Safe Work On Roofs Queensland

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Safe work on roofs queensland.

From 2008 to 2011 123 australian tradies died from work related injuries. This video from hutchinson builders highlights the. Safe work method statements. Business operators managers and workers should work together to put in place health and safety measures and ensure appropriate staff training is conducted to minimise the risk of serious injuries.

Safe work on roofs information sheet. Workplace health and safety queensland provides this alert to improve public access to occupational health safety information on the issue of controlling falling risks while working on roof framing. The warning line system shall consist of ropes wires or chains and supporting stanchions 29 cfr 1926 502 f 2. Workplace health and safety queensland carried out a compliance campaign targeting the safe erection alteration use and dismantling of scaffold over 2009 and 2010.

Or on roofs 50 feet 15 25 m or less in width the use of a safety monitoring system alone is permitted 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10. This requirement applies to all construction work including housing construction work. Safe work method statements are required for all high risk construction work including any construction work that. You must prepare a safe work method statement swms for all high risk construction work before any work can begin.

Pcbu must prepare a safe work method statement prior to commencing any high risk construction work. Managing fall risks on roofs in housing construction. The safety monitor is always a competent person 29 cfr 1926 500 b. A safe work method statement swms documents a process for identifying and controlling health and safety hazards and risks.

One quarter of these fatalities were caused from falls from height. Single storey roof where the roof itself is flat or almost flat structurally stable and non slippery safe work procedures e g. Installing cabling and entering ceiling spaces for work such as installation of solar panels or aerials on roofs can pose serious risks to workers. Ensuring workers maintain a 2 metre distance from all exposed edges when working on the roof and the safe use of ladders may be sufficient to minimise the risk of a fall.

Construction work that involves the risk of a person falling more than two metres is considered high risk construction work and the person conducting a business or undertaking pcbu must prepare a safe work method statement s 291 and s 299. This information sheet provides advice on how to manage the risks associated with working on roofs.