Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                  C   4    E18    5   All work at heights tasks will to have an approved SWMS in             WH&S Act       D4    Site Manager or
☒   Work at
    Heights
               Persons falling
                                                      place and complete an employer or Hutchinson Builders                   2011 Part 2
                                                                                                                                             H14   Foreman /
                                                                                                                             WH&S Reg
               Objects falling                       “Work at Heights Permit”. Permit must be completed for
                                                                                                                              2011 Part 6          Subcontractor
                                                      work from;                                                          
               Failure of                                                                                                    VIC OHS Act
                                                            EWP – Scissor or Boom                                            2004
                Equipment
                                                            Scaffold or Mobile Scaffold                                     VIC OHS Reg
               Failure of Roof                             Step Ladder or Platform Ladder over 2 metres                     2007
                Materials                         5   Where the work at height is specifically related to another            Managing
                                                                                                                              the Risk of          Site Manager or
                                                      high risk task i.e. scaffolding or formwork, that section of the        Falls at the         Foreman /
                                                      Project Risk Assessment should be reviewed prior to                     Workplace            Subcontractor
                                                      commencing work.                                                        COP 2011
                                                                                                                              QLD, NSW &
                                                  4   Work at heights < 2 meters where necessary could consider               SA                   Site Manager or
                                                      the use of edge protection, which includes handrails and               NSW Safe             Foreman /
                                                      midrails.                                                               Work on              Subcontractor
                                                                                                                              Roofs
                                                      Work at heights >2 meters will require a minimum of one of              Commercial           Site Manager or
                                                      the following control measures must be implemented (in                  and                  Foreman /
                                                                                                                              Industrial
                                                      order of preference):                                                                        Subcontractor
                                                                                                                              Buildings
                                                 4          the erection of physical barriers (such as guardrails,           COP
                                                               scaffolding, EMP);                                            Vic
                                                 3          providing a personal fall protection system (fall-               prevention
                                                                                                                              of falls in
                                                               arrest harness system or travel restraint system);             general
                                                 6          providing a catch system (catch net below a fall                 construction
                                                               perimeter)                                                     - Compliance
                                                            erection of an exclusion zone (flag bunting                      Code
                                                  4            minimum 2 meters back from the edge) or                       AS/NZS
                                                  4                                                                           1891.4:2009
                                                            work off a ladder for light work                                 Industrial
                                                  4   Where edge protection is selected as the work at heights                fall-arrest          Site Manager /
                                                      control measures it must include top and mid rail, toe board,           systems and
                                                                                                                                                   Subcontractor
                                                                                                                              devices -
                                                      mesh screen to prevent falling objects. These shall comply              Selection,
                                                      with                                                                    use and
                                                            Top Rail – 900mm-1100 mm from ground                             maintenance
                                                                                                                             Preventing
                                                            Mid Rail                                                         falls in
                                                            Toe Board – 150mm and sitting on ground                          housing
                                                            Mesh 25mm x 25mm mesh screening                                  construction
                                                                                                                              2014 NSW
                                                  5   The use, installation and maintenance of the work at heights                                 Site Manager or
                                                                                                                             Prevention
                                                      system selected will be in accordance with the relevant                 of falls at          Foreman /
                                                      legislation, codes of practice and Australian Standards.                workplaces           Subcontractor
                                                                                                                              2004 WA
                                                  4   Where the pitch of the roof is over 26º and a guard railing             Managing            Site Manager or
                                                      system is used, the guard railing will have a top rail, mid-rail,       the risk of          Foreman /
                                                      toe board and an infill panel.                                          falls at the         Subcontractor
                                          WHS Management Plan – Appendix 1 – Project Risk Assessment
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