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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PLAN for

LOT 16/ No. 1-7 CONVERTIBLE COURT

BURPENGARY Q 4505

MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

 

Commencing: 12 Dec 2019        Practical Completion:  12 Dec 2021

 

Brief

 

Principal Contractor                                            Ozset Homes

ABN                                                                 64 793 389 329

QBCC                                                                 1052379

Address                                                            30 Durham Crescent Bray Park QLD 4500

Phone                                                               Mobile:  0410 637 454 A/H:  0410 637 454

Fax                                                                   Fax:  N/A

Supervisor                                                         Shane Rayner 0410 637 454

 

 

Scope of Work

 

Construction of New Residential Homes - lowset and highset dwellings on benched, sloping, elevated and filled blocks, generally consisting of 2-5 bedrooms, slab on ground or timber floors, tiled or metal roofs to 25 degree pitch, with construction times of 20-30 weeks.  (Please see Site Plans for exact details).  Work will be subcontracted.

 

Subcontractors

 

Our Subcontractors are ultimately a key component of the quality and success of our business and products so contact details will not be readily disclosed.  Should you require to contact one of our subcontractors please contact the Supervisor – Shane Rayner on 0410 637 454 and he will be able to assist.

 


 

 


Subcontractors will submit work method statements to the builder for sites with the following High Risk Construction Activities-

 

·          Demolition

·          Use of Work Platforms

·          Asbestos Removal

·          Movement of Powered Mobile Plant

·          Entering a Trench 1.5m Deep

·          Work In, Over, or adjacent to Water with risk of drowning

·          Where a person could fall through a framed structure (bearers or joists)

·          Work On, or adjacent to, a Road or Railway

·          Building/Standing/Erecting external wall framing

·          Work Near an exposed energized electrical installation

·          Use of Ladders

·          Telecommunication Towers

·          Working on a Roof

·          Work On or Near Gas Lines/Pipes

·          Using a Hazardous Substance

·          Work On or Near Chemical, Fuel or Refrigerant Lines

·          Working in a Confined Space

·          Contaminated or Flammable Atmosphere

·          Using Explosives

·          Extreme Temperature

·          Tilt-up and Pre-Cast Concrete Construction Work

·          Any Activity that may result in Death or Bodily Harm

 
EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Principal Contractor                                            Ozset Homes – Shane Rayner 0410 637 454

 

Police                                                               000       (Try 112 from a Mobile)

Fire                                                                   000       (Try 112 from a Mobile)

Ambulance                                                        000       (Try 112 from a Mobile)

Poisons                                                                        13 11 26

Gas                                                                  3849 9100

Electricity                                                          13 62 62

DPI (Fire Ants)                                                   13 25 23

Dial Before You Dig                                            1100

Telstra Faults                                                    13 22 03

Optus Faults                                                     13 13 44

Crime Stoppers                                                  1800 333 000

 

Pine Shire Council                                             3205 0555

Petrie Police                                                      3285 0222

Petrie Fire & Rescue                                          3285 7008

Pine Rivers SES                                                1300 555 555

 

Caboolture Shire Council                                    5420 0100

Caboolture Police                                               5495 0444

Caboolture Hospital                                            5433 8888

Caboolture Fire & Rescue                                   5499 3671

Caboolure SES                                                  5495 7876

 

Redcliffe City Council                                         3283 0233

Redcliffe Police                                                  3283 0555

Redcliffe Hospital                                               3883 7777

Redcliffe Fire & Rescue                                      3284 2256

Redcliffe SES                                                    3883 1311

 

Moreton Bay Regional Council                                         3403 8888

Boondal Police                                                  3865 5622

Chermside Hospital                                            3139 4000

Chermside Fire & Rescue                                   3247 4449

Kedron SES                                                      3247 8888


Risks and Preventative Measures

 

 

 

Risk

Control Measures

Unauthorised public access to the site and exposure to construction site hazards

Place signage describing the site as a construction workplace and that unauthorised entry is prohibited.

 

Subcontractors to use a spotter where delivery vehicles or trucks are entering and reversing from site.

Electrocution from general supply of electricity on site

Fit a residual current device that supports each outlet to the switchboard on site.

 

The RCD will be tested by a licensed electrician immediately after it is connected to ensure it trips within the specified time period and current limit.

