SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK PLAN (SSWP) - Health and …

1 safe SYSTEM OF work plan (SSWP) GROUND WORKS FORMSAFE SYSTEM OF work plan (SSWP) GROUND WORKS FORMSafe SYSTEM of work plan (SSWP)GuidelinesThe safe SYSTEM of work plan (SSWP) complements the SafetyStatement required under the Safety, Health and Welfare at WorkAct, although it does not replace the requirement for such a SafetyStatement except where employers employing 3 or less employeesare in full compliance with the relevant Code of guidance, which is particularly relevant to contractors, self-employed persons and employees, deals with the completion ofSSWP for Construction related SSWP will help users to complete construction work activity ina safe and using the SSWP will also help you to meet some ofthe legal obligations placed on you by Health and safety Safety, Health and Welfare at work Act 2005.

2 The Safety, Health and Welfare at work (Construction) Regulations, 2006 andall other relevant codes of practice and regulations are available safe SYSTEM of work plan (SSWP)The primary objective of the SSWP is to identify the major hazardsassociated with your work activities and to ensure thatappropriate controls are in place before work SSWP achieves many other objectives, including: Links the implementation of the Safety Statement directly tothe work activity except where employers employing 3 or lessemployees are in full compliance with the relevant Code ofPractice. Focusing on safety for a particular task. The SSWP is completedat the start of each activity, and can be reviewed at any timeduring the work .

3 Increasing awareness. It encourages the users to consider arange of options to deal with the risks. The users will becomefamiliar with the various controls available. Communicating through the use of pictograms so that themeaning can be understood by persons who possess little or no English. The SSWP pictogram booklets are available in avariety of other languages. Being user friendly: just tick the hazards and safe SYSTEM of work plan (SSWP) should be used as a finalcheck to ensure that the identified controls for a specificconstruction work activity are available and in place. Howeversafety starts long before any specific construction activity takesplace.

4 Hazard identification, risk assessment, the eliminationand control of identified hazards must take place through allstages of construction from the planning stage, through thedesign process, the tendering process and on to theconstruction stage so that each specific construction activity willhave had safety built in. The SSWP: A 3-part process: Part 1: Planning the activity Part 2: Hazard Identification, and Control Identifier Part 3: Sign offPART 1 This part will be completed by the person planning the this will be carried out by the responsible person/supervisor and/or self-employed person prior to work a site safety officer is employed they should be involved inthe process.

5 Identify who the employer/self-employed person is, AcmePipe Laying Ltd Name of the Responsible Person/Supervisor for the activity, McSample Identify the number of workers in the team, 3 Identify the specific location of the activity, gridline x togridline y Describe the specific activity, pipelaying When the work is to start , the date, Tuesday, 1st June What skills are required, 360 excavator driver, banksman,pipelayer, flag man Plant and Equipment required, Fiat Hitachi EX200, Sling,Shackle Hazardous Materials, if used, Acme Bondex X, R45 Contact Names & Tel No. in the event of an emergency, Foreman, Safety Officer Name of the First Aider, and the location of the nearest FirstAid Box Are Permits to work required?

6 Tick type The final section of this part: list requirements that areidentified in the Construction Regulations and otherLegislation as mandatory. Where these requirements are inplace a tick mark should be placed in the round box. Note: For sites where more than 20 persons are normally employedat any one time, a site safety representative should be 2 This part of the SSWP form deals with hazard identification, riskassessment and risk control. Normally this will be carried out bythe supervisor/foreman and/or self-employed person prior towork starting. Where a site safety officer is employed they shouldbe involved in the Hazardsor work Activity of concern should first beidentified by ticking the square boxes in the SelectHazard or Activity column.

7 The appropriate Controlsto eliminate the hazard orreduce the risk should be identified by ticking thesquare boxes in the Select Control controls are in place tick the round box. This mustbe done in conjunction with the workers at the specificwork location prior to the work taking place. Similarly, the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) andwhere necessary Fire Equipment required, should beselected by ticking the square boxesin the PPE/Firesections, and when acquired by ticking the round 2 of the form may also contain several blank hazard triangles,each labelled with the word identify , and several blank controlboxes, each labelled with the word other.

8 As the list of hazardsdepicted in the form is not exhaustive, where other hazards areidentified, these can be written into the blank hazard , as the list of controls depicted in the form is notexhaustive, where other controls are identified, these can bewritten into the blank control 3 This part deals with the signing off of the SSWP. The purpose ofsigning off is to identify the person who has prepared the SSWP,and also to confirm that the completed SSWP has been brought tothe attention of all those to whom the SSWP 1: The completed SSWP must remain at the specific location ofthe work with the persons carrying out the work activity.

9 The SSWP should be kept in a location which is accessible to 2: A new SSWP must be completed when (1) a new hazard isidentified, (2) the task changes, or (3) the environment 3: The completed SSWP must be reviewed on a regular :A record sheet is available inside the back IF IT IS NOT safe DO NOT DO IT UNTIL IT IS safe AND INFORM SITE MANAGEMENT Copyright The Health and Safety Authority 2008. All rights reserved. The Health and Safety Authority , the HSA and associated logos are trade marks of the Health and Safety 4 PART 2 PART 1 safe SYSTEM OF work plan (SSWP)CONSTRUCTION FORM I (GROUND WORKS)All controls identified below must be in place before work startsJob DetailsResources RequiredEmergency DetailsEmployer Name:Worker Skills:Contact Names & Tel of of Works:Plant/Equipment:First Aider:Location of First Aid Box: start Date:Hazardous Materials.

10 work PERMITS REQUIREDHotElectricityExcavationConfined SpaceOtherMethod StatementYesNoCSCSSafe PassCanteenDrying/ChangingDrinking WaterSmoking ControlPlan Works Starts the following MUSTbe in place Tick thecircle when confirmedSELECTCONTROL Tick the box to identify controls required;Tick thecircle when control is in place. ElectricityGasPlant &EquipmentHand ToolsOver Head LinesTippingSurvey MapDetector & MarkNo Mechanical DiggingHand DigESBD ivert/OffBarriersWarning SignsSurveyDetectorNo Mechanical DiggingHand DigNo FlamesGas CompanyWarning SignsDivert/OffBarriersStorageSelection/ SuitabilityLockingAttachmentsBanksmanFen cingProximity to PublicSWLSeat BeltsFlagmanFlagman/Stop-Go ManSafe Driving180 ExcavatorOtherCheck SuitabilityCheck CableCableProtectionGeneratorsOutsideDus t SuppressionGuardsMaintenanceChain SawOtherWorking closeto waterWorking closeto the publicPersonalFloatation DeviceLife RingBoatEdge ProtectionSafety LineFall ArrestGrablinesFencingBarriersPedestrian WayWarning