how to use firefighting and rescue equipment and where to find it. Has a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) been prepared for the high-risk construction Yes No work associated with erecting, maintaining and dismantling the hoist, that: Comments: describes the high-risk construction work to be undertaken sets out the steps required to perform the work identifies hazards describes the control measures to be used? Does the SWMS follow the hierarchy of controls to prioritise higher-level control measures Yes No work and not rely on administrative controls only? Comments: the Have workers been consulted in the development of the SWMS, by: Yes No providing input in to the content of the SWMS Planning Comments: demonstrating that they understand the content of the SWMS. Is there a system in place for monitoring compliance with the SWMS? Yes No Comments: Part four - plant siting and setup Is the hoist positioned so that the risk of injury from collision with other plant or structures is Yes No minimised? This should consider: Comments: overhead electrical lines and other services areas nearby structures cranes, EWPs or other potential obstructions (e.g. concrete placement booms). plant, public to If using an unenclosed materials hoist, is it positioned so that hoisting loads over public and Yes No N/A access areas (e.g. footpaths, roads, railways, waterways, buildings) is avoided where Comments: possible? Proximity structures
how to use firefighting and rescue equipment and where to find it. Planning the work Has a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) been prepared for the high-risk construction work associated with erecting, maintaining and dismantling the hoist, that: describes the high-risk construction work to be undertaken sets out the steps required to perform the work identifies hazards describes the control measures to be used? Yes No Comments: Does the SWMS follow the hierarchy of controls to prioritise higher-level control measures and not rely on administrative controls only? Yes No Comments: Have workers been consulted in the development of the SWMS, by: providing input in to the content of the SWMS demonstrating that they understand the content of the SWMS. Yes No Comments: Is there a system in place for monitoring compliance with the SWMS? Yes No Comments: Part four - plant siting and setup Proximity to plant, structures and public areas Is the hoist positioned so that the risk of injury from collision with other plant or structures is minimised? This should consider: overhead electrical lines and other services nearby structures cranes, EWPs or other potential obstructions (e.g. concrete placement booms). Yes No Comments: If using an unenclosed materials hoist, is it positioned so that hoisting loads over public access areas (e.g. footpaths, roads, railways, waterways, buildings) is avoided where possible? Yes No N/A Comments:
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