OH&S Management Plan

OH&S Management Plan

Purpose of this plan

The site safety plan is a specific document that details how occupational health and safety will be achieved on site.

The purpose of this plan is to enable the implementation and documentation of a comprehensive site safety system that meets the requirements of Victorian OHS legislation.

                 

Site Safety Plan Establishment

The site safety team shall identify all workplace hazards and safety requirements for the project.

The OH&S plan requires information to be sought from other relevant parties and key agencies such as:

·                plant and equipment suppliers

·                water and gas companies

·                electrical supply authority

·                local government authority

·                other authorities such as the RTA, the EPA

·                Emergency services.

Project description & Scope

Project location	Corner of Grattan St & Cardigan St, Carlton
Project description & scope	Demolition of existing structure, and the new construction of a 3 story mixed use building with a basement car park and conventional concrete structure.
Builder or Principal Contractor	TBC Constructions
Existing condition of site	Current standing structure- Old Royal Women’s Hospital Previous site of crematorium, high likelihood of asbestos contact, diesel tanks, operational businesses surrounding the site.

CONTRACTOR OBJECTIVES

The objective of this procedure is to achieve a workplace where workers are informed on matters and decisions that effect their health and safety, and are given an opportunity to express opinions and to have their views considered.

More specifically the contractor shall consult with all relevant employees on OHS matters including:

·                identification of risks or hazards

·                making decisions about measures to control risks & the adequacy of facilities

·                making decisions about the procedures for: resolving OHS issues, monitoring the health of employees, provision of information and training, determining the OHS committee membership, proposed changes to the workplace.

Methods of Contractor OH&S Consultation

Site Specific Safety Induction Process

It is a requirement of our induction process to inform workers of consultation arrangements.

Health and Safety Representatives

If there is an elected HSR then the HSR must be involved in all consultations.

Site OHS Committee

As a guide, a site OHS committee should be established on sites where the company is the principal contractor and where there are at least 20 workers.

Toolbox meetings

Toolbox meetings must invite worker participation and take account of feedback from workers. If subcontractors carry out their own toolbox meetings, they should be monitored to ensure the content is appropriate and to ensure that consultation does take place. All toolbox meetings are to be recorded, and requests are to be registered and actioned.

Safe Work Method Statement briefings

The SWMSs development process must allow for discussion of contractor or sub-contractor specific SWMS- all SWMS should be available on site- for both contractor and sub contractor.

OH&S Authority or Consulting Group

Workers can seek safety advice from independent groups such as Worksafe or Master Builders in order to gain perspective or report suspected safety breaches.

Contractor pre-commencement briefings

Prior to commencement of the on site work, the Project Manager briefs subcontractors about safety issues and consultation requirements with their own employees. Such briefings are reinforced continually through Tool Box Meetings.

Establishment of site safety needs

Prior to commencing work the contractor shall ensure that safety management needs are established as detailed in the site establishment plan.

·                Existing site building hazards

·                Safety signs and warnings

·                Fire protection needs

·                Site security needs

·                Public protection needs

·                Site amenities

·                First aid and emergencies

·                Traffic management

·                Electrical safety

·                Access/egress and housekeeping

·                Personal protective equipment

·                Plant, machinery and hand tools

·                Hazardous substances and dangerous goods

·                Manual handling and mechanical aids

·                Noise control

·                Compressed air

·                Explosive powered tools

·                Other hazards and other relevant safety issues as specified

·                Work at heights

Site specific safety inductions
Construction induction training
Hazardous substances and dangerous goods
Hazard identification and risk control using SWMS

Mandated high risk construction work:

Other high risk construction work

•      where there is a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres; •      involving demolition; •      involving the removal or likely disturbance of asbestos; •      involving structural alterations that require temporary support to prevent collapse; •      involving a confined space; •      involving a trench or shaft if the excavated depth is more than 1·5 metres; •      involving a tunnel; •      involving the use of explosives; •      on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or piping; •      on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines; •      in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere; •      involving tilt-up or precast concrete; •      on or adjacent to roadways or railways used by road or rail traffic; •      at workplaces where there is any movement of powered mobile plant; •      in an area where there are artificial extremes of temperature;

