Appendix J—Housing construction workplace management arrangements Table 5 Housing construction workplace management arrangements Requirement Examples of actions for persons conducting a business or undertaking to consider The work environment—WHS Regulation 40 A person conducting a business or undertaking providing sufficient clear space for site (PCBU) must ensure, so far as is reasonably access and exit points practicable, the layout of the workplace allows, providing entry and exit areas and and is maintained to allow, persons to enter, exit, passageways are lit, and kept free from and move within it safely, both under normal materials, waste and debris working conditions and in an emergency. avoiding blocking walkways or work areas allocating enough area to safely store materials or plant for the construction work considering scheduling deliveries in ‘just time’ to reduce quantity of materials needing storage on site considering the need to separate areas such as loading zones, materials storage, waste and recycling areas. A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably encouraging subcontractors and workers to practicable, work areas have space for work to adopt good housekeeping practices be carried out without risk to health and safety. providing adequate clear space for movement to work areas providing walkways and scaffold access platforms that have at 450 mm clear access keeping driveways and footpaths of materials. A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably keeping the worksite free from trip hazards practicable, floors and other surfaces are keeping ramps adequately supported and designed, installed and maintained to allow work stabilised to be carried out without risk to health and avoiding excessive debris and material on safety. scaffolds avoiding exposed reducing waste accumulation by providing adequate waste bins or dedicated waste placement points elevating electrical extension leads so as not to present tripping hazards (in access routes) stacking materials to minimise tripping hazards
Appendix J—Housing construction workplace management arrangements Table 5 Housing construction workplace management arrangements Requirement Examples of actions for persons conducting a business or undertaking to consider The work environment—WHS Regulation 40 A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the layout of the workplace allows, and is maintained to allow, persons to enter, exit, and move within it safely, both under normal working conditions and in an emergency. providing sufficient clear space for site access and exit points providing entry and exit areas and passageways are lit, and kept free from materials, waste and debris avoiding blocking walkways or work areas allocating enough area to safely store materials or plant for the construction work considering scheduling deliveries ‘just in time’ to reduce quantity of materials needing storage on site considering the need to separate areas such as loading zones, materials storage, waste and recycling areas. A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, work areas have space for work to be carried out without risk to health and safety. encouraging subcontractors and workers to adopt good housekeeping practices providing adequate clear space for movement to work areas providing walkways and scaffold access platforms that have at 450 mm clear access keeping driveways and footpaths of materials. A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, floors and other surfaces are designed, installed and maintained to allow work to be carried out without risk to health and safety. keeping the worksite free from trip hazards keeping ramps adequately supported and stabilised avoiding excessive debris and material on scaffolds avoiding exposed reducing waste accumulation by providing adequate waste bins or dedicated waste placement points elevating electrical extension leads so as not to present tripping hazards (in access routes) stacking materials to minimise tripping hazards