Falls prevention checklist

Employers and employees should use this checklist to ensure adequate controls are in place to eliminate or reduce risks to health and safety from falls.

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What it contains

This checklist guides you through a series of questions that should be asked before undertaking construction work where there is a risk of falling. The questions cover:

  • working at height
  • working on roofs
  • scaffolds
  • ladders
  • steps, stairways and voids

Completing this checklist may help employers and employees to prevent falls on construction sites.

At the end of the checklist is information on when to review your risk controls and links to further reading.

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