Roofer WHS Documents in Queensland
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Roofers working in Queensland need a core WHS document set built around a site-specific SWMS for each high risk activity, cited to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld). In Queensland the regulator is Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, and the duty to prepare a SWMS before high risk construction work sits in WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) reg 299. The documents are the same as any state; what must be correct here is the legislation each one cites.
The WHS documents a roofer needs in Queensland
- ✓ A site-specific SWMS for each high risk activity, cited to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) (WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) reg 299)
- ✓ A SWMS register indexing every document, version and review date
- ✓ High risk work licences and roofer trade licences recognised in Queensland
- ✓ Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemicals, and a chemical register
- ✓ Site induction record and daily sign-on / SWMS acknowledgement sheets
The SWMS a roofer usually needs
One SWMS per high risk construction work activity. The Trade SWMS Pack generates all of them, cited to Queensland law:
- ✓ Metal roof installation and replacement above 2 m
- ✓ Tile roof repairs and re-bedding
- ✓ Roof sheeting removal and disposal
- ✓ Gutter and downpipe replacement at height
- ✓ Fall protection setup: edge protection, static lines, harness work
- ✓ EWP use for roof access
- ✓ Working near overhead electrical services
- ✓ Skylight and whirlybird installation (fragile surface work)
The Queensland law behind it
| Regulator | Workplace Health and Safety Queensland |
| Principal Act | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) |
| Regulations | Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) |
| Duty to prepare a SWMS | WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) reg 299 |
| High risk construction work defined in | WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) reg 291 |
Electrical work in Queensland is regulated separately under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) and Electrical Safety Regulation 2013, which sit alongside the WHS Regulation, so electrical SWMS on Queensland sites should account for both regimes.
Queensland was the first state to enact an industrial manslaughter offence (2017, s 34C WHS Act 2011 (Qld)) and recorded Australia's first conviction in 2020; the maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment for an individual or a $10 million fine for a body corporate. That is the enforcement backdrop your WHS document set has to stand up to on a Queensland site.
The hazards these documents have to control
A roofer SWMS in Queensland is judged on whether it names and controls the hazards the trade actually meets:
- ⚠ Falls from roof edges and through fragile surfaces
- ⚠ Falling objects onto persons below
- ⚠ Overhead powerlines
- ⚠ Heat exposure on exposed roofs
- ⚠ Manual handling of sheets and tiles
The high risk work that triggers a roofer's SWMS
- ✓ Risk of a person falling more than 2 metres
- ✓ Work on or near energised electrical installations or services
Every SWMS a roofer needs in Queensland, in one go
The Trade SWMS Pack generates all 8 SWMS above from one questionnaire, cited to Queensland law, plus the register, toolbox talks and sign-on sheets, for A$179.
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