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4.3 Securing the work area

Exclusion zones
To protect workers undertaking demolition activities, exclusion zones should be considered to prevent unauthorised personnel entering work areas.
A system to prevent falling objects impacting on workers should be implemented to protect the safety of people who are working on or in the vicinity of the demolition work. In particular, any area where a falling object might reasonably be expected to land should be designated an exclusion zone. The enclosed and/or protected area should extend horizontally to a safe distance beyond the overhead work area.
Planning for exclusion zones should take into consideration:
    * erecting secure impassable barricades with adequate signage and appropriate lock out procedures to prevent unauthorised pedestrian or vehicular access to the area
    * providing information to workers and other persons at the workplace advising them of the status of the exclusion zones, and
    * providing supervision so that no unauthorised person enters an exclusion zone.
Exclusion zones and safe distances may be required during:
    * the stripping, removal and/or dropping of debris
    * the operation of demolition plant or equipment
    * pre-weakening activities for a deliberate collapse, and
    * the deliberate collapse or pulling over of buildings or structures.

Public access and protection
Adequate public safety should be maintained in public places and areas adjoining the workplace as the work progresses (for example roads, walkways). Where demolition work is adjacent to a public place and there is a risk of falling debris or hazardous noise, a method of protection should be selected and:
    * erected before the commencement of demolition work
    * kept in position at all times during the progress of the work, and
    * regularly inspected and maintained.
Control measures to isolate the work from the public may include installing hoarding such as security fencing, containment sheets and mesh, an overhead protective structure, road closures and specified exclusion zones.
Overhead protective structures should be provided for public walkways in conjunction with perimeter fencing. Overhead protection may be constructed from scaffolding, fabricated steel or timber and should be designed to withstand an appropriate load.
Unauthorised entry to a demolition workplace can expose persons to a number of hazards that,
 if not controlled, could result in fatalities or serious injuries. The person conducting a business
or undertaking who controls the workplace, who may be a principal contractor or demolition contractor, must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the workplace is secured so
as to prevent unauthorised 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.

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