Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and coordinate erection of scaffold/equipment
- Site plans, scaffolding/equipment designs and drawings to industry practices are interpreted as necessary.
- Work area is inspected to identify hazards and appropriate prevention/control measures are implemented to avoid hazard.
- All work is undertaken safely and to prescribed procedures.
- Erection site is prepared to meet job and safety requirements.
- Necessary signage and barriers are placed in appropriate position.
- Scaffolding/equipment erection is coordinated in accordance with acceptable safe work practices, Australian standards, State or Territory legislative requirements and equipment manufacturers' requirements.
- Completed scaffolding/equipment is inspected for safety and compliance with design, operational and statutory requirements.
- Coordinate alterations and repairs of scaffold/equipment
- Scope of alteration/repair is confirmed and understood.
- Existing scaffolding/equipment is inspected and alterations/repairs determined.
- Materials, equipment and tools required for alterations are determined.
- Existing or new load requirements are determined using load tables.
- Alteration/repairs are coordinated in accordance with safety work practices, Australian standards and equipment manufacturers' requirements.
- Alterations/repairs are inspected for safety and operational requirements.
- Work completion is reported to appropriate personnel and recorded.
- Inspect completed scaffold/equipment
- The critical structural and safety areas of the scaffolding/equipment are inspected for damage, corrosion and wear.
- Scaffolding/equipment and structure is checked against the type of scaffolding/equipment and structure specified in the plan.
- Inspection log is completed.
- Potential safety and design/structural hazards are reported for rectification.
- Coordinate dismantling of scaffold/equipment
- Work is coordinated safely and to standard operating procedure.
- Scaffolding/equipment is removed from site in accordance with standard operating procedures and critical structural and safety requirements.
- Site clearance is coordinated, and surplus material, equipment, tools and debris are removed and site left in safe and operational state.
- Work completion is reported to appropriate authority.