• What law applies
• Concrete Pumping Compliance Campaign 2009
• Preparation of the site
• Controlling the risks of concrete pumping
• Avoiding pipeline failure
• Placement of plant and equipment
  • Where to place plant and equipment
  • Operating near powerlines
  • Setting up in a public place
• Safe concrete pumping
  • Concrete delivery risks
  • Concrete delivery trucks
  • Pump and boom operation
  • Cleaning pipelines and pumps
  • Road travel
• Controlling noise and fumes
• Compliance, inspections and maintenance
  • Compliance Plates
  • Maintenance inspections
  • Reporting and recording defects
  • Testing pipes
• Safety, training and supervision

Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2005

• Formwork
• Hazardous substances
• Noise
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Risk management
• Working around electricity

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Concrete Pumping Compliance Campaign 2009

The Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) concrete pumping compliance campaign aims to build and promote safe and healthy work practices within the concrete pumping industry.

The campaign has been developed in response to an increase in:

• the number of concrete pumps in Queensland
• serious injuries and fatalities, and
• the use of cheaper quality equipment.

The initiative will involve concrete pump owners and operators across the state in an education phase and an enforcement phase.

Education phase:

WHSQ Inspectors will visit concrete pump owners and operators from August - September to distribute information kits containing:

• Fact sheets on:
  • Concrete pumping plant (PDF, 319 kB)
  • Concrete pumping - safe use (PDF, 319 kB)
  • Concrete pumping traffic control (PDF, 329 kB)
  • Concrete pumping clean out procedures. (PDF, 333 kB)
• An enforcement issues document (PDF, 369 kB) that provides information on key issues and when enforcement action will take place.
• An audit checklist. (PDF, 151 kB)
• Safety alerts:
  • Risks of short legging mobile plant (PDF, 387 kB)
  • Concrete pumping pipeline risks (PDF, 428 kB)
  
  

  Enforcement phase:

  WHSQ Inspectors will visit concrete pump owners from September - November 2009 to conduct audits to ensure they are complying with the Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2005 and Australian Standards AS1418.15 and AS 2550.15.