Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                             SWMS:20 – Personal Fall Protection
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                   H                Controls / Work Methods                        Responsible            Residual
              Job Steps                    Potential Hazards        L   C    R     O                                                               person/s for             Risk
                                                                                            1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer
                                                                                   C                         5. Admin 6. PPE                     Monitor & Review       L    C R
                                                                                                ii. 21kN for 2 people using the anchorage
                                                                                                    point.
                                                                                         The system’s device to absorb the energy must
                                                                                   4      be able to limit the force applied to the person
                                                                                          to not more than 6kN.
                                                                                         Where used, the second attachment arm of a
                                                                                          twin-tailed lanyard is not to remain attached to
                                                                                          the harness when not in use, especially were
                                                                                          shorter lanyards are used
                                                                   C    4     E    5       Where there is a risk of objects falling onto       Hutchinson Builders     D    4       H
Accessing and working at height       Falling objects
                                                                             18             workers / persons below, a suitable means of        Site Foreman                         14
using a fall arrest system (cont.)
                                                                                            restraining tools, equipment and any other
                                                                                            materials is to be used (e.g. lanyards / wrist      Competent Person
                                                                                            straps etc.).
                                                                                           Exclusion zone(s) to be established below using
                                                                                   3        barrier mesh / tape and suitable signage etc.
                                                                                            (where relevant).

                                                                                   5       Tools, equipment and any other objects/
                                                                                            materials are not to be positioned where they
                                                                                            could fall.
                                                                   C    3    H           The potential for pendulum effect may be              Competent Person       D     3       M
                                      Pendulum effect
                                                                             13           minimised in the case of a fall via the                                                    9
                                                                                          implementation of the following controls
                                                                                          (where relevant):
                                                                                   5       establish anchorage perpendicular to edge
                                                                                             from which a fall can be sustained,
                                                                                           connect to anchorage line running parallel
                                                                                   5         with edge,
                                                                                   5       diversion anchorages,
                                                                                   5       End stops.
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