SITE RULES

All crew members and sub-contractors onsite must ensure:

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Do not take risks with your own health and safety – avoid the temptation to overstep the bounds of your own competence.
  • Respect others in the workplace and do not expose them to any risk because of your actions.
  • Cooperate with others to maintain a safe workplace – follow instructions and warnings given by other contractors / crew when they relate to the safety of you, others, and themselves.
  • Report incidents & unsafe working.
  • Do not interfere with equipment used by others.
  • Don’t turn things on or off that aren’t yours.
  • Don’t borrow tools that aren’t yours.
  • Don’t enter areas where others are working unless asked to do so.
  • Seatbelts are to be worn while operating plant equipment fitted with seatbelts.
  • Do not operate plant while eating, drinking, or smoking.
  • No smoking while operating plant, a vehicle or working during your shift. Site crew are to smoke within the designated outdoor smoking area.

PRINCIPLE HAZARDS

  • Work at Height – critical safety issue. (Greater than 2.0 meters) Whenever working at any potentially dangerous height appropriate fall prevention / arrest measures must be used. Rescue procedures must be in place.
  • Working with plant – accredited operators only. No lifts, no riding on forks, no keys in the machine.
  • Mobile Phones – Do not talk on the mobile phone while operating plant, lifting things or when others are counting on you to pay attention. Repeat offenders will be removed from site.
  • Trip and falls – keep an eye out for trip hazards and if possible, remove them or clearly mark them.
  • Manual Handling – Use lifting aids or correct lifting techniques when lifting anything, ask if you are not sure.
  • Weather (wind, sun, and rain issues) – Use hats, sunscreen, and shirts as appropriate.
  • Noise – Stay away from excessive noise, if not practical make sure to wear hearing protection.
  • Driving onsite – Speed limit is 10kph with hazard lights turned on. A spotter must be used where necessary. Forklifts should be operated with a spotter.
  • De-hydration – Keep fluids up by drinking plenty of water (supplied by site management)
  • Fatigue – take regular breaks.
  • No alcohol or drugs in the workplace.
  • Tidy work areas.
  • Hi–vis vests must be worn at all times while onsite.
  • Steel capped boots are required while you are onsite during the build.
  • PPE should be supplied by all contractors for their employees and sub-contractors. Where workers fail to wear appropriate PPE they will be asked to stop until such time as they are made available.
  • No chemicals onsite without being approved by the Operations / Project Manager and MSD sheets provided.
  • All safety signs are to be complied with in full.
  • All danger tags on electrical equipment and scaffolding must be obeyed.

The above Site Rules are to be discussed in all Site-Specific Inductions for personnel on site.

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