CONTRACTOR WHS HAZARD STANDARD

HEAVY LIFTING

EXTERNAL USE ONLY

HEAVY LIFTING

Principles in the Optus Contractor WHS management process CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT STAGES

REQUISITION

PRINCIPLES

Requisition • WHS hazard areas are a key consideration in the selection of the appropriate procurement channel.

PROCUREMENT CHANNEL SELECTION

SPECIFICATION

Specification • Hazard areas and Optus’ expectations in relation to these are communicated to potential providers in relevant project / task requirements (e.g. tenders, statement of works, purchase orders). •

EVALUATION

Appropriate WHS specifications are included in the tender / statement of work conditions / purchase order (if required) and are reflective of Optus’ ‘role’ (e.g. principal contractor).

Evaluation • The contractor submission suggests they are competent to manage the task and WHS risks of their workplace.

APPROVAL AND RELEASE

ENGAGEMENT

MONITORING

Engagement • All parties have a consistent understanding of their mutual accountabilities as they relate to WHS risk management. •

Appropriate WHS specifications and obligations are included in the relevant contracts negotiated and signed by Optus.

Monitoring • Relevant WHS controls are implemented and monitored at the workplace to manage the specific conditions and WHS risks of that workplace.

SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE?

HANDOVER

CLOSE AND REVIEW

Handover • Customers (internal and external) are made aware of potential risk areas and legislative expectations at handover. Close and review • Contractor WHS performance is assessed and considered when using the contractor in future. •

Project feedback is captured and used to enhance the contractor WHS management process.

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THIS STANDARD

HEAVY LIFTING IMPORTANT NOTE THIS CONTRACTOR WORKPLACE HEALTH SAFETY (WHS) STANDARD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSIST OPTUS CONTRACTORS IN THE EXECUTION OF OPTUS CONTRACTED WORKS. THE STANDARD MUST BE ENACTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER APPLICABLE OPTUS CONTRACT CONDITIONS REGARDING WHS AND THE GOVERNING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. WHILE THIS STANDARD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN CONSIDERATION OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IT IS NOTED THAT WHERE ANY LEGAL REQUIREMENT EXCEEDS THIS STANDARD THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.

Purpose and scope This Contractor WHS Standard Heavy Lifting (Standard) aims to ensure the minimum WHS requirements are met by Optus Contractors when undertaking work with heavy lift⃰ equipment. In addition, this Standard supports the Commonwealth WHS Act 2011 (Act) where a duty is imposed (under the Act) on a person to ensure health and safety, it requires the person to eliminate so far as is reasonably practicable, and if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, to minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable to workers. Heavy lifting including the use of cranes, as prescribed by the Commonwealth WHS Regulations 2011 is classified as High Risk Work and is termed as “any machinery and equipment and includes any component or anything fitted or connected to any of those things”. This definition is further defined by the draft Safe Work Guidance Material for Cranes which defines a crane as “an item of plant intended for raising or lowering a load and moving it horizontally including the supporting structure of the crane and its foundations.” In addition, the person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the “plant used is specifically designed to lift or suspend the load”. If it is not reasonably practicable to use plant that is specifically designed to lift or suspend the load, the person must ensure that the “plant does not cause a greater risk to health and safety than if specifically designed plant were used, and if the plant is lifting or suspending persons, the use of the plant complies with Commonwealth WHS Regulations 2011”. The person must also ensure that the “lifting and suspending is carried out with lifting attachments that are suitable for the load being lifted or suspended and within the safe working limits of the plant”. *Note: While there are many definitions of “heavy lifting” a general and accepted definition, and as applied to this Standard, is “a heavy lift as one with the hoisted load approaching the cranes maximum capacity (70% to 90%) and / or lifts involving two or more cranes”.

This Standard applies to entities contracted by Optus where heavy lifting work is a part of their scope of works.

Roles and responsibilities Optus Contractors, so far as is reasonably practicable, are generally responsible for:  Complying with all contractual obligations for ensuring workplace health and safety.  Reviewing Optus risk management processes such as Risk Register(s) and this Standard and to factor this information into their safe systems of work.  Establishing accountability and authorities for the safe management of heavy lifting work.  Conducting a risk assessment and documenting the outcome as a Safe Work Method Statement, Heavy Lift Operational Plans or similar, for heavy lifting work and in accordance with applicable legislative requirements.  Providing communication and consultation to workers and their representatives, as related to heavy lifting work.

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Conducting inspections of heavy lifting work to ensure compliance with safe systems of work and making such reviews / records available to the Optus where and as requested. Keeping and maintaining a SWMS after the completion of work or where a notifiable incident occurs, a copy of the SWMS for a period of 2 years. Developing emergency preparedness and response provisions for heavy lifting work that may include lift plans, crane plans, vehicle movement plans and procedures, rescue plans, external notifications and response hardware. Investigating and reporting events such as incidents, accidents, dangerous occurrences, serious illness, within the required contractual period to Optus and where required, to the applicable Regulator.

