1. This work has been produced by DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
Class 4 Learning Tool T-990
This work has been produced by DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
This Learner’s Tool is about the skills and knowledge required to store and warehouse Class 4 at DGL (Aust) facilities. This includes operational requirements for the safe and efficient control of all functions and effective management of hazardous situations.

2. Before you get started
It is important that you complete all sections in this learning tool as it has been designed so that
You can abide by the procedures of our organization.
You can apply what you have learnt in this package in your day to day activities
This Learning Tool is designed to be relevant only to DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd employees and only applied whilst employed with DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
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3. Only Zero Tolerance is Acceptable
Each day 16 people will not die in a work-related accident.
Each year over 4 million people will not be hurt or made ill in US private industry.
Families and communities will prosper.
Safety, security and protection should all be linked in the minds of a company’s management, and we all believe in the goal of zero workplace injuries.
It is easy for many organizations to cut safety programs or postpone investments in safer workplaces. But safety is a business value. Without safety, people do not have a vibrant economy or infrastructure. They do not have lives or livelihoods.
No physical pain, no deep emotional anguish for the worker’s family, no negative talk about your organization in the community.

4. Do you have the fundamentals in place that will form a solid foundation for any safety program?

5. Safety Values & Principles
Core values are the cornerstone of who you are and what you stand for.
Safety and Health
Environmental stewardship
Highest ethical behavior
Respect for people
Principles are the ways you live your values day by day.
Line managers are accountable for the safety performance of their employees.
Working safely is a condition of employment.
Employees must receive appropriate training.
Survey helps you understand are you living up to your principles?

6. An Integrated Safety Management System
Leadership
Structure
Process & Action
Visible, demonstrated commitment
Clear, meaningful policies and principles
Challenging goals and plans
High standards of performance
Line management accountability
Supportive safety staff
Integrated committee structure
Performance measurement and progressive motivation
Thorough investigations and follow-up
Effective audits and re-evaluation
Effective communication processes
Safety management skills

7. Safety Excellence is a culture that requires Involvement / Ownership by All Employees
Management Commitment
Condition of Employment
Fear/Discipline
Rules/Procedures
Supervisor Control, Emphasis, and Goals
Value All People
Training
Personal Knowledge, Commitment, & Standards
Internalization
Personal Value
Care for Self
Practice, Habits
Individual Recognition
Help Others Conform
Others’ Keeper
Networking Contributor
Care for Others
Organizational Pride
Safety by Natural Instinct
Compliance is the Goal
Delegated to Safety Manager
Lack of Management Involvement
Natural Instincts
Supervision
Self
Teams
Injury Rates
Dependent
Independent
Reactive
Interdependent
Any organization at any time should be able to understand where they are on the curve.
Safety excellence is a journey, and a cultural transformation for those that choose to take the journey to excellence.
Reducing injuries in any organization is a journey that requires a systems approach.
Without a systems approach (the left-hand side of the curve) companies tend to:
Focus on conditions
Dismiss best practices because they occur in a different industry
Delegate responsibility to safety staff
Introduce too much change, too quickly
Fail to recognize barriers to change
Fail to provide corrective action for unsafe activities
Implement safety procedures that either don’t work, or aren’t used
Build a safety system and then walk away
Here is what we have discovered to be the critical aspects of injury reduction as companies move from a management driven, control based approach to an interdependent culture, where safety becomes an integral business value and source of organizational pride.
The question is, where do you want to be on this curve and how fast do you want to get there?
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This is the Bradley Curve. It was originated by Verlon Bradley, a former DuPont plant manager.

8. Behavior Based Audits

9. Where do our injuries come from?
Cause of Injuries
Where do our injuries come from?
Unsafe Conditions 4%
Unsafe Acts
96%

10. Auditing for Safety
Focuses attention on safety.
Shows how well safety is understood and applied.
Shows where systems are working well.
Helps identify weaknesses in systems.
Helps clarify your safety standards.
Raises awareness of safety issues.
Identifies where people take risks.
Prevents injuries.
But - does NOT try to catch people doing something wrong!

