The right person, trained for the task, every time. If competency can't be verified, the work waits.
Start safeControl the riskStop when it changes
Scroll the journey
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When it applies
If you're doing any of this, this guide is in play.
Workers
Subcontractors
Visitors — before & during work
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Before you start
Before the work begins, the Site Supervisor confirms — and you check your own work area.
Induction
Licences
HRW tickets
Plant competency
Silica / lead / asbestos awareness
Task briefing
3
The controls
Work down the hierarchy — collective protection first, PPE last. PPE never carries the job on its own.
The RPD rule
Match workers to task risk. Verify licences before work. Use toolbox talks for changes, incidents or new controls.
Match to riskVerify licencesToolbox on changeHold point — never skip
No worker starts task-specific work until competency and induction requirements are met.
Licences and inductions get verified before the task — competency you can't prove is competency you don't have.
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Stop & escalate
See any one of these? The job stops until it's fixed — no exceptions.
- Competency can't be verified
- Behaviour shows unsafe practice — remove worker from task
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
- Inductions
- Worker licences / cards
- Plant inductions
- Pre-starts & toolbox talks
- Access controls for workers not cleared