Roofing WHS Manual

This is the roofing edition of the WHS Manual. It has the same chapters as the general WHS Manual, written for roofing contractors, so you only need one of the two. It covers the work in the order a roof job runs, with the fall rules for roof slope and height, fragile roofs, asbestos roofing, silica dust from tile cutting, torch-on and gas, crane loading and overhead lines, and it points to the roofing SWMS, permits and checklists in our range that match. The cover page is ready for your business name and logo. Part A is the management system, in 23 numbered chapters. Part B holds the full text of 74 policies and procedures (41 that apply to every business and 33 for roofing work), each on its own pages in the same editable file, so you can edit, issue and sign off each one without buying it separately.

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What Is Included In Our Roofing WHS Manual?

• WHS policy statement with an approval sign-off
• Duties and roles for owners, supervisors, leading hands and roofers
• Which Queensland fall rule applies to your roof, with edge protection, restraint and harness requirements
• Fragile roofs, skylights, safety mesh and openings
• Ladders, scaffold and EWPs for roof access, with the licences that apply
• Crane and tile truck loading, slinging and dogging licences
• Overhead power lines at the eaves, with the exclusion distances
• Asbestos roofing, silica from tile and sheet cutting, lead paint and torch-on gas
• Heat, wind, lightning and storm rules, and rescue after a fall
• Emergency planning and first aid for roof crews working away from base
• A table of 45 roofing SWMS, permits, checklists and registers, and when to use each
• Definitions and the legislation and approved codes that apply to roofing
• Part B: the full text of 74 policies and procedures, from risk, hazard and incident management to manual handling, hazardous substances, emergencies and return to work, plus 33 for roofing work

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): the meaning of reasonably practicable (s 18), our primary duty of care (s 19), duties of persons who manage or control a workplace (s 20), codes of practice (ss 26A, 274 and 275), duties of officers (s 27), duties of workers and others (ss 28 and 29), notifiable incidents (ss 35 to 39), consultation (ss 46 to 49), the right to cease unsafe work (ss 84 to 86), and no levy on workers (s 273)
• Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld): serious electrical incidents and dangerous electrical events (ss 11 and 12), codes of practice (ss 44 and 45), and electrical work licences (s 55)
• Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 (Qld): licensing of plumbing and drainage work, including stormwater drainage connections (ss 6 and 56)
• Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld)
• Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (Qld): gas work licences (ss 726 and 727)
• Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld): claims and the employer’s injury report (ss 131 and 133), and rehabilitation and return to work (ss 226 to 232)
• Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld), which applies the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland): the chain of responsibility (ss 26A to 26H) for delivery and tile trucks
• Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) and Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (Qld): environmental harm and waste, including asbestos waste
• Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld): the value of a penalty unit (s 5(1)(d))
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): managing risks (ss 32 to 38), information, training and instruction (s 39), facilities, first aid, emergency plans and personal protective equipment (ss 40 to 47), remote or isolated work (s 48), falling objects (ss 54 and 55), noise (ss 56 to 59), manual tasks (s 60), confined spaces (ss 62 to 77), falls (ss 78 to 80), high risk work licences (ss 81 to 85 and Schedule 3), plant (chapter 5), construction work and the Queensland rules for falls, ladders and edge protection (chapter 6, including ss 289 to 303, 306A to 306Q and 315A to 315M), hazardous chemicals (chapter 7), asbestos (chapter 8), crystalline silica (chapter 8A), and the dictionary (Schedule 19)
• Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2022 (Qld): the list of approved codes of practice
• Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): overhead electric lines (ss 10 to 15 and Schedule 2), and notifying serious electrical incidents and dangerous electrical events (s 292)
• Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019 (Qld)
• Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 (Qld): gas cylinders carried in vehicles (ss 141 to 144)
• Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 (Qld): evacuation routes (ss 5 and 7)
• Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025 (Qld): the criteria for appointing a return to work coordinator (s 149)
• Environmental Protection Regulation 2019 (Qld)
• 22 Queensland approved codes of practice, named in full in the manual

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word manual (487 pages), A4 portrait, with a cover page ready for your business name and logo, a contents list, Part A (23 numbered chapters) and Part B (74 policies and procedures)
• Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
• A WHS policy statement with an approval sign-off
• Roles, procedures, a risk matrix, record-keeping periods, definitions and references
• Part B: the full text of 74 policies and procedures, each starting on a new page
• Links by name to the matching SWMS, forms and registers in our range

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.