•      Excavations •      Working at heights, particularly on fragile and brittle roofs •      Working with plant and machinery •      Working with elevating work platforms and cranes •      Working near powerlines •      Using explosive powered tools •      Working with electrical power tools •      Steel erection •      Erection and dismantling of formwork •      Erection and dismantling of scaffolding •      Piling •      Lifting heavy weights •      Using hazardous substances and dangerous goods (MDF; wood dusts) •      Welding and oxyacetylene cutting work

Coordination plan
Plant and equipment
Safety inspections

□             Daily site safety assessment
□             Monthly safety audit

 
Work permits Environmental management
Existing Site Condition
Control of Asbestos and other hazardous materials
Issue resolution
Corrective action for non conformances
Incident reporting and investigation

All personnel, including subcontractors and their employees, must undertake a site specific safety induction before they commence work on site. The site safety induction is to be carried out in accordance with the site induction guidelines in the site specific safety induction kit.  Site visitors are to be inducted unless on a short visit, such as less than two hours, and escorted at all times.

Employers must ensure that anyone employed to do construction work has completed construction induction training, previously known as red card training, before they start work. This includes any apprentices and any employee who has not done any construction work in the past two years even if they had previously completed basic induction training. All construction induction training numbers will be recorded in the site induction register.

First aid and emergencies

The site supervisor shall arrange for a first aid assessment and an emergency procedure in accordance with the procedures detailed in the Victorian Code of Practice for First Aid in the Workplace. This involved the identification of first aid needs, the creation of procedures including contact details for emergency personnel, a registry of injury book available on site, and the clear posting of all first aid emergency procedures.

For all hazardous substances and dangerous goods to be used on site, subcontractors and anyone else proposing their use must supply the following details to the contractor before these are brought into the site: A material safety data sheets (MSDS) for each product, a SWMS or risk assessment with control measures for health risks identified, & details of any special storage and handling requirements.

The site supervisor shall keep a record of hazardous substances and dangerous goods used on site, and allocate appropriate storage areas as detailed in the site establishment plan. 

Hazards and risks to health and safety due to site works and conditions shall be identified and controlled by means of a safe work method statement (SWMS) and /or separate risk assessment. Where risk control measures are required, these shall be selected in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control measures aiming at eliminating the hazard or hazardous activity as the most desirable control measure followed by substitution, isolation, control, administrative control and personal protective equipment.

A SWMS is a document that –

·       lists the types of high-risk construction work being done

·       states the health and safety hazards and risks arising from that work

·       describes how the risks will be controlled, and

·       describes how the risk control measures will be put in place.

The SWMS is the means of analysing and recording the processes to be used to perform a task safely. It combines hazard identification and risk control into a single process. In most instances risks to health and safety can be adequately managed using the safe work method statement approach, supplemented where necessary, by safe work procedures and other safety instructions.

Subcontractor safety management

All sub-contractors that engage in works on the site will be subject to the OH&S policies set by the head contractor. All sub-contractors are to comply with the requirements and procedures detailed in this document. The provision of Safe Work Method statements specific to the job and works being completed are required from each sub-contractor. The contractor has the right to deny site access if these are not provided, or are not of sufficient detail or relevance.

The following are examples of typical high risk tasks in construction work for which the SWMS approach must be undertaken.

Identification of Site Associated Risks:

The following items are considered during the establishment of the site and through construction:

Under the OHS Construction Regulations 2007, the principal contractor will be required to produce an OHS management plan for any project over $250,000 in value, prior to the commencement of the project and to maintain and update it throughout the course of the project.

Information required to be contained within the coordination plan includes:

•        Names, positions and responsibilities of persons who have specific responsibilities for safety

•        The arrangements for coordination of the safety of everyone engaged to do the work - see 11.1 coordination arrangements.

•        The arrangements for managing OHS incidents

•        Site safety rules with arrangements for ensuring that everyone at the workplace is informed of the rules.

