Project Hazard_Risk Assessment Ozcare Noosa RACF 23-042024 STP24-0253 Application for Operational Works Fire Trail - 80 Cooyar Street Noosa Heads - Copy · OPW24/0118

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                 Fall from heights      EXTREME     4     Work at heights < 2m where a risk of injury could consider the use of edge protection, which includes handrails and mid-                        Site Management
                                                          rails.                                                                                                                                          Contract Partner

                 Fall from heights      EXTREME     4     Work at heights > 2m will require a minimum of one of the following control measures must be implemented (in order of                           Site Management
                                                          preference):                                                                                                                                    Contract Partner
                                                             - the erection of physical barriers (such as guardrails or scaffolding)
                                                             - providing a personal fall protection system (in order of preference first a travel restraint system or second a fall-
                                                                  arrest harness system)
                                                             - providing a catch system (catch net below a fall perimeter)
                                                             - erection of an exclusion zone (physical barrier minimum 2m back from the edge)
Use of edge      Fall from heights      EXTREME     4      Appropriate edge protection (consisting of the necessary handrails, mid-rails, toe-boards/kickboards and/or infill that                        Site Management
protection                                                 are adequate to provide support against workers and objects from falling from an edge or platform) will be erected and                         Contract Partner
                                                           maintained during the work activities on site.

                 Falling objects        EXTREME     4     Where edge protection is selected as the work at heights control measures it must include top and mid rail, toe board,                          Site Management
                                                          mesh screen to prevent falling objects.                                                                                                         Contract Partner
                                                          These shall comply with:
                                                             -    Top rail – 900mm-1100 mm from ground
                                                             -    Mid rail -
                                                             -    Toe board – 150mm material placed hard down on the horizontal surface.
                                                             -    Mesh 50mm x 50mm with an approved lining or mesh 25mm x 25mm mesh screening

                 Failure of equipment   EXTREME     5     The use, installation, and maintenance of the work at heights system selected will be in accordance with the relevant                           Site Management
                                                          legislation, codes of practice and Australian Standards.                                                                                        Contract Partner

Works on roofs   Fall from heights.     EXTREME     4     Where the pitch of the roof is over 26º and a guard railing system is used, the guard railing will have a top rail, mid-rail,                   Site Management
                                                          toe board and an infill panel.                                                                                                                  Contract Partner
                 Falling objects

                 Fall from heights.     EXTREME     4     Where the pitch of the roof is over 35º a platform will be constructed to minimise the likelihood of a person falling onto                      Site Management
                                                          the top rail or over the guard railing system. The platform will be at least 450mm wide with guardrails on the outside                          Contract Partner
                 Falling objects
                                                          perimeter and an infill panel on the outside perimeter and will not be used to stack materials or equipment.

                 Fall from heights.     EXTREME     4     Where the pitch of the roof is over 45º additional safeguards will be provided as determined by a risk assessment:                              Site Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Contract Partner
                 Falling objects                             -    use of elevating work platforms
                                                             -    higher guardrails
                                                             -    perimeter scaffolding
                                                             -    mesh infill panels.
                                                             -    wider platforms



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