Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                              SWMS:18 – A Pre Cast Panel Erection – N/A
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                           Responsible
                                                                                    H                      Controls / Work Methods                                         Residual Risk
                                                                                                                                                           Person/s for
          Job Steps                   Potential Hazards              L    C    R    O              1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer        Monitor &       L    C     R
                                                                                    C                               5. Admin 6. PPE                          Review
                                                                                           Braces – whenever possible should be attached to the
                                                                                            concrete panel prior to lifting (reduced the need for
                                                                                            persons to work at height ad minimises the time the
                                                                                            panel is supported by the crane).
                                                                                           Lifting clutch release lines are to be fitted so that the
                                                                                            clutches can be disengaged without the need for
                                                                                            workers to climb on top of the panel.
                                                                     C    5     E    5     Each panel is to be lifted so that is leans away from the     Hutchinson        E    5    H
                                  Crane Rollover and failure
                                                                               22           crane.                                                        Builders Site               15
                                                                                           ‘Suicide lifting’ (where the panel tilts towards the crane)   Foreman
                                                                                            is not to be undertaken.
                                                                                                                                                          Crane
                                                                                           A mobile crane is to be set up in accordance with the         Operator
                                                                                            manufacturer’s requirements (using outriggers fully
                                                                                            extended and supported by timbers to stabilise and
                                                                                            distribute the load).
                                                                                           A mobile crane set up area is to be checked for unstable
                                                                                            ground and not set up on areas identified as unstable.
                                                                                           A mobile crane is to be set up on level ground and not
                                                                                            on an angle greater than 1 degree unless written
                                                                                            evidence is provided by a competent person such as the
                                                                                            crane manufacturer or engineer with relevant
                                                                                            experience.
                                                                                           A crane is to be of an appropriate type and capacity to
                                                                                            safely lift the required mass of the panels – the weight
                                                                                            of the panel must be verified, and the operator must
                                                                                                                                                          Crane
                                                                                            check the SWL of final placement before the lift
                                                                                                                                                          Operator
                                                                                            commences.
                                                                                           A tower crane must lift within the SWL of the intended
                                                                                            radius to place the panels or other concrete elements.


584 Milton Road TOOWONG QLD 4066                               SWMS Developed by:   Jamie Gilbert                                                              VERSION 9 – September 2015
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