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
Accessing and working        Falls from heights     B       5    E     5      Manufacturer’s instructions for safe access and use are to             Person(s) using        E    5       H
from mobile scaffold                                             24            be strictly followed at all times. Note: Instructions are to be        Mobile Scaffold                     15
                                                                                maintained on site and easily accessible to all workers involved in
                                                                                the erection and use of mobile scaffolds.
                                                                       4      Edge protection, which includes handrails and midrails, is to
                                                                               be erected on all scaffolds and work platforms over 2.0m
                                                                               and on any scaffold or platform under 2.0m where there is
                                                                               a likelihood of a fall occurring.
                                                                       2      Access is to be by way of a ladder/s within the scaffold in
                                                                               addition to a protected opening (e.g. hinged trap door) for
                                                                               safe access and egress Note: ladder to extend minimum 1m past
                                                                                access point.
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                                                                              Do not climb on the external side of a mobile scaffold.
                             Falling objects        C       4    E     4      Toe boards are to be included in the edge protection where             Person(s) using       D     4       H
                                                                 18            material could fall from the working platform. This is                 Mobile Scaffold                     14
                                                                               particularly pertinent when personnel are working with
                                                                               equipment and other materials on scaffolding.
                                                                       4      Tools are to be secured by lanyards to the scaffold or person
                                                                               – where there is risk of injury or property damage from
                                                                               falling objects.
                                                                              Establish an exclusion zone below the work area (e.g.
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                                                                               barricade tape minimum 900mm high).
Accessing and working        Falling objects        C       4    E     2      Only tools, materials and equipment that can be safely                 Person(s) using       D     4       H
from mobile scaffold                                             18            handled by a person working from the mobile scaffold are               Mobile Scaffold                     14
(Cont)                                                                         to be handled.
                                                                              Do not support items (tools etc) on the handrail.
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                                                                       1      No objects are to be dropped from the scaffold.




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