Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00394:body:0:p53
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00394
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management or control of a scaffold at a workplace must ensure that unauthorised access to the scaffold is prevented while the scaffold is incomplete or unattended.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For sites in close proximity to a route travelled by children, such as a school, park or recreational area, considering installing a perimeter fence if hazards cannot be removed or secured against unauthorised access.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                While construction work is being carried out and people are on site, a fence may be left unlocked or incomplete to ensure safe entry and exit.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Guidelines for suitable types of fencing include:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * it should be difficult to gain access under the fence and to scale the fence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * they should be able to withstand the anticipated loads to which it may be subjected, such as wind forces, persons attempting to scale and vehicle impact loads
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * where a fence is comprised of discrete panels, the joints should not weaken it and should provide the same level of security as the panels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * gates should not represent a weak point and the closed gate should provide the same level of security
 First Aid – Regulation 42
Provision of first aid equipment and worker access to the equipment and to facilities for administering first aid.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PCBUs providing their supervisors and other directly engaged workers and employees with access to a construction first aid kit.
Access to persons trained to administer first aid.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              First aid kits and access information may be kept in subcontractor's or worker's vehicles.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Informing all workers about the arrangements for first aid and how to obtain access to first aiders. The builder may do this by providing the relevant information to subcontractors and instructing them to inform their workers about these arrangements, for example during workplace specific training. Subcontractors may also make their own arrangements for first aid.
Emergency planning – Regulation 43
PCBUs must ensure that an emergency plan is prepared for the workplace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Identifying the types of emergency most likely to arise from their activities, e.g. fire, gas leak, explosion, structural collapse, serious injury.
All workplaces must have an emergency plan that has been specifically developed for the particular workplace and its specific hazards and covers a range of potential incidents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Identifying who must be contacted and notified in an emergency
The emergency plan must include:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Setting out how to evacuate the workplace
    * an effective response to an emergency;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Giving this information to workers
    * evacuation procedures;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Communicating the emergency plan by including the arrangements in the WHS management plan or in a separate emergency plan, informing subcontractors and requiring them to pass this information to their respective workers
    * notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Including in the emergency plan any