Fragile Roof Work Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word fragile roof work policy and procedure for Queensland roofers, trades and building maintenance teams: roof checks, skylights, asbestos roofing, mesh, fall controls and rescue.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits roofers, plumbers, solar and air conditioning installers, painters and building maintenance teams who work on roofs. It sets out how to plan, control and rescue on fragile and brittle roofs under the Queensland falls rules.
What Is Included In Our Fragile Roof Work Policy & Procedure?
- Policy and procedure with an approval sign-off
- Treat every roof as fragile until checked by a competent person
- Work from the ground or a solid platform first
- Fall prevention, work positioning and fall arrest in order
- Skylights, openings and brittle sheeting
- Asbestos cement roofing and when to assume asbestos
- Safety mesh and what it does and does not do
- SWMS where a fall of more than 2 m is possible
- Emergency and rescue arrangements
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 34 to 38 (managing risks), s 39 (information, training and instruction), ss 78 to 80 (falls), ss 291, 299, 302 and 303 (high risk construction work and SWMS), ss 306C and 306D (construction work falls), s 422 (asbestos to be identified or assumed)
- Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 10 to 15 and sch 2 (work near overhead and underground electric lines)
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (5 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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