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        Scaffold collapse / tip-   B       5    E     4         A mobile scaffold is only to be used on a hard, flat and level   Licenced Scaffolder /   E    5       H
from mobile scaffold         over                                    24               surface to avoid instability. If adjustable castors are used,    Competent Person                     15
(Cont)                                                                                the maximum gradient on the supporting surface is not to
                                                                                      exceed 5 degrees.                                                Person(s) using
                                                                                     Ensure the SWL is not exceeded.                                  Mobile Scaffold
                                                                           1
                                                                           1      A mobile scaffold is not to be moved while any person is
                                                                                   within or on the scaffold.
                                                                                  Castors to be capable to take the load applied from the
                                                                           4       mobile (which is not to be exceeded).
                                                                                  Castors with adjustable legs are to be used and adjusted to
                                                                           4       keep the platform level when the supporting structure is at
                                                                                   different heights.
                                                                                  Brakes on castors are to be used at all times unless moving
                                                                           4       the scaffold.
                                                                                  Mobile scaffolds are not to be used in proximity to edges,
                                                                           1       drop-offs or floor penetrations , unless wheel stops are
                                                                                   installed

                                                                          1       Do not climb on the external side of a mobile scaffold.
                                                                                  Split platforms are not to be used.
                                                                          1
                                                                                  Internal ladder to be used for access / egress or to
                                                                          1        manufacturers requirements.
                             Contact with over head     C       5    E     5      Before moving mobile scaffold, check above for overhead             Person(s) using         E    5       H
                             powerlines                              22            powerlines.                                                         Mobile Scaffold                      15
                                                                                  Mobile scaffolds are not to be used or positioned in the
                                                                           1       vicinity of overhead power lines where there is a risk of any
                                                                                   part of 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.
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