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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PLAN for
NORTH LAKES Q 4509
Emergency Contacts –
Pine Rivers Shire
Commencing: 24 Jan 2009 Practical
Completion: 24 Jan 2010
Brief
Principal Contractor Ozset Homes
ABN 64
793 389 329
BSA 1052379
Address 30 Durham Crescent
Phone
Mobile: 0410 637 454 A/H: 3881 0446
Fax Fax: 3205 9515
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-
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Demolition |
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Use of Work Platforms |
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Asbestos Removal |
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Movement of Powered |
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Entering a Trench 1.5m Deep |
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Work In, Over, or adjacent to Water with
risk of drowning |
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Where a person could fall through a
framed structure (bearers or joists) |
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Work On, or adjacent to, a Road or
Railway |
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Building/Standing/Erecting external
wall framing |
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Work Near an exposed energized
electrical installation |
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Use of Ladders |
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Working on a Roof |
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Work On or Near Gas Lines/Pipes |
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Using a Hazardous Substance |
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Work On or Near Chemical, Fuel or
Refrigerant Lines |
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Working in a Confined Space |
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Contaminated or Flammable Atmosphere |
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Using Explosives |
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Extreme Temperature |
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Tilt-up and Pre-Cast Concrete
Construction Work |
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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
Fire 000 (Try 112 from a
Ambulance 000 (Try 112 from a
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 Fire &
Rescue 5499
3671
Caboolure SES 5495
7876
Redcliffe Police 3283
0555
Redcliffe Fire &
Rescue 3284
2256
Redcliffe SES 3883
1311
Boondal Police 3865
5622
Chermside Fire &
Rescue 3247
4449
Kedron SES 3247
8888
Risks and Preventative Measures
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Risk |
Control Measures |
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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. |
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Subcontractors to use a spotter where
delivery vehicles or trucks are entering and reversing from site. |
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Electrocution
from general supply of electricity on site |
Fit
a residual current device that supports each outlet to the switchboard on
site. |
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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. |
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The
site supervisor will test the RCD at least once per month. |
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All
electrical items must be tested and tagged every 3 months. |
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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. |
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Equipment
and materials will not be left on the footpath. |
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Signs
will be displayed at the site indicating the Principal Contractor and
Mandatory personal protective equipment requirements. |
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A
designated rubbish bin provided. |
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Worker
exposure to underground services when performing excavation activities |
Identify
the location and type of underground services before work starts. |
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This
information will be recorded and given to relevant subcontractors during
pre-work meetings/ discussions. |
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Worker
exposure to hazardous substance risks on site |
Subcontractors
will provide a register of hazardous substance used on site to the principal
contractor. |
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MSDS
for all hazardous substances to be used will be recorded in the register. |
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A
risk assessment must be filled out on each Hazardous Substance. |
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Fall
from Heights |
Provide
fall protection (3 board wide) around the house
before workers access areas at heights of 3m or more. |
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The
fall protection will be fully decked and have handrails and brick guards as
well as ladder access. |
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Provide
guard railing around exposed edges, such as stairwells and balconies, where a
fall could occur. |
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Falling
objects |
Scaffolding
will have brick guards |
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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. |
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Site
supervisor will schedule work so work is not done above others. |
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Delivery
of windows, glass doors etc. |
Glass
windows, doors etc. should be stored lying down and away from the immediate
work area. |
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Collapse
of scaffold or trestle |
Do
not alter the scaffold in any way. |
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Notify
the builder if any changes are required. |
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Trestles
must be adequately secured. |
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Trip
Hazards |
Clean
perimeter provided by all persons around job/ 2-3 metres
where possible. |
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Each
subcontractor is responsible to leave the site clean. |
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Concretors etc. are
not to leave excess concrete in the vicinity of the work area. |
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Bricks
are not to be stored on slabs |
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All
equipment to be of industrial standard and in safe condition. |
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Faulty
and incorrect type of plant, ladders, and electrical equipment |
All
equipment to be of industrial standard and in safe condition. |
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Unsafe
equipment may not be used on site. |
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Equipment
must be used in accordance with appropriate Australian Standards and
manufacturers instructions. |
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Do
not remove any guarding on any type of equipment. |
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Single
insulation exposed on electrical extension leads and tools |
All
electrical items expected by all trades prior to use on site. |
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All
plant/ equipment tested every 3 months. |
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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. |
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Ideally
excavations in which worker must enter which is 1.5m or deeper should be
benched, battered, or shored. |
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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
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Quick stage scaffolding will be provided for all brickwork, highset carpentry and painting.
