Health, Safety and Environment Induction Handbook for Contractors

39 Water Pollution
It is against the law to place any material (other than clean water) in a position where it is likely to leak,
fall or be blown into any drain or gutter that is used to receive rainwater.
• keep the footpath and gutter around your work-site free of litter, soil and sand, particularly at the
close of each working day;
• don’t sweep litter, leaves or anything else into drains or gutters;
• keep rubbish bins covered;
• keep spill clean-up kit close by;
• hosing rubbish, soil, sand, leaves (or anything else!) into the gutter, is not permitted;
• disposing of cleaning fluids, paints and solvent in drains or gutters is not permitted.
40 Work Method Statements
CQUniversity requests that to ensure workplace health and safety is managed appropriately that all
contractors will prepare and provide Work Method Statements where contractors are engaged in high risk
construction activities. A copy of this plan is to be given to the CQUniversity Project Officer prior to
starting work on the site. A permit to work is then issued by the CQUniversity Project Officer.
A Work Method Statement is to be prepared for high risk construction activities which include:
• entering a trench deeper than 1.5m;
• using explosives;
• entering confined spaces;
• using hazardous materials;
• where a person could fall at least 2m;
• activity is performed out on a roof with a pitch > 26 degrees;
• contractor concludes that activity could result in death or bodily harm;
• prescribed activity;
• demolition work;
• removal of asbestos-containing materials;
• tilt up and precast concrete construction work;
• structural alterations that require temporary support to prevent collapse;
• the movement of powered mobile plant at the workplace;
• work on a telecommunications tower;
• work in, over or adjacent to water where there is a risk of drowning;
• work on, or adjacent to water where there is a risk of drowning;
• work on, or adjacent to, a road or railway;
• work on or near a chemical or fuel or refrigerant line;
• work near an exposed energised electrical installation;
• work in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere;
• work in an area where there are artificial extremes of temperature.
A work method statement for a high risk construction activity, other than a prescribed activity, may be a
generic work method statement prepared for workplaces where the activity is to be performed in the
same way in the same or similar circumstances.
working doc - contractor handbook v3 17082009 final.docx Updated August 2009 Page 21