 

The site supervisor will test the RCD at least once per month.

 

All electrical items must be tested and tagged every 3 months.

Worker exposure to hazards due to poor house keeping practices and inadequate access to the site

The entrance to the site will be clear at all times.

 

Equipment and materials will not be left on the footpath.

 

Signs will be displayed at the site indicating the Principal Contractor and Mandatory personal protective equipment requirements.

 

A designated rubbish bin provided.

Worker exposure to underground services when performing excavation activities

Identify the location and type of underground services before work starts.

 

This information will be recorded and given to relevant subcontractors during pre-work meetings/ discussions.

Worker exposure to hazardous substance risks on site

Subcontractors will provide a register of hazardous substance used on site to the principal contractor.

 

MSDS for all hazardous substances to be used will be recorded in the register.

 

A risk assessment must be filled out on each Hazardous Substance.

Fall from Heights

Provide fall protection (3 board wide) around the house before workers access areas at heights of 3m or more.

 

The fall protection will be fully decked and have handrails and brick guards as well as ladder access.

 

Provide guard railing around exposed edges, such as stairwells and balconies, where a fall could occur.


 

Falling objects

Scaffolding will have brick guards

 

Subcontractors will advise the site supervisor where work is to be done above others.  This will also be discussed during pre-work meetings with the subcontractor.

 

Site supervisor will schedule work so work is not done above others.

Delivery of windows, glass doors etc.

Glass windows, doors etc. should be stored lying down and away from the immediate work area. 

Collapse of scaffold or trestle

Do not alter the scaffold in any way.

 

Notify the builder if any changes are required.

 

Trestles must be adequately secured.

Trip Hazards

Clean perimeter provided by all persons around job/ 2-3 metres where possible.

 

Each subcontractor is responsible to leave the site clean.

 

Concretors etc. are not to leave excess concrete in the vicinity of the work area.

 

Bricks are not to be stored on slabs

 

All equipment to be of industrial standard and in safe condition.

Faulty and incorrect type of plant, ladders, and electrical equipment

All equipment to be of industrial standard and in safe condition.

 

Unsafe equipment may not be used on site.

 

Equipment must be used in accordance with appropriate Australian Standards and manufacturers instructions.

 

Do not remove any guarding on any type of equipment.

Single insulation exposed on electrical extension leads and tools

All electrical items expected by all trades prior to use on site.

 

All plant/ equipment tested every 3 months.

Installing water tanks, swimming pools, septic systems, and locating jump ups for sewage connection.

When locating jump ups, the excavation must be of a size that in case of a collapse the worker has a means of escape.

 

Ideally excavations in which worker must enter which is 1.5m or deeper should be benched, battered, or shored.

 

When leveling sand on the bottom of an excavation for water tanks or septic systems, the excavation must be large and stable.  Entry to the excavation is only permitted once the tank is in place if the spacing between the tank and excavation wall allow easy escape in an emergency.

 


Common Plant

 

NB:  If not specified below, the Principal Contractor has made no provisions, if you have further requirements they will need to be covered in the Work Method Statement.

 

Temporary Work Platforms

 

·         Quick stage scaffolding will be provided for all brickwork, highset carpentry and painting.

·         Quick stage scaffolding (675kg per bay) will be provided with guard railing, compliant with appropriate scaffolding standards, erected by a competent person.

·         Before using the scaffold sub trades will check its effectiveness at preventing a person from falling and if defective, will have it rectified before use.

·         Scaffolding with platforms below 4 metres will be erected by a competent person and where the platform is 4 metres or above the scaffold will be erected by a certified scaffolder.

·         Hanging Bracket Systems will be provided for all fascia gutter and roof applications, inclusive of 3 board wide platforms.

·         Hanging bracket systems are provided with guard railing and will comply with any appropriate standards.  Ozset Homes will ensure that the competent person has checked the adequacy of the structure supporting that hanging bracket system and where necessary added strengthening that ensures that system complies with the manufacturers’ requirements and/or an engineer’s written instructions.

·         Before using the hanging bracket system Ozset Homes will check its effectiveness at preventing a person from falling and if defective will rectify before using.

 

Hazardous Substance

 

·         Ozset Homes MSDS Registry for Hazardous Substances (online – www.ozset.com.au)

·         Before using, the subcontractor will provide a copy of the hazardous substances MSDS to Ozset Homes for registry purposes.