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Quick stage scaffolding (675kg per bay) will be provided
with guard railing, compliant with appropriate scaffolding standards, erected
by a competent person.
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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.
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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.
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Hanging Bracket Systems will be provided for all fascia
gutter and roof applications, inclusive of 3 board wide platforms.
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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.
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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
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Ozset Homes MSDS
Registry for Hazardous Substances (online – www.ozset.com.au)
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Before using, the subcontractor will provide a copy of the
hazardous substances MSDS to Ozset Homes for registry
purposes.
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Hard Copies of Hazardous Substances MSDS’s
will be in the Site Folder for the job.
Where Installing or Working on Roof Framing
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Ozset Homes will
check and ensure that spacing between members that are fixed into place and
used to support weight does not exceed 600mm.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The fixed wall frames will be used as edge protection.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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).
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Subcontractors providing their own access ladders must be
rated industrial (120kg)
Working on a Roof
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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.
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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.
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For roofs with a slope above 26 degrees from the horizontal,
the platform will be not more than 300mm below the adjacent roof edge.
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Subtrades will not
alter or remove fall protection provided, unless undertaken and reinstated to
appropriate standards by competent person.
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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
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Subcontractors will submit to the Principal Contractor a
specific WPH&S work method statement for high-risk activities before
starting work on site.
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Subcontractors will meet with the Principal
Contractor to discuss and concerns with WPH&S about the site prior to work
starting.
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Subcontractors will make reasonable additions to their work
method statement as requested by the Principal Contractor.
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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.
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Subcontractors will discuss with the Principal Contractor
immediately with any identified workplace risk unsatisfactorily controlled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Trades will report all incidents, injuries and emergency
situations to the principal contractor.
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Trades will provide a first aid kit adequate for the
injuries likely to be incurred performing work of that trade.
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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.
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Trades will encourage the use of good manual lifting methods
where it is reasonable for manual lifting to be conducted.
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Trades will ensure mechanical lifting devices comply with
industry standards and are used only in a manner compliant with the supplier’s
instruction.
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Trades performing excavation activities will identify the
location and type of underground services before excavation work starts.
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Trades will avoid working above others.
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Trades that work on a site before mains water is connected
will carry water with them for drinking and washing.
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Trades Deliveries and Stockpiles shall be stored in a safe
manner in a location as to not interfere with work in progress.
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Trades will place all food scraps, papers, cans or bottles
in the proper waste areas provided.
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Trades will place all rubbish, debris, waste and surplus
materials in locations nominated by the Supervisor.
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Trades will not allow alcohol to be consumed on, in or about
the workplace.
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Trades will not complete any work on, in or about the
workplace if under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Trades will refrain from using loud or offensive language
on, in or about the workplace.
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Trades will not drive at an unsafe speed or in any
in-considerate manner within the site limits or at or around the workplace.
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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.
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Trades will use the toilets provided on site.
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Trades will ensure workers wear correct PPE during specific
work activities.
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Before using or storing hazardous substances on site, a copy
of the MSDS is provided for the register and work method statement agreed to.
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Trades will ensure all personnel are trained in the plant
and equipment being used including holding required certificates or licenses.
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Trades will not assemble, alter or remove any safety equipment
without specific approval.
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Trades will ensure only authorised personnel access the
site.
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Trades will ensure work areas are kept clean and access ways
free from hazards at all times.
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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.
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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.
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Trades will not use electrical equipment that is damaged and
exposing single insulation.
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Trades will not piggyback leads or use double adapters on
site.
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Work 3m or above will require a means of fall protection.
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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.
