- #SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD UPDATE#
- #SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD VERIFICATION#
- #SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD CODE#
Risk assessment and risk management for suspended scaffolds includes: 1.
#SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD VERIFICATION#
competent person's Swing-stage suspension system verification statement (WHSQ SS 03) completed and signed, including load testing, for relocation of the system (not the initial set-up). signed person benchmarks for swing-stage set-up verification (WHSQ SS 02). signed Principal contractor or building owner swing-stage statement (WHSQ SS 01). advanced scaffolding or advanced rigging certificate of person erecting swing-stage suspension system. engineer's certification letter to verify the supporting structure is adequate to support a swing-stage suspension system. engineer's verification statement that the swing-stage has been erected in accordance with the design documentation for the initial set-up of the swing-stage at this location (including a load test). engineer's design certification letter for the design of the swing-stage. engineer's drawing for the swing-stage suspension system. The documents to be kept on site, specific to swing-stage installation and operation, are: The principal contractor, building owner, or representative of the building owner/principal contractor is to sight all the relevant documentation as per the Principal contractor or building owner swing-stage statement (WHSQ SS 01). Principal contractors, employers and self-employed persons have an obligation to assess and manage the risks of using suspended scaffolds. Obligations to ensure safe useįollowing the independent review and industry consultation, WHSQ is implementing measures to improve safety and minimise the risks associated with suspended scaffolds. #SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD UPDATE#
This alert provides an update following recommendations from an independent review by technical experts, and consultation with representatives from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), the relevant trade unions and the construction (including scaffolding) industry.
On 21 June 2008, two workers were fatally injured at a Gold Coast construction site when the support system to the suspended scaffold appeared to have failed.Īn alert was first published in June 2008. BackgroundĪ number of serious incidents have recently occurred in Queensland and other parts of Australia when workers have fallen from swing-stage cradles.
#SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD CODE#
swing-stage cradles), and control measures to minimise these risks.įurther information on the safe use of scaffolding can be obtained from the Scaffolding code of practice 2021 (PDF, 1.63 MB). To provide information about the risks associated with the installation and operation of suspended scaffolds (i.e.
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