Recommended safety requirements for activities

Tree planting

Safety requirements:

• Appropriate footwear (no bare feet or open footwear).

Garden maintenance

Safety requirements:

• Slasher/spade/loppers/secateurs = safety footwear and gloves.
• Scrubcutter/weedeater = chainsaw helmet, safety footwear, eye protection, ear muffs.
• Chainsaw = approved chaps, trousers, safety footwear, gloves, ear muffs, helmet and eye protection (safety plan is required).
• Lawnmower = ear muffs, eye protection, safety footwear.
• Make sure that people know how to safely operate any machinery they are using (chainsaws, ATVs, tractors, etc).

Painting

Safety requirements:

• Electric tool = ear muffs, dust mask, isolating transformer or RCD, eye protection.
• Adequate ventilation.

Working at heights

Safety requirements:

• No working above three metres and safe work practices in place for any work at heights less than three metres.
• Ladders to comply with NZ Safety Standard.

Litter collection

Safety requirements:

• Leather or disposable rubber gloves should be worn, or objects picked up using a shovel or spade.
• Avoid poor lifting techniques.
• Dispose of rubbish in appropriate manner.
• Have a ‘sharps container’ and a procedure for their collection (for example, children not to pick up broken glass etc).

Minor building

Safety requirements:

• Electrically powered tools = ear muffs, eye protection, isolating transformer/RCD.
• Check with your local Council whether resource consent is required.