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[Member Company Name]Standard Risk 

Assessment

ROOF – 007a

Operation: Roof Tiling

Potential

Hazards:

• Fall of persons from height.

• Fall of materials from height.

• Manual handling.

• Slips/trips.

• Dust inhalation.

• Ee in!uries.

Persons

"#e$ted:

Operati%es / Site

&or'ers 

(lient

Sta#   ☐Pu)li$   ☐

(ontrol

Measures

* Refer to Ris' "ssessment +o , &-H , * 0 1 for &or'ing at Height E2uipment.0 Prior to $ommen$ement of roof tiling 3or's the s2uad super%isor 3ill %isuall inspe$t the

s$a#olding to ensure it is free from o)%ious defe$ts / hazards. This 3ill in$lude %eri4$ation

of the pro%ision of edge prote$tion at all 3or'ing platforms and ga)le edge prote$tion to

pre%ent falls from the roof. &here faults are identi4ed these 3ill )e reported to the P(

and s2uad 3ill not $ommen$e 3or' until P( has underta'en suita)le remedial a$tion.

1 The distan$e )et3een the top platform and s$a#old should not e5$eed 6mm. &here

platforms are found to )e lo3er than this the P( 3ill )e ad%ised.

6 +o s$a#old 3ill )e altered ) an person during the tiling 3or's unless the ha%e )een

trained and authorised to do so.

7 &here re2uired to mitigate the $onse2uen$es of an falls through the roof Soft 8anding9ags or a (rash De$' sstem 3ill )e installed.

"ll tiles and other materials 3ill )e loaded onto the s$a#old through use of the loading )a

to3er spe$i4$ to that s$a#old. 8oading )a gates 3ill )e $losed at all times 3hen not in

use.

; Me$hani$al lifting aids 3ill )e utilised to transport material to the 3or'ing area 3here

possi)le.

< Emploees 3ill ensure s$a#old platform remains tid free from e5$essi%e de)ris and that

a$$ess / egress routes remain $lear.

= Tiles 3ill not )e $ut on the roof. " dedi$ated $utting area 3ill )e esta)lished on the

s$a#old platform 3ith a sa$ri4$ial )oard to prote$t s$a#old $omponents.

*

&hen $utting an tiles 3ater suppression 3ill )e used at all times. "ppropriate P.P.E 3ill

)e used ) operati%es $utting the tiles and an person 3ithin the immediate areas.

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*

"n person using RPE 3ill )e fa$e 4t tested to ensure there is an ade2uate seal )et3een

to the user and mas'.

*

0

De)ris and o#>$uts 3ill )e remo%ed from s$a#olding at the end of ea$h da.

*

1

S$a#old edge prote$tion 3ill )e ere$ted at the ga)les of an stru$ture to pre%ent an falls.

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+o tiles 3ill )e stored on the roof during poor 3eather $onditions.

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O%erall Ris' Rating if the a)o%e $ontrols are follo3ed:Med Pro$eed 3ith $aution. Re%ie3 $ontrols 3here possi)le

"sso$iated Do$uments:•

"mendments:

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