·         Hard Copies of Hazardous Substances MSDS’s will be in the Site Folder for the job.

 

Where Installing or Working on Roof Framing

 

·         Ozset Homes will check and ensure that spacing between members that are fixed into place and used to support weight does not exceed 600mm.

·         Ozset Homes will use temporary sheeting or mobile scaffold to form a working platform on the members and will check its effectiveness at preventing a person from falling and if defective will replace or rectify before using.

·         Where trusses that are fixed into place and used for support are spaced at greater than 600mm centres, Ozset Homes will perform a check to ensure that the risk has been controlled by intermediate ceiling rafters that have been previously fixed into place between the trusses to reduce the gaps to not more than 600mm.

·         Where trusses are fixed into place and used for support are spaced at greater than 600mm centres, Ozset Homes will perform a check to ensure that the risk has been controlled by roof battens placed at right angles to trusses at not more than 4500mm centres.

·         Ozset Homes will use sheeting material or mobile scaffold to form a temporary platform to completely cover an open stairwell or other void and will check its effectiveness at preventing a person from falling and if defective will replace or rectify before using.

·         Ozset Homes will use a standard complying catch platform immediately below the working area on the framed structure, such as a scaffold platform or similar deck type structure and will ensure our people remain above the platform.

 

 


Where Standing/Erecting External Wall Framing above 3 Metres

 

·         The fixed wall frames will be used as edge protection.

·         Where there is no active wall frame a visual barrier will be placed 2 metres from the edge of the floor as a warning not to approach too close to the edge.

·         Where scaffolding is provided, the scaffolding edge protection will be used in the proper manner and will not be altered unless undertaken by a competent person.

·         Edge Protection shall be investigated that it still appears safe prior to use, if it appears defective, request rectification prior to use.

 

 

Using Ladders or Stair Access

 

·         Before using a ladder provided by others, subcontractors will check that it is placed on a level base at an angle between 70 –80 degrees or a ratio of 4 vertical to 1 horizontal; extended at least 1m beyond the access point; secured at the top and/or bottom; placed a minimum of 3m away from the overhead electrical cables and no longer than 6.1m single ladder or 7.5m extension ladder.  (Electrician’s extension ladders may be 9.2m).

·         Subcontractors providing their own access ladders must be rated industrial (120kg)

 

 

Working on a Roof

 

·         Ozset Homes will use edge protection and/or stage scaffolding that is provided as our fall protection around the roof perimeter or applicable part of the roof.

·         For roofs with a slope of 26 degrees from the horizontal and below, the platforms will be no more than 1 metre below the adjacent roof edge.

·         For roofs with a slope above 26 degrees from the horizontal, the platform will be not more than 300mm below the adjacent roof edge.

·         Subtrades will not alter or remove fall protection provided, unless undertaken and reinstated to appropriate standards by competent person.

·         Before using the scaffold subtrades will check it is configured correctly, its effectiveness at preventing a person from falling and will not alter or remove guardrailing so provided.  If defective, request rectification before using.

 

 


Subcontractor Management

 

·         Subcontractors will submit to the Principal Contractor a specific WPH&S work method statement for high-risk activities before starting work on site.

·         Subcontractors  will meet with the Principal Contractor to discuss and concerns with WPH&S about the site prior to work starting.

·         Subcontractors will make reasonable additions to their work method statement as requested by the Principal Contractor.

·         Subcontractors will contact the Principal Contractor immediately following any incident, injury, near miss, emergency or incident involving any person, including an employer, self-employed person, worker or member of the public.

·         Subcontractors will discuss with the Principal Contractor immediately with any identified workplace risk unsatisfactorily controlled.

·         Subcontractors will complete all activities in a safe and healthy manner and in accordance with the requirements of the Principal Contractor, subcontractor work method statements and the workplace health and safety legislation.

·         For Subcontractor Minor WPH&S Issues identified by the Principal Contractor, the Principal Contractor will give the Subcontractor verbal direction of the issue and the Principal Contractor’s expectation of the Subcontractor to rectify.

·         For Subcontractor Major WPH&S breaches identified by the Principal Contractor, the Subcontractor will be required to stop work and will be issued a warning detailing the issue and the controls expected.  Work will re-start when adequate safety controls have been implemented.

