Builder SSSP
The SSSP a main contractor expects from a building subcontractor before your crew steps on site.
A builder SSSP is a Site-Specific Safety Plan for one job on one site. It sets out the builder hazards, the controls in the order required by reg 6 of the General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016, task analyses for the higher-risk tasks, and how you meet your duties under HSWA 2015. It is what a New Zealand main contractor checks before your crew starts.
What a builder SSSP must cover
- •HSWA 2015 section 36: the PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of its workers and anyone else affected by the work
- •HSWA 2015 section 34: consult, co-operate and co-ordinate with the main contractor and the other PCBUs on site (the 3Cs)
- •WorkSafe New Zealand Good Practice Guidelines for Working at Height: eliminate the fall risk first, then use scaffolds, edge protection or a total restraint system before fall arrest
- •General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 reg 6: apply the hierarchy of control measures, eliminating the risk so far as is reasonably practicable before minimising it
- •AS/NZS 1891: industrial fall-arrest systems where fall arrest is used
- •AS/NZS 4576: scaffolding used during framing and roofing
Common builder hazards
- Falls from height during framing, roofing and upper-floor work
- Structural collapse during alterations and temporary works
- Power tool and nail gun injuries
- Manual handling of frames, beams and sheet material
- Silica and wood dust when cutting
Task analyses included
Your SSSP comes with task analyses for the higher-risk tasks. The Trade Pack (NZ$149) includes the full library below plus a toolbox talk set.
- ✓Wall and roof framing above floor level
- ✓Roof truss and beam installation
- ✓Structural alterations requiring temporary propping
- ✓Working from scaffolds and edge protection setup
- ✓First and second fix using power tools
- ✓External cladding and fibre cement sheeting (dust controls)
- ✓Site set-out and excavation for foundations
- ✓Loading and material handling on site
What the main contractor expects
- •A current SSSP handed over before your first day, matched to this site
- •A hazard register that names your actual tasks, not a generic list
- •Task analyses for framing, roofing and any work at height
- •Proof of Site Safe (or equivalent) site safety training for the crew
- •Named PCBU contact and how you will meet your section 34 duties on a shared site
Get your builder SSSP, sorted in minutes
Answer a few questions about your site and crew. We write your SSSP against HSWA 2015 and the General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016, check it, and email it, ready to hand over.
SSSP Pack
NZ$89 one-time
A personalised SSSP with your hazard register, task analyses and emergency plan.
Trade Pack
NZ$149 one-time
The SSSP plus the full task-analysis library for your trade and a toolbox talk set.
One-time payment in NZ$. No subscription. Free revisions within 24 hours.
Builder SSSP: common questions
Do builders need an SSSP in New Zealand?
Most main contractors will not let a building subcontractor start until they have handed over a Site-Specific Safety Plan for the job. It is how the main contractor meets its section 34 duty to co-ordinate the PCBUs on site, and how you show you have identified and controlled the hazards of your work under section 36.
What is the difference between an SSSP and a task analysis?
The SSSP covers the whole of your work on the one site: your hazards, your emergency plan, your inductions and how you work in with the main contractor. A task analysis (sometimes called a JSA) breaks a single task, such as roof framing, into steps with the hazards and controls for that task. Your SSSP references the task analyses; both are included in the pack.