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RIIWHS204E-Work safely at heights
DISMANTLING CLIMBING PLATFORMS
The erection and dismantling of mast climbing work platforms must be carried out, or directly
supervised, by a person holding an appropriate rigging or scaffolding license. It is a requirement
of most jurisdictions that the design of a mast climbing work platform and a crane work box be
registered with a state or territory OHS Authority.
Mast climbing work platforms can be set up in either single -mast or multi -mast configurations.
They are generally not suitable for use if the profile of a structure changes at different elevations
(for example, if the upper floors of a building ‘step’ back or balconies protrude from the
building).
Further information on mast climbing work platforms is provided in AS 2550.16 or most
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DISMANTLING SCAFFOLD
All scaffolding must be erected, altered and dismantled by a competent person, and if a
person could fall 4 or more meters from a scaffold, that scaffold must be erected, altered and
dismantled by the holder of a certificate of competency for the appropriate class of
scaffolding.
Permit systems include tagging all access points to a scaffold to prevent unauthorized
access during dismantling with ‘only licensed scaffolds permitted on an incomplete
scaffold.'
If anyone finds scaffolding incomplete and left unattended then user can put barricade
& can attached the tag so other can't access it & will notify supervisor.
All scaffolding must be dismantled by competent persons. Any scaffold from which a person or
object could fall more than 4 meters must be erected, altered and dismantled by or under the
direct supervision of a licensed scaffolder.
Scaffolds should comply with AS/NZS 4576 and AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding series or their most
recent
equivalents:
AS/NZS 1576.1
AS 1576.2
AS/NZS 1576.3
AS 1576.4
AS/NZS 1576.5, and
AS/NZS 1576.6.
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