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Plastering Stilts and High Level Access Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers plastering work using stilts and other high-level access methods, including setup, movement, overhead work and clean-up.

Activities covered include

  • Plan the plastering task, work zone and sequencing with nearby work
  • Use ladders, trestles, scaffold and alternate access methods
  • Prepare for emergencies, incident reporting and end-of-shift controls

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Plastering Stilts and High Level Access Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers plastering work using stilts and other high-level access methods, including setup, movement, overhead work and clean-up. It supports planning by identifying fall, access, electrical, manual handling and work-area hazards for risk management.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Plan the plastering task, work zone and sequencing with nearby work
  • Brief and authorise workers before starting high-level work
  • Inspect, fit and select stilts and other access equipment
  • Manage safe access, egress and movement through the work area
  • Carry out high-level wall and ceiling plastering work
  • Use ladders, trestles, scaffold and alternate access methods
  • Manage electrical tools, lighting, leads and hoses
  • Handle plaster materials, tools and waste
  • Maintain housekeeping and monitor surrounding conditions
  • Prepare for emergencies, incident reporting and end-of-shift controls

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out plastering at height or using high-level access equipment.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Planning and work area assessment
  • Falls from one level to another during plastering at height
  • Using stilts where a safer access method is more suitable
  • Unclear work zones leading to workers entering fall or drop zones
  • Poor sequencing with other trades creating interference, falling object or collision risks
Competency, authorisation and pre-start briefing
  • Untrained workers using stilts or access equipment incorrectly
  • Workers not understanding site-specific fall hazards
  • Inadequate supervision of unfamiliar or young workers
  • Poor communication of changing conditions
Inspection and selection of stilts and access equipment
  • Mechanical failure of stilts due to wear, damage or incorrect adjustment
  • Use of unsuitable ladders or access equipment
  • Loss of balance from poorly fitted or poorly maintained equipment
  • Unauthorised modification of equipment
Access, egress and movement through the area
  • Falls while getting on or off stilts
  • Trips on debris, cords, hoses, offcuts or uneven surfaces
  • Slips on wet, dusty or contaminated floors
  • Restricted movement through doorways, stairs or tight spaces
High level plastering and ceiling/wall work
  • Over-reaching causing loss of balance and falls
  • Dropped tools or materials striking people below
  • Contact with protrusions, services or surrounding structures
  • Fatigue and reduced stability during repetitive overhead work
Ladders, trestles, scaffold and alternate high access
  • Falls from ladders used as a work platform for too long or in unsuitable conditions
  • Collapse or instability of trestles or scaffold
  • Unauthorised access to incomplete scaffold
  • Falling objects from platforms
Electrical equipment, lighting and leads
  • Electric shock from damaged leads, fittings or tools
  • Trips from trailing extension leads and hoses
  • Poor lighting reducing visibility and footing
  • Contact with temporary electrical installations while moving on stilts
Manual handling of plaster materials, tools and waste
  • Musculoskeletal strain from lifting plaster bags, sheets, buckets and tools
  • Loss of balance while carrying materials on stilts
  • Shoulder, neck and back strain from repetitive overhead work
  • Trips and blocked exits from poor material storage
Housekeeping, environmental conditions and surrounding hazards
  • Dust, moisture or waste creating slip and trip hazards
  • Heat, poor ventilation or fatigue affecting concentration and balance
  • Other trades, plant or pedestrians entering the work area
  • Openings, edges or penetrations near the task
Emergency response, incident management and end-of-shift controls
  • Delayed response after a fall or medical event
  • Uncontrolled area left accessible after work
  • Injured worker not able to self-evacuate from a high access area
  • Repeat incidents due to unreported defects or near misses

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Building and Construction

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