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RIIWHS204E-Work safely at heights

 Fall prevention control methods

 Safe work method statements
 Work positioning systems

 Fall arrest systems

Accessing and following workplace requirements will ensure that the work you are
undertaking is performed safely and compliant. Working at heights and on a scaffold higher
than two meters, basically includes you or any other person being exposed to the risk of
falling.

This may include:

 Elevated plant or machinery
 Access to and from elevated plant or equipment

 Work performed near openings where a person may fall

 Work performed near the edge where a person is at risk of falling

 Work performed where there is a risk of falling through something
 Work performed near or on a slippery or unstable surface

POTENTIAL ON- SITE HAZARDS

Potential hazards will be identified through a site inspection and documented in Safe
Work Method Statements (SWMS) is prescribed for all high -risk construction work.

 The SWMS includes the stages of the task, hazards and control measures

 SWMS identify work that is high -risk construction work

 State the hazards and risks to health or safety of that work
 Sufficiently describe measures to control those risks

 Describe the manner in which the risk control measures are to be
implemented

By using ‘Safe Working Method Statement’ (SWMS) & ‘Take 5/ Start Card’ one can determine
the hazards associated with work.

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