APPENDIX – Table 1 Examples of construction work (as defined in Regulation 289), including housing construction work: Activity Examples of construction work Any installation or testing carried out in connection with the construction work, e.g. electrical and alarm systems Installing an alarm system in a building during the fit-out phase of its construction Testing an electrical installation in a building construction (but testing, maintenance and repair work is not covered if the floor has been completed and handed over to the building owner with a certificate of occupancy, unless it is fixing defects arising from the construction work) Installing an alarm system in a house during the fit-out phase of its construction Testing the electrical wiring and connections in a house under construction (but testing, maintenance and repair work is not covered if the house has been completed and handed over to the owner with a certificate of occupancy, unless it is fixing defects arising from the construction work) Fixing defects as part of the defect liability period the house has been completed and handed over to the owner. Rubbish removal Loading trucks, waste bins and rubbish skips with demolition waste. The prefabrication or testing of elements, at a place specifically established for the construction work, for use in construction work. Making concrete panels or roof trusses at the construction site Preparing bitumen at a bitumen plant specifically established for road construction work Undertaking on-site concrete batch testing Making wall frames or roof trusses at the construction site Making concrete panels at the construction site Undertaking on-site concrete batch testing. Assembly or disassembly of prefabricated elements on site Constructing a factory using precast concrete panels Dismantling a prefabricated building Installing prefabricated poles Installing bridge beams Assembling a kit home Building housing units using precast concrete panels Installing a kitchen made up of prefabricated modules Fencing the site off with temporary fencing panels. Excavation work and site preparation Preparatory site clearing, benching or levelling done before construction Soil-testing the ground for design purposes before construction of a structure Installing an in-ground swimming pool or spa
excavations while constructing a golf course, house foundations, or basement garage Assembling temporary fencing for a building site Carrying out remediation excavation work on a contaminated site Excavating trenches to install services such as gas and electricity than for the purpose of testing, maintenance or repair work of a minor nature Soil-testing the ground for design purposes before construction Temporarily fencing-off the building site. The installation, testing or maintenance of an essential service in relation to a structure. Roughing-in telephone, television and internet cables Major drainage repair works Installing a water or grey water recycling system Installing solar heating units Major drainage repair works Installing solar panels. Work carried out on, under or near water, including work on buoys and obstructions to navigation. Dredging to prepare for the erection of a structure Re-piling jetties and piers Building a structure on or near a river, lake or reservoir Driving navigation markers into the seabed Constructing a boat ramp or any other structure over water for a waterfront home Constructing a structure near a swimming pool. Table 2 Examples of activities that are not considered construction work (see Regulation 289(3): Activity Examples of what is not construction work The manufacture of plant. The manufacture of plant that is not (or will not be) fixed including machinery, equipment, vehicles and vessels. Any manufacturing stages involved in mass producing components for the kind of plant covered by Chapter 6 of the WHS Regulations (see regulation 290(2)). Note: Chapter 6 of the WHS Regulations applies to the construction of some types of plant for example the construction or assembly of fixed plant, ships and submarines. It also applies to any work on plant at a pre-existing construction site.
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORKPLACE FACILITIES Workplace Toilets Hand washing facilities Drinking water Eating facilities Showers Change rooms Personal storage What facilities are required? Number and type based on number and sex of workers Number on number of workers Adequate supply of cool, clean drinking water (free of charge). Hygienic dining facilities for eating and preparing and storing food. For example, if the work involves dirty, hot or arduous work. For example, if a need to change in and out of clothing (e.g. PPE). For example, if a need to personal belongings such as tools. Example 1: residential project New multiple single dwellings not included in housing construction work definition Max 30 workers at any one time, including 3 female workers $1.5 Million Minimum requirements: 1 female pan (inc adequate means for disposal of sanitary items, 2 male pan, and 2 (space) urinal. Options include: temporary facilities such as portable toilets relocatable buildings with toilet facilities, or use new building facilities when available. Minimum requirements: 1 female hand basin, and 2 male hand basin Options include: temporary facilities such as portable toilets with a hand basin relocatable buildings with hand washing facilities, or use new building facilities when available. Drinking water facilities such as: direct connection to the mains water supply, bottled water or containers. A separate dining facility such as: relocatable building, or use of part of new building when available. If required, provide 2 separate shower facilities such as: portable shower units, or use new building facilities when available. If required: provide temporary change room facilities, or use area of new building. If required, provide: lockable space in an existing or relocatable building, or lockable vehicle or trailer, or lockable tool/storage boxes.
