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Work Health and Safety (Preventing Falls in Housing Construction) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Preventing Falls in Housing Construction) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Preventing Falls in Housing Construction Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment

18 March 2016

Date

PREVENTING FALLS IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

Code of Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD
1.  INTRODUCTION
1.1 Who has health and safety duties in relation to falls?
1.2 The meaning of key terms
1.3 Consulting workers
1.4 Consulting, cooperating and coordinating activities with other duty holders
2.  FALL PROTECTION MEASURES
2.1 Hierarchy of control
2.2 Reasonably practicable
2.3 Training, information, instruction and supervision
3.  WORK ON THE GROUND OR ON A SOLID CONSTRUCTION
3.1 Work on the ground
3.2 Work on a solid construction
4.  FALL PREVENTION DEVICES
4.1 Temporary work platforms
5.  WORK POSITIONING SYSTEMS
6.  FALL-ARREST SYSTEMS
6.1 Catch platforms
6.2 Individual Fall-Arrest Systems
6.3 Safety nets
7.  USE OF PORTABLE LADDERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
7.1 Portable ladders
7.2 Administrative control measures
8.  SAFE WORK METHODS FOR COMMON TASKS
8.1 Floor laying
8.2 Fixing ceiling joists and upper level floor joists
8.3 Guarding openings
8.4 Wall framing
8.5 Installing prefabricated roof trusses
8.6 Constructing conventional or stick roof
8.7 Fixing roof battens to trusses
8.8 Installation of battens
9.  ROOFING TASKS
9.1 Critical angle
9.2 Access and egress
9.3 Guardrail systems for roofing work
9.4 Catch platforms
9.5 Steep roofs
9.6 Installation of sarking – tile roofing
9.7 Installation of perimeter battens – metal roofing
9.8 Fixing fascias and gutters
APPENDIX A – REFERENCED DOCUMENTS AND FURTHER READING
APPENDIX B – TIMBER SCAFFOLDS……………………………………………………………...

FOREWORD
This Code of Practice on how to prevent the risks of falls in housing construction is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
An approved code of practice is a practical guide to achieving the standards of health, safety and welfare required under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety Regulations (the WHS Regulations).
A code of practice applies to anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described in the code. In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS