Roofing Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)

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Method Statement Details
Work Person Developed Measures in Reviewed Occupational Codes
Activity responsible in place to by Health Safety and/or
(Job for ensuring consultation ensure or Standards
Description) compliance with compliance Environmental Applicable
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Possible hazards
Confined SpaceHeights (People Falling)Flooding WaterManual HandlingHeatColdFalling
ObjectsMoving Plant / MachinerySite HousekeepingElectricityCompressed GasUnderground /
Overhead ServicesNoise / VibrationSecurity / Lone / Isolated workCommunicationsWeather
ConditionsTotal Fire BanTrafficAsbestosAnimals (Dogs, etc)Inspects (Spiders, etc)DustFire &
ExplosionHazardous SubstancesSlips / Trips / FallsOther
PPE required:
Hard HatSafety FootwearEye ProtectionSafety HarnessRespiration EquipmentHand ProtectionEar
ProtectionOverallsIlluminating Safety VestWet Weather GearSun GlassesHatSunscreenHair
NetOther
Method Statement
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
Step (Consequenc Score Responsibl
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Likelihood) Control
Measures
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Working • Working near High (10-15) = • Only competent Moderate All workers
at heights unprotected open Permission workers to work at (4-9) =
edges of floors or from high level heights. Risk Permission
roofs management to assessment to be from
• Unguarded proceed conducted to worker in
penetrations and identify all hazards charge to
voids, unguarded and associated proceed
excavations, risks. Fall
trenches, shafts, protection should
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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lift wells, unstable be provided for all
structures, work heights over 2m
on or near fragile, and for heights
brittle surfaces, under this distance
work from where the work
unprotected activity causes
formwork decks difficulty in
and work from identifying the
unsecured ladders hazards, such as
bright sunny days
which cause
reflection of
roofing materials,
or where hazards,
such as
impalements or trip
hazards exist below
the work area (
such as starter bars/
steel rods) and
cannot be cleared
• When working on
roofs, guard of roof
failing must be in
place prior to
accessing roofs.
Railing should be
between 900 -
1100mm above the
working surface
and must include a
mid-rail or mesh
panels. The railing
must be able to
withstand impact
from falling
workers
• For a roof pitch
which exceeds 38
degrees or less
railing must be
erected along the
perimeter edging
and must include
top and mid rail
and toe board. For
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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a roof pitch which
exceeds 38 degrees
but does not exceed
45 degrees the
guard railing must
incorporate a two
board work
platform as well as
proper guard
railing
• Where the roof
pitch exceeds 40
degrees, the guard
tailing must not be
the only form of
fall protection.
Harnesses or roof
ladders must be
used
• Where guard or
safety rails are not
in place ladders are
to be used for light
work only. When
using harnesses
ensure operators
are trained in their
use and harnesses
are properly
maintained and all
rigging certified
• A lanyard system
should be set up to
ensure workers are
unable to free fall
more than 2m
without the inertia
taking effect
• Work from
certified scaffold,
elevated work
platforms, mobile
scaffold or scissor
lifts, ensure guard
railing or other
sufficient barriers
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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are in place and
providing fall
protection
• Ensure scaffold
and EWP, have
been erected in
accordance with
manufacture’s
specs and, where
over 4m in height
scaffold can only
be erected (and
dismantled/change
d) by a certified
Scaffolder.
Perimeter scaffold,
EWP, temporary
scaffold and
platforms can
provide fall
protection and
should be erected
as per Scaffold
SWMS and EWP
SWMS
• Scaffold checklist
to be used to
ensure correct and
proper erection of
all scaffold and
EWP. Fall arrest
system must be set
up to ensure that
the maximum
distance a person
equipped with a
harness would free
fall before the fall
arrest system takes
effect is 2m
• Avoid pendulum
effect when setting
up fall arrest
system - Fall arrest
systems to be
inspected by
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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competent persons.
Ladders to be used
for light work only
and in accordance
with safe work
procedures

