Working At Heights Checklist - Rowland & Briggs

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Safety Notes

• 1. Applicable where a person may fall more than 3.0m

• 2. Refer to specific Safe Work Method Statement if required for this work.

• 3. Do not use faulty or out of date equipment. Pre-check all equipment to be used.

Risk

• 1. Overloading of lifting equipment.

• 2. Falling objects

• 3. Suspension trauma

• 4. Electric shock

• 5. Failure of components

• 6. Incorrect use

• 7. Incorrect fitting improper erection

• 8. Electrical hazards

• 9. Instability

Planing

• 1. De-energize or insulate electric wires with matting and identify with "tiger tails" before work commences

• 2. Use barricades to prevent access into area where objects may fall

• 3. Where head protection

• 4. Provide edge protection to prevent objects falling from work platforms

Prestart Checks

• LADDERS

• Use only industrial ladders with minimum load rating of 120kg in a work place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extension ladders may be used to ascend to a platform or roof to perform work, only.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do not perform work from an extension ladder if 2 hands are required to perform the work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A step ladder maybe used for light maintaince work for short periods of time. Must not exceed 15 mins per task.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use ladder on a firm, stable surface, secured against movement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SCAFFOLDING

• Certified scaffolders must erect scaffolding other than prefabricated types, whereby a person or object could fall 4 meters or more

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffolding must be checked for stability before any person climbs on to or works from the scaffold

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe accuse must be provided to all parts of scaffolding & work platforms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Prevent unauthorized access to incomplete or unattached scaffolds

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lock wheels on mobile scaffolds prior to any person climbing onto scaffold

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do not exceed the safe working load of any component of the scaffold. Display SWL on scaffold

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use leveling screws to ensure that all uprights are vertical

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide fall arrest or fall prevention systems on fixed ladders

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WORK PLATFORMS

• Platforms must be a minimum of 225mm for light work, and 450mm for other work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Platforms must be capable of carrying any load required by the type of work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A platform must not be a distance created than 225mm from the wall

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fit guardrails & mid rails to prevent people from falling from outside edges of work platforms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide edge protection on outer edges where a person may fall more than the regulated height for the relevant state & when materials or other loose objects may be present on the platform

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• EDGE PROTECTION

• Edge protection systems must be erected by a competent person & used in accordance with the manufactures instructions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A guardrail (minimum of 900mm high) I with mid rail and toe board designed to withstand any force which may reasonably be expected to fall against it must erected around the perimeter of the work to prevent persons falling

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide hoardings or catch platforms with perimeter screening where objects may full onto people

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS

• Total load in bucket of EWP (including personal tools and equipment, and materials) must not exceed the safe working load of the unit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use lanyards to prevent tools from falling of the EWP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Persons in the EWP bucket must wear appropriate parachute type safety harness to prevent falling to the ground or onto any part of the EWP or truck

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• EWP's used for electrical work must be of an approved type for electrical work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Start powered equipment & tools outside of the bucket

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Keep clear of electricity wires unless specifically authorized. Ensure clearance of .5m from lv wires

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do not carry flammable liquids in bucket

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SCISSOR LIFTS

• Total load platform (personal tools & equipment, & materials must not exceed the safe working load of the unit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check operation of brakes, stops, outriggers, etc to ensure that unit is secure when platform is extended lower unit before moving

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use lanyards, etc, to prevent tools falling from platform during use. Keep body inside platform

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ensure Clarence of .5m from LV wires unless specifically authorized out electrical work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

• Components of restraint or fall systems must be compatible & have secure connections

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall arrest systems must be installed by competent person only

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Components of fall arrest systems must conform to the relevant Australian standard

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A restraint belt may be used on a slope greater then 15 degrees or less, and where the length of the restraint will prevent any vertical free wall of the wearer

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A work positioning or fall arrests harness must be worn on roofs & slopes greater then 15 degrees & where secure footing can be maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A person must be connected to at least one fall arrest wherever they are at risk of a fall

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use of an inertia reel is not recommend

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SAFETY HARNESSES AND FALL ARREST DEVICES

• Where a person may freefall a distance greater than 600mm a fall arrest harness attached to a suitable restraint system must be worn & fitted correctly

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fall arrests systems & harnesses must comply with Australian Standards As 1891.1 industrial Fall-arrest systems and devices - Safety belts & harnesses

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide rescue equipment suitable for rescuing a person in minimum time from falling to reduce risk of suspension trauma

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All people required to use safety harness must be fully instructed in their safe use prior to use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other people on site must be instructed in safe rescue procedures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ensure adequate fall clearance is available under work position

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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