Walk the garden and report a hazard

You are a learner on placement in the community garden.

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What is going on

Every Thursday morning Wayne Cooper walks the garden, the shed and the paths to look for hazards. This week you are walking with him. The shed has safety signs on the door and on the chemical cupboard, and the garden has a sign about wearing gloves and sun protection. During the walk you find a rake left tines up on the path, a bag of potting mix split open near the tap, and a wasp nest starting under the shed eave. Wayne wants you to read the signs and tell him what they mean, pick one hazard and fill in the Incident and Hazard Report Form for it, and then add the hazard to the register.

Wayne Cooper, Garden and Facilities Coordinator
Subject: Walk the garden with me and report what you find

Thursday morning we will walk the garden and the shed together for the weekly hazard check. I want you to look for anything that could hurt someone, read the safety signs on the shed and the chemical cupboard, and tell me what each sign means. Then you will fill in an Incident and Hazard Report Form for one hazard we find and add it to the Incident and Hazard Register. Bring your gloves and closed shoes. Last week a learner found the hose across the path, which was a good catch.

Your brief

Recognise and explain the safety signs in the garden and shed, spot the hazards on the walk, choose one and report it correctly on the form and in the Incident and Hazard Register, and talk with Wayne about what to do about it so no one gets hurt.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Look at the safety signs on the shed door, the chemical cupboard and the garden gate and tell Wayne what each one means and what it tells you to do or not do.
Read the Main hazards and Reporting hazards and incidents sections of the Work Health and Safety Policy and say who you must tell about a hazard and by when.
Walk the paths, beds, tap area and shed with Wayne and point out anything that could hurt someone, saying why it is a hazard.
Choose one of the hazards you found and fill in the Incident and Hazard Report Form with your name, the date, where it was, what kind of report it is and what you did.
Add the hazard to the Incident and Hazard Register with the area, the kind of hazard, what happened and what was done, and set the status.
Talk with Wayne about what would fix the hazard for good, and add the fix to the Task Board with Wayne's name and a due date.
Tell Wayne in a few sentences what you would do if you were working alone and found a wasp nest or a spilled chemical.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Your explanation of three safety signs
Completed Incident and Hazard Report Form
Incident and Hazard Register entry
Task Board entry for the fix

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.