Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                                     SWMS:03 – Mobile Scaffolds

    Safe Work Methods
                                                                          H                      Controls / Work Methods                              Responsible             Residual
       Job Steps                Potential Hazards      L       C    R     O              1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer            person/s for              Risk
                                                                          C                               5. Admin 6. PPE                           Monitor & Review        L    C     R
Erection and dismantling    Falls from heights         B       5    E                   Mobile scaffolds are to be erected / dismantled in         Licenced Scaffolder /   E    5       H
mobile scaffold                                                     24           strict accordance with manufacturer requirements.                  Competent Person                     15
                                                                                        Mobile scaffolds that are not completed, or not in
                                                                          3      accordance with manufacturer’s requirements are to be
                                                                                 signed as ‘No Access’.
                            Falling objects            C       4    E     3             Areas around mobile scaffolds being erected or             Licenced Scaffolder /   D    4       H
                                                                    18           dismantled are to be barricaded off where there is a risk of       Competent Person                     14
                                                                                 injury to other workers below of a collapse or falling
                                                                                 component (e.g. barrier tape - minimum 900mm high).
                                                                          5             Scaffold components and / or any other objects are not
                                                                                 to be dropped from the scaffold.
                            Scaffold collapse / tip-   B       5    E     5             Mobile scaffolds are to be erected / dismantled in         Licenced Scaffolder /   E    5       H
                            over                                    24           strict accordance with manufacturer requirements.                  Competent Person                     15
                                                                          5             Only a licenced scaffolder or competently trained
                                                                                 person is to erect scaffolds greater than 4 metres high on site.
                                                                                        Only a licenced scaffolder is to erect a scaffold where
                                                                          5      the working deck is greater than 4 metres.
                                                                                        Plan bracing is to be incorporated at the base of the
                                                                                 scaffold to provide greater stability where necessary.
                                                                                        The height of the mobile scaffold is not to exceed three
                                                                          4
                                                                                 (3) times the least base dimension.
                                                                          4             Do not climb on the external side of a mobile scaffold
                                                                                 - internal ladder to be installed for access – as per
                                                                          1      manufacture design
Erection and dismantling     Contact with over head    C       5    E     1      Mobile scaffolds are not to be erected in the vicinity of         Licenced Scaffolder /   E    5       H
mobile scaffold (Cont)       powerlines                             22            overhead power lines where there is a risk of any part of         Competent Person                     15
                                                                                  the scaffold, person or object entering a power line’s
                                                                                  exclusion zone. Note: This is 3m minimum for low voltage, if
                                                                                   unsure check with site manager.



584 Milton Road TOOWONG QLD 4066                           SWMS Developed by:   Jamie Gilbert                                                               VERSION 8 – September 2015
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