About Us
Austcoat offers the highest level of professionalism both in management of projects and in the quality of work performed by our qualified trades people. The following provides an overview of our business:
- All staff are covered by the company Workcover and Public Liability Insurances
- The company provides painting services in both the new construction sector and the commercial repaint sector
- Our Director, Construction Manager and/or our Project Manager supervise all projects. Each site has at least one foreman directing the painters as required
- Site Safety Plans together with specific work method statements are submitted prior to commencement on site.
- All staff have Industry Blue Cards and the majority of our painters have Elevated Work Platform licenses and scaffold tickets.
- Recent projects include – Commercial Banks, Warehousing, Residential and CommunityBuildings
Austcoat takes the Health and Safety of our site personnel seriously.
Whether on construction sites or repaint work, lives can be at risk and under the law we are all responsible for the site safety of our staff. Without the correct safety procedures being in place, painting can be a precarious task and accidents on site may lead to personal tragedy and long drawn out and costly legal disputes.We have not cut corners in compiling this brief and below are listed the site-specific safety issues, the correct procedures and equipment to overcome any risk to both parties and an approximate cost incurred.
The company manages this aspect of the business in accordance with its legal and legislative responsibilities towards clients and trades people.
The company is committed to an injury free workplace and al staff will comply with current legislation, regulations, codes of practice and your own rules and processes as a minimum standard of work. The standards and legislation followed are set out below-:
Standards Applied
- Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
- Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Falling Objects) 1999
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Falls from Heights) 2000
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Hazardous substances at Work) 1998
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Manual Handling in the Building Industry) 1999
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Noise) 1999
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Personal Protective Equipment) 2000
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Scaffolding) 1999
- WH&S Advisory Standard (Working on Roofs) 1999
- The Roof Guardrailing Standard (CSM&O Association)
- NOHSC 1006 Users and Operators of Industrial Equipment
Australian Standards
- AS 4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- AS 2311 The Painting of Buildings
- AS 4361.2 Guide to Lead Paint Management (Residential and Commercial Buildings)
- AS 4576 Guidelines for Scaffolding
- AS 1576 (Various) Scaffolding
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