Check Faulty or poorly Moderate (4-9) • Only competent Low (1-3) = All workers
equipmen maintained equipment = Permission workers to work at Work able
t presents hazards to from worker in heights. Risk to proceed
workers through impact, charge to assessment to be
entanglement proceed conducted to
identify all hazards
Risks: and associated
risks. Fall
• Laceration protection should
• Soft tissue be provided for all
injuries heights over 2m
• Serious injuries and for heights
under this distance
where the work
activity causes
difficulty in
identifying the
hazards, such as
bright sunny days
which cause
reflection of
roofing materials,
or where hazards,
such as
impalements or trip
hazards exist below
the work area (
such as starter bars/
steel rods) and
cannot be cleared
• When working on
roofs, guard of roof
failing must be in
place prior to
accessing roofs.
Railing should be
between 900 -
1100mm above the
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
Step (Consequenc Score Responsibl
ex (After e
Likelihood) Control
Measures
)
working surface
and must include a
mid-rail or mesh
panels. The railing
must be able to
withstand impact
from falling
workers
• For a roof pitch
which exceeds 38
degrees or less
railing must be
erected along the
perimeter edging
and must include
top and mid rail
and toe board. For
a roof pitch which
exceeds 38 degrees
but does not exceed
45 degrees the
guard railing must
incorporate a two
board work
platform as well as
proper guard
railing
• Where the roof
pitch exceeds 40
degrees, the guard
tailing must not be
the only form of
fall protection.
Harnesses or roof
ladders must be
used
• Where guard or
safety rails are not
in place ladders are
to be used for light
work only. When
using harnesses
ensure operators
are trained in their
use and harnesses
are properly
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
Step (Consequenc Score Responsibl
ex (After e
Likelihood) Control
Measures
)
maintained and all
rigging certified
• A lanyard system
should be set up to
ensure workers are
unable to free fall
more than 2m
without the inertia
taking effect
• Work from
certified scaffold,
elevated work
platforms, mobile
scaffold or scissor
lifts, ensure guard
railing or other
sufficient barriers
are in place and
providing fall
protection
• Ensure scaffold
and EWP, have
been erected in
accordance with
manufacture’s
specs and, where
over 4m in height
scaffold can only
be erected (and
dismantled/change
d) by a certified
Scaffolder.
Perimeter scaffold,
EWP, temporary
scaffold and
platforms can
provide fall
protection and
should be erected
as per Scaffold
SWMS and EWP
SWMS
• Scaffold checklist
to be used to
ensure correct and
proper erection of
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
Step (Consequenc Score Responsibl
ex (After e
Likelihood) Control
Measures
)
all scaffold and
EWP. Fall arrest
system must be set
up to ensure that
the maximum
distance a person
equipped with a
harness would free
fall before the fall
arrest system takes
effect is 2m
• Avoid pendulum
effect when setting
up fall arrest
system - Fall arrest
systems to be
inspected by
competent persons.
Ladders to be used
for light work only
and in accordance
with safe work
procedures

Installing Hazards: High (10-15) = • Clear of all persons Moderate All workers
fascia and Permission working within (4-9) =
gutter • Work at heights from high level drop zones and Permission
• The manual management to within are of from
handling of the proceed potential falling worker in
materials fascia and gutter - charge to
• Handling and When measuring proceed
cutting metal and cutting ensure
fascia and gutter that platforms are
producing sharp erected, secured
edges accessed properly
and carefully
• Wear gloves and
Risks:
other PPE during
this process to
• Laceration from protect from
sharp edges lacerations. Where
• Soft tissue injury available use a
• Body strains and second person to
stressing pass up materials
• Musculoskeletal for fit off
injuries
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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• Serious injury • Platform near work
• Death site - Climb
platform via proper
access and
carefully lift
materials into
place. Use manual
handling training
for correct lifting
techniques and
difficult or heavy
materials must not
be lifted alone
• Do not attempt to
work on securing
fascia or guttering
in windy
conditions. Provide
safe means of
raising, receiving,
storing and
lowering of
materials and tools

Securing Hazards High (10-15) = • Clear area of all Moderate Site

batons Permission persons working (4-9) = Supervisor
• Securing batons to from high level within drop zone Permission
roof trusses ready management to and within area of from
for insulation and proceed potential falling worker in
sheeting is a high batons charge to
risk activity due • Where edge proceed
to working at protection is not
heights afforded through
• Falling materials guard railing,
security railing or
Risks scaffold, workers
must work from
ladders to secure
• Severe injury bottom batons
including across the face of
fractures the trusses. If the
Impalement trusses are at
• Death 600mm centers,
some fall
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protection is
afforded
• However workers
are not to access
roof until several
batons are in place
which provides
additional fall
protection
• Workers are not to
work near exposed
edges: this work
must occur either
from a ladder or
with the worker
wearing a safety
harness in which he
or she has been
trained in the use
and application
• When completing
the baton out
process all scrap is
to be put in waste
bin. Off cuts are
not to be thrown
from the roof onto
the ground or into
waste bins

