The injury that ends a career rarely makes a noise. Break the load down, use the aids, and don't muscle through awkward lifts.
Start safeControl the riskStop when it changes
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When it applies
If you're doing any of this, this guide is in play.
Materials & buckets
Membranes
Scaffold boards
Tools
Waste
Compressors
Overhead work
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Before you start
Before the work begins, the Site Supervisor confirms — and you check your own work area.
Weight
Route & access
Frequency
Posture
Team-lift needs
Mechanical aids
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The controls
Work down the hierarchy — collective protection first, PPE last. PPE never carries the job on its own.
The RPD rule
Break loads down, use trolleys and hoists, rotate tasks, avoid awkward postures and plan waste removal.
Break loads downUse aidsRotate tasksGood postureHold point — never skip
Do not lift where the load, route or posture is unsafe without controls.
If the load, the route or the posture isn't safe, fix the access — don't muscle through it.
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Stop & escalate
See any one of these? The job stops until it's fixed — no exceptions.
- Access forces repeated awkward lifting
- Repeated overhead work — escalate
Stop work→ tell the Site Supervisor → don't restart until the control is back and the SWMS is reviewed.
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What gets recorded
The job isn't done until the evidence exists. Live records go in Breadcrumb.
Breadcrumb · live site
- Hazard reporting
- Pre-starts & toolbox talks
- Corrective-action task tracking for access / handling