11. Skills Required Noticing: Talking about: Unsafe acts Safe practices
...for conducting effective Safety Audits
Noticing:
Unsafe acts
Safe work practices
Unsafe conditions
Unsafe situations
Talking about:
Safe practices
Unsafe acts
Unsafe situations
Other safety issues
Gaining Commitment

12. Observation Categories
…help sharpen & sort observations
Reactions of people
Positions of people
Personal protective equipment
Tools and equipment
Procedures

13. Contacting Someone Working Safely
Start with a positive comment.
Engage the employee in conversation.
End with thanks.
Chart 6

14. When Someone Is Working Unsafely
... a framework for the Audit Discussion
1. Observe; then contact.
2. Comment on safe behavior.
3. Discuss
Consequences of unsafe act.
Safer ways to do the job.
If you comment...
Express your concern.
Focus on effects, not acts.
If you question...
Question to explore.
Question to learn, not to teach.

15. When Someone Is Working Unsafely
... a framework for the Audit Discussion
1. Observe; then contact.
2. Comment on safe behavior.
3. Discuss
Consequences of unsafe act.
Safer ways to do the job.
4. Get agreement to work safely.
4. Get agreement to work safely.
5. Discuss other safety issues.
6. Thank the employee.

16. Test your knowledge
Through the following slides you will be asked an number of questions to show that you have understood the content of this learning tool
Please record your answer on a sheet of paper.
For example for Question 1 you have four possible answers, therefore record either a b c or d.
You will be required to submit the answers to all questions at the end of this leaning tool

17. Question 1 What are the 3 Divisions of Class 4?
a) Flammable solids, Self Reactive Substances & Solid desensitized explosives
b) Self-heating substances, Pyrophoric substances & Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases
c) Flammable solids, Substances liable to spontaneous combustion & Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases
d) Substances liable to spontaneous combustion, Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases & Self Reactive Substances

18. Question 2
What is the Division and what type of substance that can ignite within 5 minutes once it has come into contact with the air?
a) Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases
b) Pyrophoric substances
c) Solid desensitized explosives
d) Self-heating substances

19. Question 3
In most cases of the Class 4 placard what is the most common colour of the writing?
a) White
b) Grey
c) Red
d) Black

20. Question 4 What is the main way for classifying Class 4?
a) Via Packing Group
b) Via the SADT
c) Via a UN code
d) Via Reactivity

21. Question 5
At what SADT temperature are Self-reactive substances subject to controlled temperature for transport?
a) less than or equal to 75 °C
b) less than or equal to 65 °C
c) less than or equal to 55 °C
d) less than or equal to 85 °C

22. Question 6 In what manner should packages be kept?
a) in a manner such that they cannot fall and cause spillage outside the compound
b) in a manner such that they can fall and cause spillage outside the compound
c) in a manner such that they are damaged and cause spillage outside the compound
d) in a manner such that they cannot not fall but have caused spillage outside the compound

23. Question 7
Neutralizer should be available to treat the contents a spill, how much should you have?
a) Not really compulsory to have neutralizer on site at any given time
b) Enough to treat 200 litres
c) Enough to treat a small spill as you have to contact emergency services for a large one
d) Enough to treat the largest container stored

24. Question 8
What should be done with a small spill on the floor or walls of a building?
a) Should be collected, absorbed, or diluted, and dumped in the bin
b) Should be collected, absorbed, or diluted, placed in a suitable waste container for disposal
c) Should be collected, absorbed, or diluted, placed back in the drum it has leaked from ready for disposal
d) None of the Above

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26. Additional information
For more information on Class 4 products the following sources may be of assistance
Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7th Edition
Available to all DGL employees via the company’s intranet
AS/NZS 3833: The storage and handling of mixed dangerous goods in packages and intermediate bulk containers