Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00411:front:0:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00411
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 28053–30963

scaffold exceeding a deck height of 4 metres
          Additional inspections must be carried out by a competent person following an occurrence that may affect the stability such as impact from mobile plant or a severe storm
          Safe access to and egress from the scaffold must be provided
          Edge protection must be provided at every open edge of a work platform.

Elevating work platforms
Elevating work platforms (EWPs) include scissor lifts, cherry pickers, boom lifts and travel towers. There are battery powered and internal combustion engine types. Some are designed for hard flat surfaces only, while others are designed to be operated on rough terrain.
Persons working in travel towers, boom lifts or cherry pickers must wear a properly anchored safety harness. Persons working in scissor lifts are not required to wear a safety harness.
Workers using EWPs must be trained and instructed in the safe loading and safe operating procedures for the particular brand and type of plant. Workers must also be licensed when operating boom lifts with a boom length of 11 metres or more.

Elevating Work Platform checklist

Control measures include the following:
          Workers operating the platform must be trained and instructed in safe operating procedures
  for the particular brand and type of equipment
          The platforms should only be used as working platforms. They should not be used as a
  means of access to and egress from a work area unless the conditions set out in AS 2550.10 are met
          Unless designed for rough terrain, the platforms must be used only on a solid level surface
          The surface area must be checked to make sure that there are no penetrations or obstructions which could cause uncontrolled movement or overturning of the platform
          When designed as rough terrain platforms, the manufacturer's/suppliers' instructions should
  be consulted for information on safe operation
          The training provided must include safe use of the fall-arrest equipment and emergency
  rescue procedures
          People working in cherry pickers must wear an anchored safety harness and lanyard incorporating a shock absorber as precaution against mechanical failure of the basket.
  The lanyard should be as short as possible.

Step platforms
Commercially available step platforms are stable and provide a much larger work surface than a stepladder. Some models are collapsible and adjustable to heights above 2 metres.

Perimeter guardrailing
Guardrailing may be used to provide effective fall protection at:
    * the perimeters of buildings or other structures
    * the perimeters of skylights or other fragile roof materials
    * openings in floor or roof structures
    * edges of excavations.
Guardrailing should:
    * incorporate a top rail between 900 mm and 1100 mm above the working surface
    * incorporate a midrail