Electrical safety

The contractor shall ensure that electrical safety features are established and maintained for the duration of the project in compliance with the Industry Standard for Electrical Installations on Construction Sites. This includes the temporary supply of switchboards and lighting at each level of construction, and appropriate tests applied to all electrical power equipment on site. During site establishment, the contractor will identify and isolate existing electrical services prior to demolition, and during later phases of construction.

Plant in this section means plant as defined in the OHS Plant Regulations. The following requirements apply to plant and equipment used on site: All plant and equipment used on site to be inspected initially, and details recorded, by completing the Initial Plant Checklist and Register. All plant and equipment used on site is to be inspected on a regular basis in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations or as required by legislation and a logbook kept with the plant. Plant undergoing maintenance and defective plant and equipment are to be removed from use, locked out and tagged as unsafe pending maintenance, repairs or further assessment by the site safety officer.

The following regular safety inspections shall be carried out by the contractor and records shall be kept on site. For subcontractor’s plant and other equipment the site supervisor shall check to verify that the relevant inspections have been carried out and that records are kept:

A daily and a weekly safety inspection checklist form is provided in the attachments to this safety plan.

The contractor will nominate the tasks that require work permits from the following: confined space work, electrical work, access to brittle roofs, hot work (welding etc), trenching, and any other specified task.

The site supervisor shall ensure that all effects on the environment are adequately maintained at all times. Such factors are listed on the site establishment plan. The major factors are: dust and debris emissions, noise, discharges, provisions of bins and skips, general waste

The site has been assessed for potential contamination and dangerous conditions. The old Royal Women’s hospital contained the following features that could pose safety risks during demolition and construction: diesel tanks and pits, crematorium facilities, asbestos, lead paints, radioactive sources and mercury.

•      Identify the risk

•      Consult

•      Set up control systems to minimise the likelihood that the risk will pose a threat to workers

•      Maintain control system

•      Record and report

All asbestos affected by the works shall be removed by an asbestos removalist approved by the Victorian WorkSafe Authority in accordance with the OHS Asbestos Regulations 2007.

Where hazardous materials are to remain in situ during the works, the contractor will ensure that a SWMS or risk control plan with suitable safety control measures is documented to ensure that the material remains undisturbed or that workers are not exposed to health risks.

Scaffolding management

All scaffolds used on site are to be erected, used and inspected regularly in accordance with standard procedures. Scaffold sub contractors will be required to provide extensive and detailed Safe Work Method Statements, and the contractor will ensure that the scaffolding structure is safe and in accordance with the relevant standards. Inspections will continue whilst the scaffold stands to ensure the appropriate structural and stable standards are maintained.

The principal contractor’s nominated Employer’s Representative for dealing with OHS issues is the company person responsible for resolving health and safety issues, together with any worker OHS representatives nominated. Issue resolution procedures will be clearly posted in site sheds and lunch rooms. Employees and subcontractors are made aware of issue resolution procedures at the site specific safety induction. The procedure shall be agreed to and signed by the relevant persons and be posted on site.

Employees and subcontractors are instructed during the site safety induction to report any non-compliance with health and safety requirements they identify. Where a matter of non-compliance with health and safety is identified, the site safety officer shall be notified immediately. The site safety officer shall investigate the non-compliance and ensure that prompt corrective action is undertaken to eliminate risks and to ensure that the non-complying activity does not recur.

When an incident, accident or near miss occurs, the person directly involved shall immediately notify their immediate supervisor or the site safety officer. All such incidents shall be recorded in the ‘Registry of Injury’ and shall be immediately reported by the relevant supervisor or site safety officer to the employer representative (management representative for dealing with OHS issues).

The contractor may issue an ‘Internal Incident Investigation’, where all workers on site at the time of the incident will be required to cooperate as per their induction requirements.

This must be done for notifiable incidents as well. The site supervisor shall ensure that the safety plan incident investigation form is completed and that a copy of this form, together with any other relevant documents is sent to the employer’s representative for dealing with OHS issues.