Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                  SWMS 36 – Install Manufactured Roof Trusses (General)
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                        Responsible       Residual
                                                                               H                      Controls / Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                        Person/s for        Risk
        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
                                                                                           Avoid carrying heavy or awkward loads up stairs or
                                                                                            lifting into position – use team lifting techniques as
                                                                                            required
                                                                                           Pushing is preferred to pulling, heavier items are to
                                                                                            be stored between hip and shoulder height wherever
                                                                                            practicable.
                                                                                           Overreaching by personnel to pick up a load is to be
                                                                                            avoided wherever practicable.
Operating & working from       Falls                          B     4   E      1          No persons are to exit from the scissor lift at height      EWP Operator      E    4       H
EWP’s                                                                   21                 unless a risk assessment is carried out and suitable                                       10
                                                                                           precautions are in place to ensure the safety of persons
                                                                               4           in the scissor lift and structure.
                                                                                          Scissor lift platforms must be fitted with a gate.
                                                                               1          No person is to climb on the EWP edge protection or
                                                                                           otherwise attempt to gain further height.
                               Falling Objects                C     3   H      3          Establish an exclusion zone below the work area (e.g.       EWP Operator      D    3       M
                                                                        13                 barricade tape minimum 900mm high).                                                        9
                                                                               4          Toe boards, guardrails & midrails shall be in place.
                                                                               3          Only tools, materials and equipment that can be safely
                                                                                           handled by a person working from the platform are to
                                                                               1           be transported.
                                                                                          Do not support material on the handrail.
                               Roll-over                      C     5   E      2          The operating surface for solid tires scissors - is to be   EWP Operator      E    5       H
                                                                        22                 flat and level.                                                                            15
                                                                               2          The operating surface for all terrain scissors - is to
                                                                                           reasonable level ground within manufacturers
                                                                               1           specifications.
                                                                               1          Do not operate on unstable / soft surfaces.
                                                                                          Ensure the SWL is not exceeded.
Stability of trusses           Slips, trips and falls,       A     5    E      4          All trusses shall be braced and stabilized throughout the   Workers          D    4        H
during installation            structural collapse                      25                 installation process.                                       involved with                  14
                                                                               5                                                                       the task

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