In addition to the above, Optus Contractors, so far as is reasonably practicable, are specifically responsible for:  The provision of safe access and egress to the heavy lift operating work areas where plant, equipment and/or materials is being transported, commissioned, maintained and / or dismantled.  Ensuring all plant and associated equipment used in heavy lift operations is safe.  Ensuring that heavy lift plant is installed and commissioned by a competent person.  Ensuring the necessary certification, licencing, training and competencies for heavy lifting operations including the development of lift plans, engineer drawings / specifications, operation of cranes; set-up or rig loads, signalling for controlling lifts, inspect, maintain and/or test cranes, hoists, personnel cages, lifting and / or rigging equipment.  Ensuring that, when heavy lift plant and equipment is supplied, the person to whom the heavy lift plant is supplied is given the information obtained by the supplier.  Ensuring heavy lift plant is resting on firm and stable foundations.  Ensuring ventilation is adequate to deal with the nature and volume of heavy lift plant emissions.  Ensuring persons are not exposed to noise levels greater than those as stipulated in the governing legislation.  Ensuring personal protective equipment selected is suitable, used and maintained.  Ensuring all heavy lift plant is installed, inspected and maintained to manufacturers and legal instructions / requirements.  Notifying the designer, manufacturer, supplier and/or the person with management or control of heavy lift plant of any new risks identified during the installation of that plant.

Work planning Work planning includes, but is not limited to:  Identifying a risk management process in order to manage the hazards and risks associated with heavy lifting operations.  Ensuring the risk management process is carried out by a competent person(s).  Identifying the required licences, certification, training and/or competencies for persons undertaking heavy lifting operations.  Identifying all Commonwealth, State, Territory and local statutory requirements for heavy lifting operations.  Planning for a heavy lift and in consideration of such information as a heavy lift plan⃰.  Procuring the required heavy lift plant devices, slings, chains, signage and barrier systems that meet all necessary legal and manufacturers’ requirements.

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Planning for the validation of, and/or conducting inspection, testing and auditing of the SWMS, Heavy Lift Operational Plan, lifting equipment and hardware. Planning for all potential emergency preparedness and response procedures appropriate for the particular circumstance.

⃰ A Heavy Lift Plan may include but not be limited to; the type of crane(s), installation of heavy lifting plant and gear, support structures (e.g. crane bases and/or rail tracks, anchorage locations for ties, hard standings and temporary roads, structural slabs), roles and responsibilities, plant registration, legal and manufacturers’ requirements, the verticality of a crane base unit, multiple crane lifts, plant and lift drawings, certificates, log books, engineering approvals, diagrams, support calculations, lift sequence, boom angle and extension, calibrations, load and slew radius charts, load mass, crane(s) layout plan, rigging data and gear, lift computation and lift capacity, clearances, counterweights, work boxes, security of plant and loads, power lines, other structures, environmental conditions, persons installing, erecting, climbing and dismantling a crane, inspection and testing regimes, training, high risk work licences, communications internally and externally such as electricity supply authorities and emergency response provisions such as an Emergency Plan.

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Implement work planning In order to establish a safe workplace, the implementation of the above Work Planning, may include, but not be limited to the following: No 1. 2.

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SAMPLE - WORK PLANNING CHECKLIST Approve, communicate, implement and review the risk assessments (e.g. SWMS, Plant Risk Assessment, Heavy Lift Operational Plan) prior to and during operation. Ensure any heavy lift plant such as a crane meets all governing safety requirements by way of inspection and testing via a pre-start check (i.e. fit for purpose, manufacturer’s specifications, crane lifting plans, safety inspections, log books, safe working distances, radius charts etc.). Authorise and issue the required any heavy lift work permits and /or licences. Check and monitor environmental / weather conditions / wind speed prior to and during a heavy crane lift and ensure the ground conditions agree with those planned for in the lift information. Establish safe working distances and/or de-energise overhead and/or underground services prior to undertaking heavy lifting crane work. Verify licences (e.g. high risk work licences) and competencies of person(s) who undertake the installation, erection, commissioning, operation, maintenance and inspection of heavy lift plant such as cranes. Provide for a suitable and safe means of access to the workplace, in which heavy lift plant is operating including the delineation of plant to people and the securing of areas from fall objects. Ensure proper and adequate communications between managers, signallers, plant operators, riggers and other relevant personnel. Ensuring heavy lift plant, such as a crane, is resting on firm and stable foundations. Ensuring ventilation is adequate to deal with the nature and volume of heavy lift plant emissions. Establish loading and unloading areas including, if required, reversing routes requirements. Ensure no driver distractions when operating / reversing heavy lift plant such as use of mobile phones, noise, radios etc. Conducting pre-lift meeting involving participating personnel prior to undertaking the heavy lift and in review of the lift plan. Ensure all heavy lifting plant has the appropriate safety devices (e.g. anti-two block, luff limit, audible travel / warning and reversing alarms, motion sensors, limiting devices, lights, radios,

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seat belts, braking devices, tag lines, horns, ratings chart, guarding, interlocks, ROPS / FOPS, lighting, emergency stops, quick hitches, packing timbers, safety / slew pins and rigging equipment), are in good working order, in accordance with manufacturers specifications and inspected prior to operation. Inspect and / or arrange for inspection, in accordance with their inspection and testing frequencies, legal and manufacturer’s requirements, all heavy lift plant and equipment. Ensure defective heavy lift plant and equipment is isolated, and a prominent and approved tags / locks (e.g. ‘Do Not Use’ / "Out of Service Tag") are fitted to the heavy lift plant and / or equipment prior to maintenance, repair, installation and/or cleaning. Ensure the risk assessments are verified / audited at specified intervals and records kept. Provide protective equipment (e.g. eye protection, helmets, non-slip safety boots, sun cream, high visibility reflective clothing / overalls) to persons conducting heavy lift operations while ensuring its use and maintenance. Ensure emergency preparedness and response provisions such as plans, procedures and hardware are in place prior to the commencement of works involving heavy lifting and they are scheduled for testing at regular intervals.

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