Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                   SWMS: 21 – Swing Stage Suspended Scaffolds - N/A
Safe Work Methods
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                                                                                    H                    Controls / Work Methods                            person/s       L C R
            Job Steps                   Potential Hazards           L    C      R   O           1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer
                                                                                                                5. Admin 6. PPE                                for
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                                                                                                                                                           Monitor &
                                                                                                                                                             Review
Prior to operation                    Non-competent                 B    5      E   5        Prior to the use of a swing stage suspended scaffold, all    Hutchinson      E    5       H
                                      operators / faulty                        2             relevant forms / checklists are to have been completed       Builders Site                1
                                      equipment                                 4             by Hutchinson Builders, in accordance with the Project       Foreman                      5
                                                                                              Risk Assessment, to verify all applicable documentation,
                                                                                              sign-offs etc, relating to the installation of the swing     Advanced
                                                                                              stage have been sighted.                                     Scaffolder
                                                                                    5        Only an advanced scaffolder (under the national
                                                                                                                                                           Swing Stage
                                                                                              certification system) who is competent in the installation
                                                                                                                                                           Operators
                                                                                              of swing stage systems is to install suspended scaffolds.
                                                                                    5         Operators MUST have completed and understand
                                                                                               the operation induction process for swing stages
                                                                                               before operating or working in the swing stage, and
                                                                                               are to hold a Suspended Scaffold User’s Certificate
                                                                                               under the National Certification System (when
                                                                                               available).
                                                                                    5        The Swing Stage Daily Safety Checklist is to be completed
                                                                                              by operators each day prior to use eg; rostrum, (provided
                                                                                    3         by the supplier).
                                                                                             Ensure exclusion zones are in place to isolate others from
                                                                                              below the operational area
Accessing the cradle                  Inappropriate means of        C    3      H   5       Safe access to the cradle is to be provided at ground         Hutchinson      D    3       M
                                      access / falls from height                1            level or position in and area that the user is not            Builders Site                9
                                                                                3            exposed to injury.                                            Foreman
                                                                                    4       Access to the cradle is to be via the manufacturer
                                                                                             provided gate.                                                Swing Stage
                                                                                    5       Approaches to the suspended scaffold are to be                Operators
                                                                                             adequately illuminated by either natural or artificial
                                                                                             light.
Working from within the cradle        Falls from heights            B    5      E   4-      All persons within the cradle are to wear fall arrest         Swing Stage     D    4       H
                                                                                2   6        harnesses attached to the manufacturer provided               Operators                    1
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