COMPETENCY TO OPERATE - Ladders

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Person being Assessed

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• Major risks

Safety Procedures

• Have relevant SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) or a SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT (SWMS) been issued to the person being assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT

• PRE OPERATION CHECKS: <br>Rate the person's ability to conduct all the required pre-operation safety checks.<br>- Organise a person to assist<br>- Safely transport ladder to location<br>- Set up cones or barricades if busy area<br>- Check feet of ladder <br>- Check rungs/steps are clean

  Not Competent

  Improvement Required

  Competent

  Very Competent

• OPERATING:<br>Rate the person's ability to operate the equipment/machinery safely with no risk of injury to self or others.<br><br>- Assistant to stand at bottom of ladder and secure with both feet<br>- 3 points of contact rule<br>- Do not use top two rungs<br>- Do not sit on top rung<br>- Descend ladder facing rungs<br>-

  Not Competent

  Improvement Required

  Competent

  Very Competent

• POST OPERATION CHECKS: <br>Rate the person's ability to conduct all the required post-operation safety checks.<br>- Clean ladder rungs<br>- Check feet<br>- Return ladder safely to designated location

  Not Competent

  Improvement Required

  Competent

  Very Competent

APPROVAL

• Do you give approval for the person to operate the equipment or machinery with NO direct supervision?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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