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(1 in 8 gradient). Cleated surfaces, which provide greater slip-resistance, should not be steeper than 20 degrees (1 in 3 gradient).
If grid mesh or checker plate flooring is used for walkways and working platforms, ensure that:
    * flooring panels are securely fixed and assembled in accordance with manufacturer's specifications
    * where possible, they are fitted to the structure prior to it being lifted into permanent position
    * each panel is fixed securely before the next panel is placed in position
    * during installation, this type of flooring is secured by tack welding, panel grips or other means to prevent movement before being fixed permanently
    * if panels of grid mesh or checker plate flooring are removed, edge protection is provided and the gaps left due to removed panels are protected.

Entry and exit
The solid construction must have a safe means for people to get to, from and move around the work area, for example permanently installed platforms, ramps, stairways and fixed ladders.
Further guidance is available in AS 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders – Design, construction and installation.
Safety considerations include:

    * exposure of access systems to the weather (for example, rain can make surfaces slippery and strong winds can cause loss of hand grip)
    * the provision of adequate natural or artificial lighting to all access ways
    * the clearance of obstructions so that persons are able to move easily to and from the workplace.
Portable ladders should only be used where the use of safer systems is not reasonably practicable.

4.  FALL PREVENTION DEVICES

A fall prevention device is any equipment that is designed to prevent a fall for temporary work at heights, and once in place does not require any further adjustment by workers using the device.

4.1 Temporary work platforms
A 'temporary work platform' is a working platform, other than a permanently installed fixed platform, used to provide a working area for the duration of the job. The design of the platform prevents workers from falling. Temporary work platforms include scaffolds, elevating work platforms, mast climbers, workboxes, building maintenance units, portable or mobile fabricated platforms or any other platform that provides a working area and is designed to prevent a fall.

Scaffolding
Scaffolding can be very effective protection in preventing falls; however, there are specific requirements that apply to some types of scaffold under the WHS Regulations.

Regulation 225: A person with management or control of a scaffold must not allow the use
of a scaffold from which a person or object could fall more than four metres unless a competent person provides written confirmation that the scaffold has been completed. The person must
also ensure that:
    * the scaffold and its