·         For Subcontractor Ongoing WPH&S breaches identified by the Principal Contractor, the Subcontractor will be directed to cease work due to a breach of contract.

 

Public Protection Controls

 

·         The principal contractor has identified that control measures must be implemented to exclude the public, particularly children, from being exposed to the construction site risks by clearly displaying signs identifying the site as a construction site and unauthorised entry is prohibited.

·         A spotter will guide vehicles or equipment reversing onto or off the site, so that workers aren’t driving blindly into areas where there may be pedestrians.

 

Site Signs

 

  • Site Signs are to be erected and placed in an area that is easily viewable to the general public and also placed as not to interfere with vehicle access to the site.
  • Signage will contain the following elements -
    • Construction Site/ No Unauthorised Entry
    • Nail Tool/ Protective Attire to be worn
    • Builders Details

 

Amenities

  • Ozset Homes will provide/ maintain the following Amenities –
    • Area to Eat Meals – There are numerous parks throughout the estate where meals can be enjoyed away from construction activity.  Once the roof has been completed of the dwelling being constructed, one room within the dwelling should always be free from construction and safe to eat meals in.
    • Drinking Water – At its earliest possibility, mains water will be connected to the site with a tap fitting.  If you are a worker on the site prior to this time, the supervisor will have water available, however, it is a requirement that these workers carry some themselves for drinking and washing purposes.
    • Toilet – A portable toilet will be provided.

 
 
CODE OF CONDUCT AND SITE RULES

 

·         Trades will adhere to the control measures and practices stipulated in the Ozset Homes Construction Safety Plan and those detailed in the Work Method Statements.

·         Trades will report all incidents, injuries and emergency situations to the principal contractor.

·         Trades will provide a first aid kit adequate for the injuries likely to be incurred performing work of that trade.

·         Trades will ensure they conduct themselves at all times in a manner of proper workmanship and care for the effective safety of themselves and others on the site.

·         Trades will encourage the use of good manual lifting methods where it is reasonable for manual lifting to be conducted.

·         Trades will ensure mechanical lifting devices comply with industry standards and are used only in a manner compliant with the supplier’s instruction.

·         Trades performing excavation activities will identify the location and type of underground services before excavation work starts.

·         Trades will avoid working above others.

·         Trades that work on a site before mains water is connected will carry water with them for drinking and washing.

·         Trades Deliveries and Stockpiles shall be stored in a safe manner in a location as to not interfere with work in progress.

·         Trades will place all food scraps, papers, cans or bottles in the proper waste areas provided.

·         Trades will place all rubbish, debris, waste and surplus materials in locations nominated by the Supervisor.

·         Trades will not allow alcohol to be consumed on, in or about the workplace.

·         Trades will not complete any work on, in or about the workplace if under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

·         Trades will refrain from using loud or offensive language on, in or about the workplace.

·         Trades will not drive at an unsafe speed or in any in-considerate manner within the site limits or at or around the workplace.

·         Trades will abide by traffic laws and will position their vehicles thoughtfully and practice good road safety with respect to themselves, other workers and the general public/community.

·         Trades will use the toilets provided on site.

·         Trades will ensure workers wear correct PPE during specific work activities.

·         Before using or storing hazardous substances on site, a copy of the MSDS is provided for the register and work method statement agreed to.

·         Trades will ensure all personnel are trained in the plant and equipment being used including holding required certificates or licenses.

·         Trades will not assemble, alter or remove any safety equipment without specific approval.

·         Trades will ensure only authorised personnel access the site.

·         Trades will ensure work areas are kept clean and access ways free from hazards at all times.

·         Trades will ensure electrical equipment is inspected and tagged at intervals not exceeding 3 months and maintained in locations where they are not likely to be damaged or create a trip hazard.

·         Trades will ensure that the equipment they are using is to an industrial standard and in a safe condition.  It is to be used in accordance with the manufacturers instructions and appropriate Australian Standards.  No Safety Guards have been removed.

·         Trades will not use electrical equipment that is damaged and exposing single insulation.

·         Trades will not piggyback leads or use double adapters on site.

·         Work 3m or above will require a means of fall protection.

·         A spotter will guide vehicles or equipment reversing onto or off the site, so that workers aren’t driving blindly into areas where there may be pedestrians.