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Construction work

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Safe Work Australia

Version: 2018. (Current)

Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risks relating to construction work.

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… Construction work Code of Practice MAY 2018 …

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… 38 Appendix B—Examples of construction work ................................................................ 41 Appendix C—Examples of high risk construction work ................................................ 44 Appendix … work safe work method statement template ................................ 52 Appendix F—Sample of a completed Safe work method statement ............................. 54 Appendix G—Preparing … 88 Construction work Code of Practice Page 4 of 88 …

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… Foreword This Code of Practice on construction work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act). An approved …

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… 1. Introduction 1.1. What is ‘construction work’? WHS Regulation 289 Meaning of construction work ‘Construction work’ is defined in the WHS Regulations as any work carried … construction has started, and traffic control on a construction site. For the purposes of this Code, housing construction work involves construction work relating to the following: − − − … villa homes, strata or company title home units or residential flats Construction work Code of Practice Page 6 of 88 …

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… or sewerage or drainage works, for example stormwater drains, sheet piling to divert the course of a river or to build a cofferdam, underground storage tanks for an irrigation system, road … construction work for which a safe work method statement (SWMS) is required. Chapter 4 of this Code provides more detail on SWMS. Examples of high risk construction work are provided in … it. The handover usually takes place at the practical completion Construction work Code of Practice Page 8 of 88 …

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… of the project, for example when a house is considered habitable and the buyer or owner takes possession. Valuing construction work The cost of construction work can be determined by the contract price for carrying out the work. The … exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking. Construction work Code of Practice Page 9 of 88 …

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… Specific duties relating to construction work are outlined in Chapter 2 of this Code, noting a PCBU may also have multiple or shared duties while undertaking … risk control measures are implemented by the subcontractor. Construction work Code of Practice Page 10 of 88 …

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… care for their own safety and that their acts do not adversely affect the health and safety of others. 1.7. What is involved in managing risks associated with construction work? WHS … Regulation 37 Maintenance of control measures WHS Regulation 38 Review of control measures This Code provides guidance on how to manage the risks associated with construction work in the … time. Review control measures to ensure they are working as planned. Construction work Code of Practice Page 11 of 88 …

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… Hierarchy of control measures The WHS Regulations require duty holders to work through the hierarchy of … Further guidance on the risk management process and the hierarchy or control measures is in the Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks. In addition to the duties covered in this …

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How to manage work health and safety risks

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Safe Work Australia

Version: 2018. (Current)

This Code of Practice on how to manage work health and safety risks is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).

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… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice MAY 2018 …

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… Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage work health and safety risks is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act). An approved …

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… a business or undertaking (PCBUs) designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers of plant, substances or structures, and officers. Workers and other persons at the workplace … hazards and risks associated with the operations of How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 5 of 39 …

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… processes to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety. Further information on who is an officer and their duties is available in the Interpretive Guideline: The health and safety duty … to allow that person to comply with the WHS Act. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 6 of 39 …

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… operate and manage the business or undertaking. You also need the involvement and cooperation of your workers, supply chain partners, and other businesses you work with. Management … skill to do tasks safely, and apply health and safety values and behaviours to your own work practices. A step-by-step process A safe and healthy workplace does not happen by chance or … This process is known as risk management and involves the four steps set out in this Code (see Figure 1 below): − − − − Identify hazards—find out what could cause harm. Assess …

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… Further information is available in the Interpretive Guideline: The meaning of ‘reasonably practicable’. The process of managing risk described in this Code will help you decide what is reasonably practicable in particular situations so that you … reducing work-related injuries and disease. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 8 of 39 …

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… The broad definition of a ‘worker’ under the WHS Act means a PCBU must consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, … responsibilities to another person. Further guidance on WHS consultation is available in the Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination. How to manage work …

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… attention over time, but particularly when any changes affect your work activities. Examples of when you should work through the steps in this Code include: − − − − − − − − − − − − starting a new business expanding or purchasing an existing business changing work practices, procedures or the work environment changing organisational structure or job roles …

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… that could potentially cause harm to people. Hazards generally arise from the following aspects of work and their interaction: − − − − physical work environment equipment, materials and … micro waves and lasers Burns, cancer or blindness How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 11 of 39 …

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… are used, what chemicals are around and what they are used for, what safe or unsafe work practices exist as well as the general state of housekeeping. Things to look out for include the following: − − − − − Does the work … and how to achieve safe design, see Guidance on the principles of safe design for work and the Code of Practice: Safe design of structures. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of …

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Guide for tunnelling work

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Safe Work Australia

Version: 2013. (Current)

Provides practical guidance for a person conducting a business or undertaking and workers on managing health and safety risks associated with tunnelling work.

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… health and safety risks associated with tunnelling work. It should be read together with the Code of Practice: Construction work and other codes of practice relevant to tunnelling work. A list of …

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… instructions. More information about health and safety duties for tunnelling work is in the Code of Practice: Construction work and the Code of Practice: Safe design of structures. 1.3 Managing …

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… key positions to influence the safe design, construction, use, maintenance and de-commissioning of the tunnel. This is because they usually develop the concept design for the tunnel and engage … in contract documents. For further information on principal contractor duties see the Code of Practice: Construction work. The designer must give the results of calculations, analysis, …

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… PLANNING AND PREPARATION GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN Most tunnels and open excavations need some form of temporary and permanent ground support that should be specified in the tunnel design. … competent person in accordance with relevant legislative requirements, Australian Standards and codes of practice. VENTILATION SYSTEM DESIGN The ventilation system should be designed to provide …

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… exposed by the tunnel excavation excavated and other material being placed within the zone of influence of the excavation monitoring ground support performance including: plant … levels or groundwater inflows into the tunnel. Further information on excavations is in the Code of Practice: Excavation work. 2.4 Planning and preparation specific to the workplace WORKPLACE …

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… and accessible, a person conducting a business or undertaking must consider: the nature of the work being carried out at the workplace the nature of the hazards at the workplace … are cleaned more often if needed. Further information on workplace facilities is in the Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities. INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION, TRAINING AND …

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… 2. PLANNING AND PREPARATION Finding out the general location of underground services can be done by: contacting organisations that assist in locating … boots and insulating gloves. Further information on underground essential services is in the Code of Practice: Excavation work and Code of Practice: Construction work. Further information on …

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… Table 4 Emergencies and evacuation triggers to be considered in an emergency plan Types of emergencies Triggers for an evacuation treating and evacuating seriously injured people … workplace facilities including safe entry and exit to, from and within the workplace is in the Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities. The remote nature of tunnelling work …

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… the air will last based on a risk assessment? Does the risk assessment take into account types of emergencies e.g. fire as well as equipment, accessibility, alternative air supplies and how … is assisted from outside the tunnel should be described in detail in the emergency plan and be practiced by workers. Self-rescue is important where it may take too long and be very difficult … capacity to accommodate them. Further information is in the Emergency Plans Fact Sheet, the Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities and the Code of Practice: First …

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… consultation and the risk assessment process. There should be procedures for the handover of safety critical information at the beginning and end of each shift. A written record of this … spaces with build-up of gas and fumes planning and implementing tasks in accordance with Code of Practice: Confined spaces and AS 2865-2009: Confined Spaces using suitable ventilation and …

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Managing the risk of falls in housing construction

Publisher

Safe Work Australia

Version: 2018 (Current)

Provides practical guidance for PCBUs on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in housing construction.