Work Health and Safety (Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces) Code of Practice 2015
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Building maintenance units
Designers of buildings should consider the methods by which maintenance, repairs or cleaning
will be undertaken on buildings or structures.
A building maintenance unit is a power-operated suspended working platform that is fixed permanently to a building or structure. It is used for access for building maintenance or window cleaning (see Figure 15).
Figure 15: An example of a building maintenance unit with safety harness and restraint line.
Figure 15 shows an example of a building maintenance unit with safety harness and restraint line.
Safety considerations include that:
- the platform has sufficient, clearly designated safety harness anchorage points designed
to withstand the forces caused by a fall of any person located anywhere on the platform - the units are designed in accordance with AS 1418.13 Cranes (including Hoists and Winches) —Building Maintenance Units and operated by competent persons in accordance with AS 2550.13 Cranes—Safe Use—Building Maintenance Units.