Workplace Toilets Hand washing facilities Drinking water Eating facilities Showers Change rooms Personal storage What facilities are required? Number and type based on number and sex of workers Number based on number of workers Adequate supply of cool, drinking water (free of charge). Hygienic dining facilities for eating meals and preparing and storing food. For example, if the work involves dirty, hot or arduous work. For example, if a need to change in and out of clothing (e.g. PPE). For example, if a need to personal belongings such as tools. Example 3: Civil construction project New major road Outdoor and rural location Max 70 workers (no female workers on site) $350 Million Minimum requirements: 5 male pans, and 4 (space) urinal. Due to rural location and portability of the workplace, temporary facilities such as portable toilets or relocatable facilities should be provided. Minimum requirements: 5 male hand basins. Options include: temporary facilities such as portable toilets with a hand basin, or relocatable buildings with hand washing facilities. Drinking facilities such as: direct connection to the water supply, or bottled water or containers. Access provided to a separate dining facility such as a relocatable building e.g. transportable lunchroom. If required, provide 3 separate shower facilities such as portable shower units (dependent on the types of activities undertaken). If required, access provided to temporary change room facilities such as a relocatable building. If required, provide: lockable in a relocatable building, lockable vehicle or trailer, or lockable tool/storage boxes.
22 Combination of control measures – additional example included for housing construction industry 24 Section 4.1 ‘What is a SWMS’ text has been amended. 24 Section 4.1 ‘Who is responsible for preparing a SWMS’ text has been amended 25 Section 4.2 ‘Preparing a SWMS’ has been revised 26 Section 4.3 ‘Implementing a SWMS’ has additional text about monitoring the SWMS 26 ‘Keeping the SWMS and making it available’ – text has been amended 27 Section 4.4 ‘Reviewing a SWMS’ – text has been amended 28 Section 5.1 ‘What is a WHS management plan’ – text has been amended 28 Section 5.2 ‘What must the WHS management plan contain’ – text has been amended. Title in previous version was ‘Preparing a WHS management plan contain?’ 28 Section 5.3 ‘How to prepare a SWMS’ has been amended and refers to further information in appendices 29 Section 5 – addition of Section 5.4 ‘Informing people about the WHS management plan’ 29 Addition of Section 5.5 ‘Reviewing and revising a WHS management plan’ 29 Section 5.6 ‘Keeping the WHS management plan’ Information on preparing WHS management plans moved to Appendix F 30 Section 6 ‘Information, training, instruction and supervision’ – additional text included 30 Section 6.1 ‘General construction induction training’ – text has been amended 31 ‘General construction induction training – text has been amended, including addition of an example for housing construction 31 Section 6.2 is now titled ‘Workplace specific induction training’ and text has been amended 32 Section 6.3 ‘Other training’ – text has been amended 32 Section 6.4 ‘Supervision’ – text has been amended 33 Section 7 – ‘General workplace management arrangements’ – text amended to refer to principal contractor instead of PCBU as in previous version of code 33 Section 7 ‘General workplace management arrangements’ – significant amounts of text moved to appendix 34 New Appendix A: Examples of construction work 36 New Appendix B: Examples of high risk construction work 38 New Appendix C: Design duties 42 New Appendix D: Safe Work Method Statement Template 46 New Appendix E: Safe Work Method Statement Example 49 New Appendix F: Preparing a WHS Management Plan 51 New Appendix G: WHS Management Plan Template 53 New Appendix H: Sample Completed WHS Management Plan 55 New Appendix I: Housing construction workplace management arrangements 62 New Appendix J: General construction workplace management arrangements