Common use of Single Person Work Clause in Contracts

Single Person Work. a) Single person work shall only be undertaken as a minimum, in strict accordance with the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. i. Single person work is not allowable in remote areas. ii. Single person work is not allowable in the vicinity of live apparatus, subject to the below: ▪ Vicinity of live apparatus shall mean a situation where there is a reasonable possibility of a person, either directly or through any conducting medium, coming in contact with live apparatus. iii. Single person work shall not be conducted in any situation requiring that person to work at height. ▪ Working at height shall mean work at a height of two meters or more measured from the ground to foot position on ladder/rung/work platform and/or excavation work with depths of one and a half meters or more. b) Any employee who undertakes single person work, in accordance with the provisions above, shall only to do so when they are satisfied that the task can be undertaken, in accordance with the respective applicable works practices and at no time should any employee undertake single person work if, after the task has been site risk assessed and documented, it is concluded that the task would be an occupational health and safety risk to them self, others or public and company property. Or if two forms of verbal communication are not available. c) Before any employee is required to undertake single person work, they shall be appropriately trained and qualified prior to commencing the task. d) The above shall apply to all 3rd party labor that the Employer engage to perform any work.

Single Person Work. a) 17.5.1 Single person work shall only be undertaken as a minimum, in strict accordance with the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. i. (a) Single person work is not allowable in remote areas. ii. (b) Single person work is not allowable in the vicinity of live apparatus, subject to the below: ▪ : (i) Vicinity of live apparatus shall mean a situation where there is a reasonable possibility of a person, either directly or through any conducting medium, coming in contact with live apparatus. iii. (c) Single person work shall not be conducted in any situation requiring that person to work at height. ▪ . (i) Working at height shall mean work at a height of two meters or more measured from the ground to foot position on ladder/rung/work platform and/or excavation work with depths of one and a half meters or more. b) 17.5.2 Any employee who undertakes single person work, in accordance with the provisions above, shall only to do so when they are satisfied that the task can be undertaken, in accordance with the respective applicable works practices and at no time should any employee undertake single person work if, after the task has been site risk assessed and documented, it is concluded that the task would be an occupational health and safety risk to them selfthemself, others or public and company property. Or if two forms of verbal communication are not available. c) 17.5.3 Before any employee is required to undertake single person work, they shall be appropriately trained and qualified prior to commencing the task. d) 17.5.4 The above shall apply to all 3rd party labor that the Employer engage to perform any work.