Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00409:body:0:p25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00409
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 63543–66304

fabricated material used to sheath a roof or contained in a roof.

If asbestos cement roofing is involved, the work must be undertaken in accordance with the asbestos related requirements of the WHS Regulations. Further information can be found in the Code of Practice: How to safely remove asbestos.

Where it is necessary for work to be carried out or adjacent to any part of a fragile roof, you should:
    * inspect the underside of the roof to determine the extent of the fragile roof material, the existence of any safety mesh and its fixings, and the structural soundness of the roof material
    * complete the work from a temporary work platform
    * provide temporary walkways as a means of access to and egress from any work area
      on the roof where permanent walkways are not provided
    * secure and fix cleats to walkways on high pitch roofs (for example where the slope
      of the roof exceeds 1:6)
    * provide temporary roof ladders for steep roofs (for example in excess of 35 degrees), and
    * provide other fall protection as necessary (for example work positioning or fall arrest system).

Roof access
The person conducting a business or undertaking where persons are employed to work on roofs has a responsibility to ensure that the access from the ground to the actual work area is safe and without risk to health. Access arrangements may include personnel hoists, scaffolding, temporary work platforms and ladders.

Purlin trolleys
Purlin trolleys are plant designed to travel on top of purlins (horizontal beams running along the length of a roof) and can be used to support material and roof workers. They are sometimes used during the removal of roof coverings.

Purlin trolleys should be provided with a holding brake and a device to prevent their accidental dislodgment from the supporting purlins. Where it is intended that the roof workers be supported
by the trolley, the trolley should be provided with suitable safety harness anchorage points.

Before a purlin trolley is placed on a roof structure:
    * a competent person (e.g. a structural engineer) should have considered whether the
      roof structure is suitable for the particular purlin trolley and its operational loads, and
    * the purlin trolley should be designed and constructed to withstand the loads placed
      on it and for the purpose of the safe movement of materials and/or persons across
      the roof surface.

Manual demolition of walls
Glass should be removed from the windows, doors or openings before the commencement
of the demolition work.
Walls and gables should be demolished course by course. All work should be performed from safe working platforms. Workers should not work from the top of a wall or partition being demolished.