Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                                                Hutchinson Builders – ABN:52 009 778 330

                                     WHSMP:01 – Work Health & Safety Management Plan
                                                                                                              Version: 9.2



19. SAFETY SIGNAGE

A variety of safety signage information and instruction regarding site Health and Safety matters can be
located on all HB sites. All safety signage erected shall be compliant with AS 1319:1994 Safety signs for the
occupational environment for design, colour and location.
Signage types covered in the standard are:


                    Prohibition signs.                                Emergency and First Aid signs.
                    Warning signs.                                    Fire Fighting signs.
                    Mandatory signs

      19.1 Barricades and Signage
Work areas shall be marked with suitable barricades, bunting, warning signs and lighting as deemed
necessary so as to provide a safe environment and prevent unauthorized persons entering the work area.
Work areas shall be protected in such a manner to allow for the safe access to and/or egress from that work
area for all persons working in the area. All barricading shall be established in accordance with the control
method.
Barricades are required around:

                    Excavations                                       At the edges of roofs
                    Holes or openings in floor or roof                Whenever necessary to warn
                     areas                                              people against: Falling in,
                                                                        overhead hazards
Barricading can include but are not limited to:

                    Barrier fencing mesh                              Reflective self-adhesive tape
                    Scaffold                                          Bunting
                    Industrial warning tape                           Delineation cones
                    Emergency service tape                            T bollards
                    Flagging tape                                     Barrier boards
                    Webbed barricade tape                             Guard railing
                    Reflective barrier tape                        




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