Manufacturing
Protect Your People. Protect Your Production.
Manufacturing environments involve a complex mix of machinery, chemicals, noise, heat and manual handling risks. Australian manufacturers are required to maintain thorough WHS systems to protect workers and meet their legal obligations. SHEQDocX helps manufacturers build compliant, practical safety management systems.
Key Hazards
Common Risks in Manufacturing
Machinery guarding failures and entanglement hazards
Noise-induced hearing loss from prolonged exposure
Hazardous chemical exposure and inadequate ventilation
Manual handling and repetitive strain injuries
Fire and explosion risks in certain production environments
Forklift and pedestrian interaction incidents
Heat stress in high-temperature production areas
Compliance
Relevant Laws & Regulations
All SHEQDocX documents are developed in line with the Model WHS Act and applicable Australian legislative frameworks — suitable for use across all states and territories.
- Work Health and Safety Act (Model Act — adopted across NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT, NT, WA, VIC*)
- Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work
- Code of Practice: Welding Processes
- Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace
- Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks
- ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
* Victoria operates under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic), which has equivalent provisions to the Model WHS Act.
Documents
What We Provide
Our library includes a wide range of documents specifically tailored to the manufacturing sector.
- Plant & Machinery Risk Assessments
- SWMS for Manufacturing Processes
- Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) Procedures
- Noise Monitoring and Hearing Conservation Programs
- Chemical Management Registers and SDS Logs
- Manual Handling Risk Assessments
- Forklift and Traffic Management Plans
- Emergency Shutdown Procedures
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