Remote Property Work Policy and Procedure
Editable Word remote property work policy and procedure for Queensland: journey plans, check-ins, communication, first aid, wildlife, heat and emergency response for work far from help.
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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 farms, stations, rural contractors and land managers whose people work far from help. It builds the remote or isolated work duty in WHS Regulation s 48 into a plan workers can follow, from the journey plan to the missed check-in.
What Is Included In Our Remote Property Work Policy and Procedure?
- Policy and procedure with an approval sign-off
- The remote or isolated work duty in WHS Regulation s 48, in plain words
- Risk assessment factors from the approved codes
- Journey plans, check-in times and a named base contact
- Choosing communication that works in dead zones, with no device required by law
- Supplies, vehicle checks and first aid kits for remote work
- Heat, fatigue, wildlife and wellbeing
- Missed check-in escalation and calling emergency services
- Aerial evacuation planning and notifiable incidents
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), s 46 (consult, cooperate and coordinate), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 36 (hierarchy of control measures), s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 42 (first aid), s 43 (emergency plans), s 48 (remote or isolated work)
- First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld): remote or isolated areas, first aider training and the remote module
- Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Qld): section 4.2, remote or isolated work
- Rural Plant Code of Practice 2024 (Qld): section 9 and appendix 11, remote or isolated work and fatigue
- Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 (Qld): further guidance on isolation and other psychosocial hazards
- The codes are guidance on how to meet the duties. The check-in, escalation and communication choices in this document are our practice, not set by law
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (7 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.
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How to use it
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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?
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How do I get it after I pay?
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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.
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