Roofer SSSP
An SSSP for roofing, built around fall prevention, fragile surfaces and dropped objects.
A roofer SSSP is a Site-Specific Safety Plan for one job on one site. It sets out the roofer 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 roofer 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
- •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 1891: industrial fall-arrest systems and devices
- •WorkSafe New Zealand guidance on fragile roofing: never rely on the roof surface to bear a person
- •A fall of 5 m or more is particular hazardous work notifiable to WorkSafe New Zealand
- •HSWA 2015 section 34: consult, co-operate and co-ordinate with the main contractor and the other PCBUs on site (the 3Cs)
Common roofer hazards
- Falls from roof edges and through fragile surfaces
- Falling tools and materials onto persons below
- Overhead power lines
- Heat, wind and weather exposure
- Manual handling of sheets and long-run roofing
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.
- ✓Long-run and metal roof installation
- ✓Fragile and translucent sheet work (never load-bearing)
- ✓Roof edge protection and safety mesh setup
- ✓Spouting and downpipe installation at height
- ✓Fall-arrest and total-restraint system use
- ✓Roof sheet removal and disposal
- ✓EWP use for roof access
- ✓Working near overhead electrical services
What the main contractor expects
- •An SSSP whose first control is edge protection or a work platform, not a harness
- •A task analysis for any fragile-surface work
- •A dropped-object plan for anyone working below
- •Weather stop-work triggers for wind and rain
- •The WorkSafe notification where a 5 m or more fall is possible
Get your roofer 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.
Roofer SSSP: common questions
Does a harness satisfy a roofing SSSP?
A harness is fall arrest, which sits near the bottom of the hierarchy of control measures in reg 6. A roofing SSSP that WorkSafe and a main contractor will accept starts with eliminating or preventing the fall, using edge protection, safety mesh or a work platform, and only uses a harness where those are not reasonably practicable.
How does the SSSP handle fragile roofing?
It includes a task analysis that treats every fragile or translucent sheet as unable to bear a person, requiring crawl boards, platforms or mesh below. Falls through fragile roofs are a leading cause of serious harm in NZ roofing, so this is one of the most scrutinised parts of the plan.