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A PCBU must provide workers with reasonable information, instruction, training and supervision to operate the MEWP in all of the foreseeable work situations which may arise.
This guide covers two types of work-related violence: external violence and service-related violence.
The purpose of this document is to provide practical management tools to principal contractors, scaffolders, engineers, and other parties responsible for the provision and safe use of scaffolding.
Mould at the workplace can be a serious health and safety hazard that could be putting your workers at risk.
Provides information on the potential hazards for suspended (swing stage) scaffolds and provides practical examples of ways you can control the risks associated with them.
This checklist can be used by principal contractors or scaffolders to conduct a basic inspection to look for common scaffold deficiencies and hazards.
Provides advice on managing the risks of erecting, dismantling and using fixed scaffolding near overhead electric lines and associated electrical equipment with an operating voltage up to and including 33,000 volts.
Provides general information on mould and the remediation process.
This checklist can be used by principal contractors and site supervisors to manage the risks of earthmoving plant activities on construction sites.
This checklist can be used by principal contractors and site supervisors to manage the risks of tower crane activities on construction sites.