Installing Hazards High (10-15) = • Clear area of all Moderate Site

insulation Permission persons working (4-9) = Supervisor
and wire • Hulling materials, from high level within drop zones Permission
attempting to pass management to and within area of from
up and secure proceed potential falling worker in
materials and tools charge to
proceed
Flashing Hazards High (10-15) = • Do not attempt to Moderate Site
and Permission pass or secure (4-9) = Supervisor
capping • Insulation or wire from high level insulation or wire Permission
in windy management to in windy from
conditions may be proceed conditions worker in
blown away by • Where required charge to
wind, collide with display signage and proceed
persons or
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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property causing effect barriers
significant damag where necessary
e. The conditions • Ensure tools and
may also cause materials are
the worker on the secure at heights,
roof to fall and use lanyard where
sustain injuries needed
• Using electric and • Provide safe means
hand tools on the of raising,
roof also may receiving, storing
cause injuries to and lowering of
persons below if materials and tools
the materials or • Person on roof
tools fall must have edge
• Installation of protection through
both insulation guards or safety
and/or wire railing, scaffold or
requires the harness. The
outside face of the rolling out of the
roof trusses. Falls wire must
from heights are commence from a
possible ladder and
• Flashing and commence from
capping can only the gutter work
be fitted when through towards
edge and fall the peak, providing
protection are fall protection as it
provided is secured
• Once the height of
the wire extends to
beyond
comfortable reach
from a ladder (do
not work above top
three runs) then
worker may secure
the remaining wire
from atop the
trusses but only
after edge
protection is
provided
• Insulation must be
secured tin the
same manner
except it shouldn’t
Job Potential Hazards Risk Score Controls Risk Person
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be relied upon for
fall protection due
to its lack of
strength to support
a falling worker

Installing Hazards High (10-15) = • Clear area of all Moderate Site

roof and Permission persons working (4-9) = Supervisor
sheeting • Falling materials from high level within the drop Permission
can cause impact management to zones and within from
injuries to person proceed areas of potential worker in
working below falling sheets charge to
within the drop • Do not attempt to proceed
zone pass or secure
• Attempting to sheeting in windy
pass up and conditions
secure roof • Display signage
sheeting in windy and effect barriers
conditions may where necessary
cause sheeting to • Ensure tools and
be blown away by materials are
wind and collide secure at heights,
with persons or use lanyards where
property causing required
significant • Provide safe means
damage. The of raising,
conditions may receiving, storing
also cause the and lowering of
worker on the materials and tools
roof to fall and • Where safety
sustain injuries railing is fitted,
Risks ensure mesh
• Musculoskeletal guarding is fitted
injuries • When working off
• Being struck by scaffold ensure top,
sheets or other mid rail and toe
flying objects in boards are fitted
high winds • Ensure all planks
• Serious injury are secure and in
• Death place and gaps do
not exceed 225mm
• Wear gloves, safety
eyewear, footwear
and high visibility
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clothing as
minimum
• Person on roof
must have fall
protection through
guard or safety
railing, scaffold or
harnessing

Method Statement (Additional Steps)

Job Potential Risk Score Controls Risk Score (After Person
Step Hazards (Consequence x Control Measures) Responsible
Likelihood)
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Risk Matrix

Legend

C = Consequence

5 = Catastrophic = Fatality, permanent disability, long term widespread impacts, huge financial loss
4 = Major = Permanent disability or extensive injuries, medium to long term widespread impact,
major financial loss

3 = Moderate = Lost time injury, reversible medium term local impact, high financial loss

2 = Minor = Medical treatment, reversible short – medium term impact to local area, medium
financial loss

1 = Insignificant = First aid, limited impact to minimal area, low financial loss

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L = Likelihood

5 = Almost Certain = It is almost certain that the risk will occur in most circumstances

4 = Likely = The risk is likely to occur in most circumstances

3 = Possible = There is uncertainty that the risk could occur

2 = Unlikely = The risk could occur at some time but there is confidence that it will not

1 = Rare = The impact/risk may occur only in exceptional circumstances

Compliance

I have been consulted and assisted in developing the work method statements which apply to my work
activities. I will comply with its safe work practice.

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