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roof should consult with other duty holders, including the builder, who are also working on the site to co-ordinate the provision of suitable fall prevention and co-operate with each other to ensure that each of their activities do not create risks for other workers on the site.
Further guidance is available in the Code of Practice: Work Health and Safety Consultation,
Co-operation and Co-ordination.

2.             FALL PROTECTION MEASURES

This Code provides guidance on various control measures to prevent persons falling from one level to another on housing construction sites. The guidance is set out in the order of the hierarchy of control.

2.1 Hierarchy of control
To provide adequate protection against the risks of falls, specific control measures must be implemented where it is reasonably practicable to do so:
Level 1 controls: Carry out any work that involves the risk of a fall on the ground or on a solid construction (see Chapter 3 of this Code). A building or structure that is used as an existing place of work and includes safe access and egress from which there is no risk of a fall from one level to another, for example properly constructed stairs with fixed handrails, flat roofs with a parapet or permanently installed guardrails around the edges.
Level 2 controls: Carry out the work using a fall prevention device (for example, temporary work platforms, installing guard rails) if it is reasonably practicable to do so (see Chapter 4 of this Code).
Level 3 controls: Carry out the work using a work positioning system (for example, a travel restraint system) if it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall prevention device (see Chapter 5 of this Code).
Level 4 controls: Carry out the work using a fall arrest system, so far as is reasonably practicable,
if it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall prevention device or a work positioning system (see Chapter 6 of this Code).
Level 5 controls: If a risk remains after considering all of the control measures listed above, and there is no reasonably practicable alternative, you must implement administrative controls. The work may also be undertaken from ladders (see Chapter 7 of this Code).
A risk assessment will help determine what control measures are needed. The height at which the work is carried out is not the only risk factor that should be considered when deciding which control measures to use. However, the greater the height, the greater the risk and therefore more consideration must be given to implementing control measures at the top of the hierarchy.
Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 control measures are usually necessary when working at a height of 2 metres or more. Depending on the