fill and wait for jack pump to stop after fully pressurising system.

Step 1

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 1

Eye injuries to workers from blow outs

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata ʻa e kau ngāue mei he ngaahi blow out °

Step 1

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 1

All major “start- ups” and “re-starts” are to be completed by qualified personal ONLY.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke fakakakato ʻa e ngaahi “start-ups” mo e “re-starts” lalahi kotoa pē ʻe he kakai ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tohi fakamoʻoni ʻoku fiemaʻu PĒ. °

Step 1

All major systems to have manual / soft start capability.

Lea Fakatonga:

All major systems to have manual / soft start capability.

Step 1

All workers to wear required PPE

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu °

Step 2

Check pressure relief valves are operational and correctly located.

Lea Fakatonga:

Vakaiʻi ʻoku ngāue ʻa e ngaahi pressure relief valve pea ʻoku fokotuʻu totonu. °

Step 2

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 2

Eye and hand injuries to workers from blow outs

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mo e nima ʻa e kau ngāue tupu mei he ngaahi blow out °

Step 2

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 2

All workers to wear required PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

Step 2

All systems to have pressure relief valves correctly located and vented

Lea Fakatonga:

All systems to have pressure relief valves correctly located and vented

Step 3

Open the valve at the end of line being filled to the orchard system.

Lea Fakatonga:

Open the valve at the end of line being filled to the orchard system.

Step 3

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 3

Eye and hand injuries to workers from blow outs

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mo e nima ʻa e kau ngāue tupu mei he ngaahi blow out °

Step 3

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 3

All workers to wear required PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

Step 3

All systems to have pressure relief valves correctly located and vented.

Lea Fakatonga:

All systems to have pressure relief valves correctly located and vented.

Step 4

Start program and monitor the pumps for correct sequence, pressures and flow rates.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakamoʻui ʻa e polokalama pea tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi pamu ki he fakahokohoko, pressure mo e lahi tafe totonu. °

Step 4

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 4

Eye and hand injuries to workers from blow outs.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mo e nima ʻa e kau ngāue tupu mei he ngaahi blow out. °

Step 4

Electric shock caused from blow out in pump shed.

Lea Fakatonga:

Electric shock caused from blow out in pump shed.

Step 4

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 4

All workers to wear required PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

Step 4

All control cabinet doors to be kept closed at all times.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tauhi tāpuni ʻa e ngaahi matapā control cabinet kotoa pē ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. °

Step 5

Check and monitor main irrigation supply connections at head works for pressures and flow rates.

Lea Fakatonga:

Vakaiʻi mo tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakapipiki ʻo e tefitoʻi vai fakavai ʻi he head works ki he pressure mo e lahi ʻo e tafe. °

Step 5

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 5

Eye and hand injuries to workers from blow outs.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mo e nima ʻa e kau ngāue tupu mei he ngaahi blow out. °

Step 5

Electric shock caused by blow out in pump shed.

Lea Fakatonga:

Soki ʻuhila tupu mei ha blow out ʻi he fale pamu. °

Step 5

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 5

All workers to wear required PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

Step 5

All control cabinet doors to be kept closed at all times.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tauhi tāpuni ʻa e ngaahi matapā control cabinet kotoa pē ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. °

Step 6

Check and monitor main irrigation supply lines in the orchard for leaks / wet areas.

Lea Fakatonga:

Vakaiʻi mo tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi laine vai fakavai ʻi he ngoue ki ha mama / ngaahi feituʻu viviku. °

Step 6

Potential risk.

Lea Fakatonga:

Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ala hoko. °

Step 6

Eye and hand injuries to workers from blow outs.

Lea Fakatonga:

Ngaahi lavea ʻo e mata mo e nima ʻa e kau ngāue tupu mei he ngaahi blow out. °

Step 6

Risk treatment.

Lea Fakatonga:

Founga ke puleʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki. °

Step 6

All workers to wear required PPE.

Lea Fakatonga:

Kuo pau ke tui ʻe he kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa e PPE ʻoku fiemaʻu. °

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. °

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 organization.

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, sunburn 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, sunburn 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. °

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. °

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. °