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Electrical installation, fault-finding, isolation, and live testing on construction sites and existing buildin...

Framing, formwork, second-fix, and finishing carpentry on residential and commercial sites.

Hot and cold water, drainage, gas, and stormwater plumbing including roof penetrations and trench work.

General construction site activities including site setup, material handling, and trade coordination.

Surface preparation, spray painting, and brush/roller application on interior and exterior surfaces.

MIG, TIG, stick, and oxy welding on structural steel, pipework, and fabrication on site and in workshops.

Formwork, reinforcement placement, concrete pour, finishing, and curing for slabs, footings, and walls.

Excavation for footings, services, basements, and trenching including shoring and edge protection.

Bulk earthworks, cut and fill, site levelling, and material movement using dozers, scrapers, and loaders.

Brick and block laying for walls, retaining structures, and feature work including mortar mixing and tuck-poin...

Entry, work, and rescue procedures for permit-required confined spaces including tanks, pits, and voids.

Workshop and on-site joinery, custom cabinetry, benchtop installation, and fit-out carpentry.

Kitchen joinery installation including cabinets, benchtops, sinks, and appliance integration.

Internal fit-out including partitions, ceilings, doors, joinery, and final finishing for commercial spaces.

Manual handling of materials, equipment, and components including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

In-situ asbestos identification, condition monitoring, register maintenance, and minor sealing/encapsulation.

Class A and Class B licensed asbestos removal including friable and bonded ACM, decontamination, and clearance...

Structural demolition including soft-strip, hard demolition, and façade retention work on commercial structure...

Builders cleans, post-construction cleaning, window cleaning at heights, and final handover cleans.

Counterbalance, reach, and order-picker forklift operations on construction sites and in warehouses.

Tracked and wheeled excavator operations including digging, lifting, demolition attachments, and trenching.

Concrete and terracotta roof tile installation, repair, and replacement on pitched residential roofs.

Roof plumbing including gutters, downpipes, flashings, and rainwater systems on pitched and flat roofs.

Metal roof sheet installation, ridge capping, and flashing on commercial and residential pitched roofs.

Roof truss erection, bracing, and tie-down on residential and commercial framing.

Localised roof repairs and full replacement of damaged roof sections on existing buildings.

General roof access for inspection, maintenance, and minor works including anchor point use and edge protectio...

Work in roof and ceiling cavities including insulation, electrical, and HVAC installation.

Rooftop solar PV panel installation including mounting, electrical connection, and inverter setup.

Pressure cleaning, moss treatment, and gutter cleaning on residential and commercial roofs.

Electric and diesel scissor lift operations on hard and rough terrain including pre-start checks and operation...

Articulating and telescopic boom lift operations including ground assessment, outrigger setup, and operation.

Mobile scaffold tower assembly, use, and dismantling on internal and external surfaces.

Use of extension, step, and platform ladders for short-duration access tasks including selection and inspectio...

Truck-mounted and self-propelled cherry picker operations for tree work, signage, and elevated maintenance.

Erection of modular and tube-and-coupler scaffold including foundation, bracing, and progressive tying.

Trade work conducted from completed and tagged scaffold including loading, access, and inspection.

Aluminium mobile scaffolding system assembly, movement, and use on internal projects.

Delivery, unloading, and yard storage of scaffold components including manual handling and crane unload.

Mobile, tower, and crawler crane lifting operations including rigging, exclusion zones, and load handling.

Structural steel erection, bolting, welding, and decking on commercial and industrial construction.

Boundary, security, and pool fencing installation including post setting, panel mounting, and gate fitting.

Floor and wall tiling, wet-area waterproofing membranes, and silicone sealing in bathrooms and kitchens.

Timber, vinyl, carpet, and laminate flooring installation including subfloor prep and trim fitting.

Wet plaster, plasterboard hanging, jointing, and decorative finishing on internal walls and ceilings.

Window, balustrade, and shopfront glass installation including manual handling and edge protection.

Bulk and reflective insulation installation in walls, roofs, and ceiling cavities.

Soft and hard landscaping including planting, retaining walls, paving, and irrigation installation.

Sprinkler, hydrant, alarm, and emergency lighting installation in commercial buildings.

Concrete, fibreglass, and vinyl pool installation including excavation, shell, and plumbing/electrical fit.

Retail and hospitality fit-out including shop fronts, fixtures, joinery, and trade coordination.

Road construction, kerb and channel, drainage, and traffic management on civil infrastructure projects.

Loading, unloading, and warehouse operations including forklift use, racking, and vehicle movements.

Termite, rodent, and insect treatment including chemical handling, sub-floor entry, and bait deployment.

Operation of common power tools including angle grinders, drills, saws, and pneumatic equipment.

A Safe Work Method Statement for drainage work covers the installation, repair and maintenance of stormwater a...

Gas fitting work involves the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of gas piping systems, gas appl...

Hot water system installation involves the removal and replacement or new installation of electric, gas, solar...

Water meter installation and replacement requires excavation around existing water mains connections, isolatio...

Pipe laying and trenching involves the excavation of trenches for the installation of water supply, sewer, sto...

Roof plumbing involves the installation, repair and replacement of gutters, downpipes, flashings, roof sheetin...

Confined space entry in plumbing involves entering sewer pits, pump stations, manholes, water tanks and underg...

Backflow prevention device installation involves fitting, testing and maintaining devices that prevent contami...

