Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                                  SWMS:15 – Work at Heights (General)
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                        H                                                                      Responsible       Residual
                                                                                                               Controls / Work Methods
                                                                                        O                                                                      Person/s for        Risk
              Job Steps                      Potential Hazards       L    C       R                    1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer
                                                                                        C                                                                       Monitor &       L C R
                                                                                                                        5. Admin 6. PPE                          Review
Accessing and working at heights                                                        6
using personal fall protection (i.e.                                                         Refer to SWMS: 20 “Personal Fall Protection”
where physical barrier not
practicable)
Accessing and working in areas           Falls from height           B    5   E         4      A suitable means of access to areas at height is to be Hutchinson               C    2      M
protected by a catch system (fall                                             24                provided and used (e.g. appropriately placed / secured Builders Site                        8
arresting platform) (i.e. where                                                                 ladder, stairs, EWP etc.                               Foreman
physical barrier not practicable)                                                       1      Workers are not to access any area which has not been
                                                                                                protected with a suitable catch system (fall arrest Workers
                                                                                                platform), or where any other fall hazard may exist.

                                         Falling objects             C    4   E         4       Where there is a risk of objects falling onto workers /      Hutchinson        D    4      H
                                                                              18                 persons below, a suitable means of restraining tools,        Builders Site                 14
                                                                                                 equipment and any other materials is to be used (e.g.        Foreman
                                                                                                 lanyards / wrist straps, etc).
                                                                                        3       Exclusion zone(s) to be established below (where             Workers
                                                                                                 relevant).

                                                                                        1       Tools, equipment and any other objects / materials are not
                                                                                                 to be positioned where they could fall.
Accessing and working in areas           Falls from height           B    5   E         4      A suitable means of access to areas at height is to be Hutchinson               C    2      M
protected by an work exclusion                                                24                provided and used (e.g. appropriately placed / secured Builders Site                        8
zone (Flag bunting placed back a                                                                ladder, stairs, EWP etc. with applicable safe access to the Foreman
minimum of 4 -6 metres from the                                                                 work zone.
unprotected edge ) (i.e. where                                                                 Workers are not to access any area outside the work Workers
physical barrier not practicable –                                                      1        exclusion zone, or where any other fall hazard may exist
working on a flat roof to finish off )
                                         Falling objects             C    4   E         3       Exclusion zone(s) to be established below (where             Hutchinson        D    4      H
                                                                              18                 relevant).                                                   Builders Site                 14
                                                                                                Tools, equipment and any other objects / materials are not   Foreman
                                                                                        1        to be positioned where they could fall.
                                                                                                                                                              Workers
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