Australian/New Zealand Standard

1 AS/NZS 4576 :1995 Australian/New Zealand StandardGuidelines for scaffoldingThis is a free 10 page sample. Access the full version 4576 :1995 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint TechnicalCommittee BD/36, Scaffolding. It was approved on behalf of the Council of StandardsAustralia on 20 March 1995 and on behalf of the Council of St andards New Zealandon 27 March 1995. It was published on 15 June following interests are represented on Committee BD/36 WorkCoverAluminium Development Council, AustraliaAustralian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryAustralian Institute of Building SurveyorsDepartment of Employment, VocationalEducation, TrainingandIndustrialRelations, QldDepartment of Labour, New ZealandDepartment of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, and Safety Organisation.

2 Builders AustraliaMetal Trades Industry Association of AustraliaNew Zealand Contractors FederationNew Zealand Engineering FederationTasmania Development and ResourcesWork Health Authority, Authority of of Stand keep abreast of progress in industry, Joint Australian/NewZealand St andards are subject to periodic review and are kept up to date by the issueof amendments or new editions as necessary. It is important therefore that St andardsusers ensure that they are in possession of the latest edition, and any details of all Joint Standards and related publications will be found in theSt andards Australia and St andards New Zealand Catalogue of Publications.

3 Thisinformation is supplemented each month by the magazines The Australian Standard and Standards New Zealand , which subscribing members receive, and which givedetails of new publications, new editions and amendments, and of withdrawnSt for improvements to Joint St andards, addressed to the head office of eitherSt andards Australia or Standards New Zealand , are welcomed. Notification of anyinaccuracy or ambiguity found in a Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard should bemade without delay in order that the matter may be investigated and appropriate Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR is a free 10 page sample.

4 Access the full version 4576 :1995 Australian/New Zealand StandardGuidelines for scaffoldingPUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:STANDARDS AUSTRALIA1 The Crescen t,Homebush NSW 2140 AustraliaSTANDARDS NEW ZEALANDLe vel 10, Stan dards Hou se,15 5 The Terrace,We lli ngton 600 1 New Zeal an dISBN 0 7262 9761 5 This is a free 10 page sample. Access the full version ZS 4576 :19952 PREFACEThis Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New ZealandCommittee BD/36 on attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this Standard is compatiblewith Worksafe Australia s publicationsNational Standard for PlantandNationalOccupational Health and Safety Certification Standard for Users and Operators of IndustrialEquipment.

5 AndwithHealth and Safety in Employment Act 1992in New using this Standard are advised to familiarize themselves with the specific statutoryrequirements relating to scaff olding and the certification of scaffolders in New Zealand andin the States and Territories of terms normative and informative have been used in this Standard to define theapplication of the appendix to which they apply. A normative appendix is an integral partof a Standard , whereas an informative appendix is only for information and guidance.

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8 Used is from the current edition of the Standard and that it is updated whenever the Standardis amended or revised. The number and date of the Standard should therefore be clearly use of material in print form or in computer software programs to be used commercially, with or without payment, or in commercialcontracts is subject to the payment of a royalty. This policy may be varied by Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand at any is a free 10 page sample. Access the full version ZS 4576 :1995 CONTENTSPageSECTION 1 SCOPE AND SCOPE.

9 INCLUSIONS .. EXCLUSIONS .. REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS .. 8 SECTION 2 TRAINING AND GENERAL .. RTHER INF ORMATION FROM REGU LATORY AU THO RITIES .. TRAININGPROGRAMS .. GAININGEXPERIENCE .. RECORDOFTRAINING .. STRALIAN CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY .. Zealand CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY .. 11 SECTION 3 TOO LS AN D EQU INTRODUCTION .. SCAFFOLDSPANNERS .. PODGERHAMMERS .. SPIRITLEVELS .. RULESANDTAPEMEASURES.

10 SCAFFOLDBELTS .. FOOTWEAR .. WEBBINGSLINGS .. 15 SECTION 4 SITE FOR INTRODUCTION .. PUBLICPLACES .. 16 SECTION 5 OCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETY .. EXPERTADVICE .. IDENTIFICATIONOFHAZARDS .. PROXIMITYTOHAZARDOUSPLANT .. RISKASSESSMENT .. RISKCONTROL .. 20 This is a free 10 page sample. Access the full version ZS 4576 :19954 PageSECTION 6 SELECTIO OCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETY .. CRITERIA .. SUPPORTINGSTRUCTURE.