Roofing SWMS & WHS templates

Safety documents for roofing work in Queensland
Roofing is a trade where falls decide everything. Section 291 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) makes construction work high risk if it involves a risk of falling more than 2 m or disturbs or is likely to disturb asbestos, so a SWMS is required before it starts (section 299). If a SWMS for a fall of more than 2 m relies only on administrative controls or PPE, it must describe all the control measures considered (section 299(4)).
Roof falls and edge protection
Queensland has specific fall rules for construction work in sections 306B to 306J. Section 306D applies to roof work on a slope over 26 degrees and wherever a person could fall at least 3 m (housing construction work) or 2 m (other construction work). It requires controls that prevent a fall (such as edge protection or a travel restraint system) or, if that is not practicable, arrest it. Section 306C applies to falls below those heights and to roof work on a slope not over 26 degrees, and requires you to identify fall hazards, assess the risk and use controls; its examples include a brittle roof. Edge protection must be erected following the manufacturer’s or supplier’s instructions or, if there are none, those of an engineer or competent person, and in general its top rail must be at least 900 mm above the surface (section 306E).
Older roof sheeting may contain asbestos. A business that commissions asbestos removal must use a licensed asbestos removalist, with limited exceptions such as 10 square metres or less of non-friable asbestos (section 458). Removing more than 10 square metres of non-friable asbestos needs a class B or class A licence (section 487).
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