Tradespeople

Local rules regarding on-site work by trades people retained by owners or the Owners Corporation. 

Trades-people engaged by the Owners Corporation or their employing organizations will, at highest level, only have the status of contractors to the Owners Corporation:  no person or organization may be employed in the status of employee to the Owners Corporation.

Owners’ responsibilities

Owners or residents of apartments are responsible to ensure that all trades-people they engage are made aware of these rules and are responsible for their compliance.

Current Occupational Health and Safety law has brought into play a range of detailed and strictly enforced regulations.  These MUST be rigorously and scrupulously adhered to.

The Owners Corporation requires that when any works are to be undertaken the following procedures be followed as a minimum:

1          that all residents are given at least three working days written notice of any and all works to be undertaken by any tradesperson, supplier, contractor.  Such notice shall be given by the owner of the unit involved by notice delivered either in person or to the post box applicable to the resident, and shall describe the works to be undertaken, the contact details of the person, persons or organisation undertaking the work, and an indication of the number and size of any and all vehicles which can be anticipated to be on-site at any time during the said works.

2                that the tradespeople undertaking the work must be advised that they may not park any vehicles on the property’s lawns or garden areas and that they do not in fact so park any vehicle.

3                that the tradespeople undertaking the work must be advised that they may not park any vehicles in driveways in such a way as to cause inconvenience to any other resident and that they do not in fact so park any vehicle.

4                that the tradespeople must provide the Owners Corporation with a copy of their Job Safety Analysis Worksheet and  safety procedures prior to commencing any works.

5                that any materials to be used in the building works may only be temporarily located on lawns, paths or gardens for up to 12 hours but in no circumstances may they be placed in such a position as may cause inconvenience to any other resident of 162 Power Street Hawthorn

5          that waste and mess is cleaned away as it may arise, and no demolition or building waste is to be placed in position where it may inconvenience any other resident, not that any allowed to remain overnight

6          that on completion of the works all floor-coverings, stairwells, other common property and the exterior of the area are fully cleaned and tidied, and that any damage to gardens, lawns, driveways, paths, floor-coverings or any other part of the property, any fitting or fixture of the property 162 Power Street Hawthorn or of any resident thereof is restored to an “as-new” condition.

7          That all Tradespeople working on any part of 162 Power street comply strictly with all Occupational Health and Safety requirements, whether legislative, regulatory or guidelines, and supply the Owners Corporation with all appropriate documentation (if working within any unit, a copy of all/any documentation applicable and provided to the unit owner shall also be provided to the Owners Corporation prior to commencement of any work.

8          Access to any roof areas must only be by properly affixed ladder located at the designated location on either block.

9                Tradespeople working on roof areas of gutters must be properly harnessed to the safety fixings located on the roof area.

10             A tradespersons toilet is located in the south west corner of Block 1.  It is kept locked but a key may be obtained when necessary from either Sheila Hayres or Margaret Wallis.  The toilet must NOT be used as a store-room.

11           Some gardening equipment is stored under the stairway at the south-west corner of Block 1:  items may only be used by residents with the authority of the Gardens Sub-committee.  No residents’ property may be stored or operated in this under-stair area.