A height safety audit is the best way to zero-in on a zero harm site. It maps any gaps between the height safety equipment you have and the height safety system and work-at-height procedures you need. Then leaves you with a risk-rated, prioritised and costed plan to close those gaps.
Audit vs Inspection – what’s the difference?
- Compliance inspections are more about Pass/Fail. Inspections ensure each individual piece of height safety equipment you use remains compliant with relevant Australian height safety Standards
- Height safety audits are more about Before/After. Audits address risks and/or needs not met by your current height safety system and procedures. Recommend solutions will make work-at-height safer
Height Safety Audit Scope
At Height Dynamics, every height safety audit is a chance to save lives – so we leave no stone unturned.
| Review site and whole of system (vs components) | + Review procedures for use of systems and work-at-height | + Review user instructions and Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) |
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| Audit canvases roof access and height safety system needs – both now and looking forward – across the whole of your site | Audit looks at on-site norms, processes and procedures that guide work-at-height and the use of height safety systems | Audit reviews instructions for system use (incl SWMS), plus equipment recommendations, rope access rigging plans and set-up requirements |
Four reasons to fast-track your height safety audit
Four tell-tale signs that work-at-height on your site might not be safe and you need a height safety audit:
| #1 Missing Documentation | #2 Unfit-for-Purpose System |
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| – No documentation for roof access system(s) – No documentation for height safety system(s) – No user manual guiding safe use of system(s) – No documentation of work-at-height procedures – No rigging or rope access plan for contractors – Documentation needed for new build handover | – No safe access to one or more parts of the roof – System doesn’t suit steep/multi-level roof profile – System doesn’t reach all old/new roof plant – System inadequate for volume/frequency of use – Users have to bypass or work around system |
| If your height safety systems and procedures aren’t properly documented, you’re flying blind BOOK AN AUDIT > | A height safety system that fails to meet the current needs of users is full of hidden fall risks BOOK AN AUDIT > |
| #3 Older System or Site | #4 Unclear Procedures |
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| – Over 10 years since installation or last audit – Roof wear-and-tear possibly undermining system – Some elements of system near to failure/expiry – System design may not meet current Standards | – Limited access to height safety experienced staff – On-site work-at-height supervision not available – No minimum height safety training requirements – No Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) – The SWMS available don’t address all risks – No suitable rescue plan agreed for the site |
| Gradual deterioration in the condition of your site or height safety system can lead to sudden failure BOOK AN AUDIT > | Work-at-height is dangerous. Don’t neglect to prepare users to use your height safety system BOOK AN AUDIT > |
Leave no stone unturned with a Height Dynamics audit
 | Our audits begin with a holistic review of your site, roof access and height safety systems, work needs, procedures and documentation. We then risk-rate every compliance issue, map any gaps in your system and identify procedural and other documentation required. Your audit report will recommend, detail and cost fully-compliant solutions which we can install and/or you can implement over time. Ready to fall-proof your site? BOOK AN AUDIT > |