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Work at Height Safety Checklist

by Grzegorz Stanuszek, from the Community

This work at height safety checklist helps construction teams plan and control elevated tasks. It covers risk assessment and communication, supervision and training, guarding of openings and edges, safe access and egress, and prevention of falling objects. Sections verify proper PPE and fall arrest use, secure anchorage points and lifelines, and correct setup and tagging of scaffolds. It also ensures ladders are suitable, secured, and provide adequate handholds. Use it to standardize inspections and support compliance on projects such as the Sibiu - Pitesti L.5 works.

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Working at Heights Safety Checklist
This working at heights checklist helps teams assess fall protection controls and site safety. It covers tie-off policies, anchor points, free‑fall distances, lifelines, quarterly and pre‑use equipment inspections, exclusion zones, floor and stair openings, and protection from falling objects. It also includes checks for rescue planning and communication, elevated work platforms, ladder selection and use, and scaffold erection and tagging. Use it to standardize audits, verify compliance, and reduce risk during tasks at height, including transport unloading and access at height.
by Surmont 2 HSE, from the Community
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Work at Height Check Sheet
This Work at Height Check Sheet helps teams verify compliance and safety controls before and during elevated work. It covers training and competency (including PASMA for tower scaffolds), availability of approved method statements and risk assessments, scaffold tagging and inspections, correct use of mobile access towers with locking wheels, base plates and stabilizers, adequate lighting, secure access via internal stairs or ladders, and use of fall prevention or protection. It also guides safe ladder use, including condition checks, time limits, three points of contact, and avoiding overreaching.
by Leighton Coomber, from the Community
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Work at Heights Risk Review Checklist
Use this work at heights risk review checklist to assess and control hazards before starting elevated tasks. The template guides supervisors and workers through confirming training and competencies, reviewing a risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls, establishing a rescue plan, and verifying suitable anchorage points. It prompts inspection of work platforms and scaffolds, fall prevention and arrest equipment, tool lanyards and barricades for overhead work, ladder setup and condition, and controls for fragile roofs and skylights. Adapt this example to your specific site, equipment, and local regulations.
by Damian Kondoyiannis, from the Community
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Work at Height Deep Dive Audit Checklist
This work at height deep dive audit checklist helps teams assess compliance and safety before and during elevated tasks. Verify worker training and certification, inspect ladders and both fixed and temporary access equipment, and ensure storage and tagging are correct. Check LOLER compliance for portable access gear, scaffold inspections, and the presence of collective protection where practicable. Confirm a suitable RAMS is in place, POWRA is completed, and that pre job briefs cover work at height risks. Evaluate supervision, statutory inspections, controls for falling objects, site access barriers and signage, and clear emergency arrangements and communications. Conclude with notes and discussion of findings with the working party and Area Manager.
by Alex Anderson, from the Community
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