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site in the plan to enable these to be provided to Emergency Services where necessary.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Note: If relying on mobile phones confirm coverage in the area where the worker will work before work commences. It is important that batteries are kept charged or that a spare is available.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Buddy systems – where the worker, supervisor or another worker calls-in regularly or at agreed times.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Regulation 44, 46
Where PPE is being used to minimise risk the PCBU who directs the carrying out of work must provide PPE to workers unless another PCBU does so. PPE must be in accordance with Regulation 44(3).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Each PCBU providing PPE to workers that they engage directly
The worker must wear the equipment in accordance with any information, training or reasonable instruction by the PCBU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Each worker who is a PCBU (e.g. self-employed trades) providing their own PPE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Each PCBU providing training and supervision to ensure the proper fit and use of the PPE
Falling Objects – Regulation 54, 55
A PCBU must manage risks to health and safety associated with an object falling on a person if the falling object is reasonably likely to injure the person.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Providing a secure barrier, such as toe boards or guardrail infill panels on scaffolds
PCBU must eliminate the risk, so far as is reasonably practicable. If the risk cannot be eliminated, a PCBU must minimise the risk of falling objects by providing and maintaining a safe system of work, including (so far as is reasonably practicable):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Providing a safe means of raising and lowering objects, such as materials hoists, tile elevators, or gin wheels
    * preventing objects from falling freely; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Setting up an exclusion zone that prohibits persons from entering
    * providing a system to arrest the fall of a falling object.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Securing and properly bracing structures
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Securing loose material such as ply wood, metal-sheeting and off‑cuts against the wind
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Using tool lanyards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Erecting catch platforms and/or nets
Site Signs – Regulation 308
For all construction projects (i.e. construction work costing $250,000 or more) signs must be installed that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Installing a site sign on the site boundary
    * show the principal contractor's name and telephone contact numbers (including an out of hours telephone number);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Note: A site sign may also be used to detail the WHS management plan or elements of the plan such as the site safety rules.
    * show the location of the site office for the project if there is one; and
    * are clearly visible from outside the workplace, or the work area of the workplace, where the construction project is being undertaken.

APPENDIX J – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

The work environment

Regulation 40: A