SWMS Blocklaying

 

PCBU responsibilities imposed by health and safety legislation require a person conducting a business or undertaking, e.g. block wall contractor carrying out high-risk construction work to prepare safe work method statements that identify hazards and control risks.

 

• Block work safe work method statements identify safe work procedures able to be implemented by block wall contractors to manage risks

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• Block laying SWMS authored by Workplace Safety are compliant with WHS legislation and the risk management code of practice

 

Blocklaying SWMS

 

The purpose of a SWMS (safe work method statement) is to communicate health and safety information to duty holders, e.g. PCBU, supervisors, and workers, to undertake high-risk construction work without risk to health and safety.

 

• Safe work method statements for masonry construction include methods of managing risk per WHS hierarchy of controls for the control of risks