Identifying work requirements
- Accessing, interpreting and applying height safety procedures and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Inspecting site to determine layout and physical condition, condition of structures, prevailing weather conditions, equipment requirements and potential hazards
- Adhering to WHS requirements
- Identifying, selecting and checking safety equipment for serviceability
- Identifying, managing and reporting potential risks and hazards
Identifying work procedures and instructions
- Consulting with authorised personnel to select materials, tools and equipment and check for serviceability
- Selecting, wearing and caring for personal protective equipment
- Inspecting/installing fall protection and perimeter protection equipment
- Identifying approved methods of moving tools and equipment to work area and minimising potential hazards associated with tools at heights
- Ensuring safety system has been installed correctly
- Selecting and installing appropriate signs and barricades
Accessing and installing equipment
- Consulting with authorised personnel to ensure anchor fall protection and associated equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted
- Ensuring all required equipment is installed
- Using recommended methods to access work area for people, tools and equipment
- Locating tools and materials to eliminate or minimise the risk of items being knocked down
Performing work at heights
- Checking access from ground to work area and ensure it is safe
- Keeping fall equipment in place and adjusted appropriately for movement during work
- Undertaking manual handling of materials and equipment
- Locating materials and equipment ensuring that they are safely secured and distributed
- Checking safety system periodically for compliance
- Monitoring risk control measures to ensure that they are effective and appropriate
- Reassessing risk control measures, as required, in accordance with changed work practices and/or site conditions and undertaking alterations
Cleaning up work area
- Consulting with authorised personnel to ensure safety system is dismantled and removed
- Clearing work area and dispose of or recycle materials
- Cleaning, checking, maintaining and storing tools and equipment
