Safe Work On Roofs Queensland

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.

Safe work on roofs queensland.

Safe work method statements are required for all high risk construction work including any construction work that. The information provided in this alert can only assist you in the most general way. This requirement applies to all construction work including housing construction work. Consult with workers who will be performing the work and include step by step procedures on how to perform the work safely and how to manage any associated risks.

It includes information on working at height roof access fragile roofs and managing risks associated with electricity manual tasks falling objects and exposure to heat and sunlight. 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. The warning line system shall consist of ropes wires or chains and supporting stanchions 29 cfr 1926 502 f 2. 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.

Single storey roof where the roof itself is flat or almost flat structurally stable and non slippery safe work procedures e g. This video from hutchinson builders highlights the. Safe work method statements. A safe work method statement swms documents a process for identifying and controlling health and safety hazards and risks.

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. Further information on falls is in the code. Pcbu must prepare a safe work method statement prior to commencing any high risk construction work. Managing fall risks on roofs in housing construction.

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. You must prepare a safe work method statement swms for all high risk construction work before any work can begin. Workplace health and safety queensland carried out a compliance campaign targeting the safe erection alteration use and dismantling of scaffold over 2009 and 2010.

The safety monitor is always a competent person 29 cfr 1926 500 b. One quarter of these fatalities were caused from falls from height.