STP24-0253 Application for Operational Works Fire Trail - 80 Cooyar Street Noosa Heads · OPW24/0125

   12.              Earthworks




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                Activity                    Hazards
                                                                                                   (1/Elimination 2/Substitution 3/Isolation 4/Engineering 5/Administration 6/PPE)                               Person


     12.1             Excavation, trenching and ground penetration
Planning for excavation works         Contact with             EXTREME     5     Prior to any excavation activity site management shall.                                                                           Site
                                      underground                                                                                                                                                             Management
                                                                                 - Utilise the detailed underground services plan, where available, that has been to manage the risk                         Contract Partner
                                      services                                       associated with working in the vicinity of underground services.
                                                                                 - Where such a plan is not available, undertake a detailed survey and positive location of all underground
                                                                                     services in the affected area and develop a detailed underground services plan that provides concise
                                                                                     information as to the nature and location of all underground services.
                                                                                 - Services such as ‘Dial Before You Dig;’ electromagnetic or other suitable scanning processes, and non-
                                                                                     destructive potholing are required to positively identify underground services prior to commencement
                                                                                     of works.
                                                                                 - Make available all information related to the nature and location of underground services to any party
                                                                                     engaged by Woollam to work in the vicinity of underground services.

                                      Activity planning and    EXTREME     5     All tasks involving excavations or trenching to have an approved SWMS in place which details controls for                         Site
                                      hazard identification                      excavation activities.                                                                                                       Management
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                                      Failure to assess task   EXTREME     5     0586–03 Excavation Permit shall be implemented prior to the start of any excavation works                                         Site
                                      specific risks.                                                                                                                                                         Management
                                                                                 The information related to about underground services will be kept onsite until the end of the project, or                  Contract Partner
                                      Contact with                               for two years hence in the case where a notifiable incident has occurred in relation to the excavation
                                      underground                                works.
                                      services

                                      Collapse of              EXTREME     1     Unsafe excavations will be isolated by rigid barriers and shall not be entered by any persons unless written                      Site
                                      excavation or                              approval by way of the appropriate 0586–03 Excavation Permit has been issued and all conditions have                         Management
                                      trench                                     been met.                                                                                                                   Contract Partner
                                      Persons falling

                                      Operation by             EXTREME     1     Excavation plant (e.g., excavators, backhoes, etc.) will not be operated by persons who do not have the                           Site
                                      unlicenced or                              appropriate licencing, training verifications or VOC’s.                                                                      Management
                                      inadequate trained                                                                                                                                                     Contract Partner
                                                                                 Plant operator’s competency to be verified at the site induction re: statement of attainment by RTO or
                                      operators                                  valid license.

Excavation and trenching activities   Excavation collapse       EXTREME    1     Materials will not be placed, stacked, or moved near the edge of the excavation in such a way as to cause a                       Site
                                                                                 collapse of the work or endanger a person below.                                                                             Management
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