Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                                 SWMS:02 – Elevating Work Platforms
   Safe Work Methods
                                                                                   H                    Controls/Work Methods                                               Residual Risk
                                                                                                                                                     Responsible person/s
          Job Steps                     Potential Hazards          L    C    R     O            1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer                           L    C    R
                                                                                                                 5. Admin 6. PPE
                                                                                                                                                     for Monitor & Review
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                                                                                   4     Ensure the SWL is not exceeded. Do not operate
                                                                                          EWP near edges, drop-offs or floor penetrations
                                                                                          without adequate wheel stops and secure edge
                                                                                          protection.
Operating & working from        Falls                              B    4    E     1     No persons are to exit from the scissor lift at            EWP Operator           E     4       H
scissor lifts                                                               21            height unless a risk assessment is carried out and                                              10
                                                                                          suitable precautions are in place to ensure the
                                                                                          safety of persons in the scissor lift and structure.
                                                                                         Scissor lift platforms must be fitted with a gate.
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                                                                                   1     No person is to climb on the EWP edge protection
                                                                                          or otherwise attempt to gain further height.
                                Falling Objects                    C    3   H      4     Tools are to be secured by lanyards or to the              EWP Operator           D     3       M
                                                                            13            platform or person to minimise the risk of falling                                              9
                                                                                          objects - if other workers are at risk if injury or
                                                                                          working near a floor penetration or near the edge
                                                                                          of a suspended building floor level.
                                                                                   3     Establish an exclusion zone below the work area
                                                                                          (e.g. barricade tape minimum 900mm high).
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                                                                                         Toe boards, guardrails & midrails shall be in place.
                                                                                         Only tools, materials and equipment that can be
                                                                                   2      safely handled by a person working from the
                                                                                          platform are to be transported.
                                                                                   1     Do not support material on the handrail.
                                Roll-over                          C    5    E     2       The operating surface for solid tyres scissors - is to   EWP Operator           E     5       H
                                                                            22              be flat and level.                                                                            15
                                                                                   2       The operating surface for all terrain scissors - is to
                                                                                            reasonable level ground within manufacturers
                                                                                            specifications.
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                                                                                   1       Do not operate on unstable / soft surfaces.
                                                                                           Ensure the SWL is not exceeded.
584 Milton Road TOOWONG QLD 4066                            SWMS Developed by:    Jamie Gilbert                                                              VERSION 8 – September 2015
P: (07) 3335 5000 F: (07) 3335 5005                         Position:             National Health & Safety Co-ordinator                                                         Page 18
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