Page 43 - RIIWHS204E Learner Guide

RIIWHS204E-Work safely at heights

Relevant persons include:

 The supervisor of the high -risk construction work

 The worker carrying out the high -risk construction work

 The principal contractor (if it is a construction project) or the person who has

management and control over the high -risk construction work

Each of these documents must be accessed and interpreted and applied to ensure you are
working in a safe manner at all times. Each of these documents i s developed to provide
workers on a construction site a safe place to work.

REPORTING ALL HAZARDS, INCIDENTS, AND INJURIES

You must ensure that you follow your workplace procedure in relation to reporting
hazards, injuries, and incidents. In most cases, it is better to report than to not report.

You might need to report to:

 Your supervisor or manager
 Emergency services, e.g., police, fire brigade, ambulance and emergency

rescue
 WHS regulator - Work Safe, Work cover

 WHS officer or supervisor - paperwork and procedures for reporting hazards,

incidents and injuries, including suspension trauma

Before starting your work at heights, you need to make sure you obtain all the relevant
technical and safety information appropriate for your worksite. This will enable you to
conduct your work at heights in the safest, most efficient way, in line with OHS/ WHS
legislation. This may include:

 Identification and description of the site of proposed work (site details)

 Assessment of conditions and hazards (hazard report)

 Work requirements (tasks to be completed) from work orders and supervisor
instructions

 Identifying equipment defects (fault reports or isolation systems)

Kangaroo Training Institute Pty Ltd 43