CONSTRUCTION SITE WORKPLACE SAFETY PLAN
EnsafeGroup.com.au are currently offering a free guide to creating an OHS compliant Site Specific Safety Plan for your construction project.
QBUILD provide this comprehensive construction safety plan to be followed by all personnel working on site.QBuild Constrction Safety Plan (13241). Their workplace health and safety standards can be downloaded from here:
QBuild (now Dept Housing and Public Works) Workplace Health and Safety Standards
QBuild also recommend the Subby Pack Contractor Management Tool from Workcover NSW. Download Here:Subby Pack (2048)
Just found this great example of a Construction Site Safety Plan from Noel Arnold. Download Here
Some useful info on DEIR website here: http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/industry/construction/documentation/index.htm
Construction safety plans – In QLD now called WHS management plans
For more information: http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/industry/construction/documentation/whs-management-plans/index.htm
A Work Health and Safety Management Plan can assist principal contractors to manage their workplace health and safety obligations.
A principal contractor must prepare a construction safety plan before construction work starts.
The plan must state:
- the names, positions and health and safety responsibilities of all persons at the workplace whose positions or roles involve specific health and safety responsibilities in connection with the project
- the arrangements in place, between any persons conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace where the construction project is being undertaken, for consultation, cooperation and the coordination of activities in relation to compliance with their duties
- the arrangements in place for managing any work health and safety incidents that occur
- any site-specific health and safety rules, and the arrangements for ensuring that all persons at the workplace are informed of these rules
- the arrangements for the collection and any assessment, monitoring and review of safe work method statements at the workplace.
The plan must be written so it is easy to understand, signed and dated by the principal contractor. It must be available for the length of the project. If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the construction project, the person must keep the WHS management plan for at least two years after the incident occurs.
The principal contractor must sign and date safe work method statements that have been received and keep them with the plan, as well as monitor their implementation.
The principal contractor cannot allow work to start unless:
- the plan has been discussed with or a copy given to all relevant people
- the plan is available or readily available for inspection.
The principal contractor for a construction project must review and, as necessary, revise the WHS management plan if there are changes in how risks will be managed. The principal contractors is also responsible to ensure that the relevant people are informed of the revisions.
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