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access. Monitoring of access and egress points for the workplace should be conducted during the work.
Further information on security fencing, falling materials, overhead protection and hoardings
can be found in AS 2601: The demolition of structures.

4.4 Plant and equipment
A range of plant and equipment typically used for demolition work includes:
    * powered mobile plant
    * personnel and/or materials hoists
    * air compressors
    * electric generators
    * jack hammers
    * hydraulic jacks
    * oxy-acetylene (gas cutting/welding)
    * concrete saws and corers
    * scaffolding
    * ladders (limited use), and
    * many types of handheld plant including: angle grinders, power saws, hammers, demolition saws, hydraulic jacks and pinch/lever bars.
You should ensure:
    * plant is used and operated by a competent person
    * that appropriate guards and operator protective devices are fitted
    * that the safe working load is displayed and any load measurement devices are operating correctly
    * plant is maintained in accordance with the manufacturer/supplier's instructions or relevant Australian Standards, and
    * manufacturers recommendations for the safe use and storage of oxy-acetylene cutting equipment are referred to.
Further general guidance on plant can be found in the Code of Practice: Managing the risks
of plant in the workplace.

4.5 Powered mobile plant
The use of powered mobile plant such as cranes, excavators and bulldozers, requires the preparation of a SWMS before work commences.
A high risk work licence is required to operate some types of powered mobile plant, such as some cranes, elevating work platforms or forklifts.
Whenever powered mobile plant is to be used for demolition work, traffic management arrangements should be implemented to prevent collision with pedestrians or other mobile plant.

Cranes
Cranes may be used in demolition work for a number of purposes including:
    * lifting and lowering plant and/or materials
    * lifting and lowering personnel work boxes, and
    * holding suspended loads.
Cranes require a licensed operator. An operator may also need other competencies for
specialist work.
If cranes are used to suspend loads that are to be cut and then lowered to the ground, it is important for the loads to be accurately calculated. It may be necessary to cut samples in order
to determine the weight per unit length or area. Where this occurs, the safe working load of the crane should be reduced by 50 per cent to allow for miscalculations in the test weighing. A similar approach should be followed where weights cannot be determined with reasonable consistency and accuracy.

4.6 Removal of debris
The person conducting a business or undertaking and/or the principal contractor in control of the workplace must manage the risks to health and safety arising from the storage, movement and disposal of construction materials and waste