Painter SSSP
An SSSP for painting and coating work, covering height access, dusts and hazardous substances.
A painter SSSP is a Site-Specific Safety Plan for one job on one site. It sets out the painter 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 painter 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
- •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
- •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
- •AS/NZS 1892: portable ladders
- •Hazardous substances are managed under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017: hold safety data sheets and an inventory on site
- •HSWA 2015 section 34: consult, co-operate and co-ordinate with the main contractor and the other PCBUs on site (the 3Cs)
- •Asbestos and painting work: the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 lines that follow (demolition and refurbishment) apply to painting work only where the job is refurbishment that disturbs the structure itself (for example sanding, scraping, water blasting or drilling walls, ceilings, soffits, cladding or roofing, or removing linings) in a structure or plant the application line covers (constructed or installed before 1 January 2000, or where asbestos has been identified or is likely to be present). Minor or routine maintenance work, and other minor work, is excluded. On a job that does not disturb the structure in such a building, do not state these duties as applying
- •Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 reg 19: the asbestos duties for demolition and refurbishment (reg 20 to reg 26) apply to the demolition or refurbishment of a structure or plant that was constructed or installed before 1 January 2000, in which asbestos has been identified, or in which asbestos is likely to be present from time to time. Demolition or refurbishment does not include minor or routine maintenance work, or other minor work. Where these duties apply they are law, never good practice
- •Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 reg 20: the PCBU who intends to carry out the demolition or refurbishment must not carry it out until the structure or plant has been inspected to determine whether asbestos or ACM is fixed to or installed in it, and must ensure that the determination is undertaken by a competent person. It must assume that asbestos or ACM is fixed to or installed in the structure or plant if the competent person is, on reasonable grounds, uncertain, or if part of the structure or plant is inaccessible and likely to be disturbed. If asbestos or ACM is determined or assumed to be present, it must inform the occupier and the owner of the home or, in any other case, the PCBU with management or control of the workplace
- •Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 reg 25 and reg 26: all asbestos that is likely to be disturbed by the refurbishment must be identified and, so far as is reasonably practicable, removed before the refurbishment is commenced. For a home this is the duty of the PCBU carrying out the refurbishment (reg 26); for any other workplace it is the duty of the PCBU with management or control of the workplace, or of the structure or plant (reg 25)
Common painter hazards
- Falls from ladders, trestles and EWPs
- Hazardous substances in paints, solvents and strippers
- Lead paint disturbance on older buildings
- Spray mist and vapour in enclosed areas
- Dust from sanding and surface preparation
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.
- ✓Exterior painting from ladders, trestles and platforms
- ✓EWP use for high-level and multi-storey work
- ✓Surface preparation and sanding (lead paint controls on older buildings)
- ✓Spray application in interior and enclosed areas (ventilation and RPE)
- ✓Roof and fence spraying
- ✓Handling, storing and disposing of solvents and coatings
- ✓Working over stairs and voids
What the main contractor expects
- •An SSSP with a hazardous-substances section and current safety data sheets
- •Height-access controls that prefer platforms over ladders
- •A lead-paint procedure for pre-2000 buildings
- •Ventilation and RPE arrangements for spraying
- •Storage and disposal that will not affect other trades or the public
Get your painter 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.
Painter SSSP: common questions
Does a painting SSSP need hazardous-substances information?
Yes. Paints, solvents and strippers are hazardous substances, so the SSSP identifies them, keeps current safety data sheets and an inventory on site, and sets out ventilation, RPE and storage controls under the hierarchy in reg 6. This is one of the areas a main contractor checks first for painters.
What about lead paint on older houses?
The SSSP includes a task analysis for disturbing paint on pre-2000 buildings, covering dust suppression, containment, RPE and clean-up, because old coatings may contain lead. Where you are unsure, the plan directs you to test before sanding rather than assume.