Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify work safety requirements.
- Scope of task and proposed work practices and activities are identified and documented in accordance with workplace procedures, statutory and regulatory authority requirements and relevant information.
- Safety (OHS) requirements associated with working safely on roofs, and workplace environmental requirements, are adhered to throughout the work.
- Quality assurance requirements are identified and adhered to in accordance with workplace requirements.
- Site is inspected to determine layout and physical condition, condition of structure, prevailing weather conditions, equipment requirements and potential hazards.
- Safety equipment is identified, selected and checked for serviceability in accordance with workplace requirements.
- Certification of suitability of structure to support the safety system is obtained.
- Prepare for work.
- Work procedures and instructions for the task are identified.
- Materials, tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment, are selected and checked for serviceability.
- Fall protection and perimeter protection equipment is inspected and installed, ensuring adequacy for work and conformance to regulatory requirements.
- Roof safety system is installed in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements.
- Appropriate signage and barricades are selected and installed.
- Perform work on roof.
- Access from ground to work area is checked to ensure it is safe and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Fall protection and personal safety requirements are applied in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Manual handling of materials and equipment is undertaken in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Roof materials and equipment are located on roof, ensuring that they are safely secured and distributed to eliminate risk of distorting or collapsing the building framework.
- Safety system is checked periodically for compliance with regulations in accordance with workplace procedures, and faults are reported.
- Risk control measures are monitored to ensure that they are effective and appropriate to the task and work environment.
- Risk control measures are reassessed, as required, in accordance with changed work practices and/or site conditions, and alterations are undertaken within scope of authority.
- Clean up.
- Safety system is dismantled in accordance with sequence and removed from work site.
- Work area is cleared and materials disposed of or recycled in accordance with state and territory legislation and workplace procedures.
- Tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and workplace procedures.
- Documentation is completed in accordance with workplace requirements.