Brick Elevator Operation

The Brick Elevator Operation SOP (SOP-HOI-002) provides comprehensive guidelines to ensure the safe use of brick elevators. It covers potential hazards such as falling materials, entanglement risks, and overloading issues. This document is crucial for construction workers and supervisors to mitigate risks and comply with WHS legislation, promoting a safer workplace environment.

• Falling bricks or materials from the elevator – struck-by injury or fatality
• Entanglement with the elevator chain or conveyor – crush injury or amputation
• Elevator tip-over or structural failure – collapse
• Overloading the elevator causing mechanical failure
• Struck by falling material at the top discharge point
• Personnel working beneath the elevator while loaded

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) and applicable state/territory WHS legislation
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (Cth) – Part 3.1 Managing risks of plant
• Safe Work Australia – Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (2024)
• Brick Elevator Pre-Start Checklist (associated document)