CCTV drain inspection involves inserting a camera into sewer and stormwater pipelines to assess condition, loc...

Soldering and brazing copper pipe involves using a gas torch to heat copper pipe and fittings to allow solder ...

PVC solvent cement joining involves using chemical solvents (primer and cement) to weld PVC pressure and drain...

Bathroom rough-in and fit-off covers the installation of all plumbing pipework, fixtures and fittings in bathr...

Fire services plumbing involves the installation, testing and maintenance of fire hydrant systems, fire sprink...

Asbestos cement (AC) pipe was widely used in water supply and sewer systems until the mid-1980s and remains in...

Excavator use for plumbing involves operating mini-excavators and excavators to dig trenches for water supply,...

Switchboard installation and modification involves mounting, wiring and commissioning distribution boards, mai...

Cable pulling involves installing electrical cables through conduit, cable tray, ducts and directly in trenche...

Conduit installation involves fixing rigid PVC, flexible corrugated, or galvanised steel conduit for cable pro...

Lighting installation covers the fitting, wiring and commissioning of interior and exterior luminaires, includ...

Power point and general power outlet (GPO) installation involves mounting outlet boxes, running cable from the...

Solar panel installation involves mounting photovoltaic panels on roofs, connecting DC wiring from panels to i...

EV charger installation involves mounting wall-mounted or pedestal charging units, running dedicated circuits ...

Emergency and exit lighting installation involves fitting battery-backed luminaires, exit signs and central ba...

Switchboard maintenance and testing involves periodic inspection, thermal scanning, RCD testing, circuit break...

Electrical fault finding involves diagnosing circuit faults including earth faults, short circuits, open circu...

Working near overhead power lines involves any construction activity where plant, equipment, materials or work...

Underground cable location involves using electromagnetic cable locators, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and p...

Test and tag involves the visual inspection and electrical testing of portable electrical equipment using a po...

Electrical isolation and lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) is the procedure for de-energising electrical circuits, secur...

Wall framing involves the erection of structural wall frames from timber or light-gauge steel. The work includ...

Roof framing and truss installation involves lifting, positioning and fixing prefabricated roof trusses or cut...

Decking construction involves building subframes and laying deck boards for outdoor platforms, balconies and v...

Formwork carpentry involves constructing, erecting and stripping timber formwork systems for concrete pours. F...

Stair installation involves building and fitting timber, steel or prefabricated staircase assemblies including...

Door and window installation involves fitting external and internal door frames, doors, window frames and glaz...

Cladding installation involves fixing external wall cladding materials including weatherboard, fibre cement sh...

Handrail and balustrade installation involves fitting guardrails, handrails and balustrade systems to stairs, ...

Nail gun use covers pneumatic and gas-powered nail guns used for framing, cladding, roofing and finishing work...

Circular saw use covers hand-held circular saws, drop saws (mitre saws) and table saws used in carpentry for c...

Non-structural demolition for carpentry involves removing internal walls, flooring, ceiling linings, joinery a...

Scaffold use in carpentry covers the safe use of fixed scaffolds, mobile scaffolds and trestle scaffolds for f...

Concrete pouring covers placement of ready-mix concrete for slabs on ground, suspended slabs, footings, column...

Concrete pumping involves using boom pumps or line pumps to place concrete at locations not accessible by dire...

Concrete cutting and sawing involves using diamond blades on hand-held saws, floor saws and wall saws to cut c...

Concrete grinding and polishing involves using diamond-cup grinders, planetary grinders and polishing machines...

Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons within concrete slabs, beams and walls after the concrete has...

Tilt-up panel erection involves casting concrete wall panels on the ground slab and then lifting (tilting) the...

Formwork stripping (striking) involves removing formwork and temporary propping after concrete has achieved ad...

Concrete finishing involves floating, trowelling, edging, brooming and curing of freshly placed concrete to ac...

Rebar (reinforcing steel) installation involves cutting, bending, placing and tying steel reinforcement bars i...

Concrete saw use covers the operation of hand-held demolition saws (cut-off saws), walk-behind floor saws and ...

Metal roof sheeting installation involves fixing corrugated, standing seam or tray-deck metal sheeting to roof...

Roof tiling involves laying concrete or terracotta tiles on battens across the roof structure. The work involv...

Gutter and fascia installation involves fixing fascia boards, gutter brackets and guttering along roof edges. ...

Skylight installation involves cutting openings in roof sheeting or tiling, framing the opening, and installin...

Roof restoration involves cleaning, repairing and recoating existing roof surfaces. The work is entirely at he...

Solar panel installation on existing roofs involves mounting rail systems and photovoltaic panels on domestic ...

Roof anchor point installation involves fixing permanent anchor points to roof structures for future fall arre...

Roof safety mesh installation involves fixing wire or nylon mesh below purlins to provide secondary fall prote...

Structural demolition involves the removal of load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roof structures. ...

Non-structural demolition (strip-out) involves removing non-load-bearing walls, ceilings, flooring, fixtures a...

Mechanical demolition uses excavators fitted with hydraulic breakers, crushers, shears and grapples to demolis...

Pre-demolition asbestos removal involves identifying and removing all asbestos-containing materials from a str...

Soft strip demolition involves removing all internal fit-out elements — suspended ceilings, partitions, raised...

Facade removal involves dismantling external cladding, curtain wall, glazing and external wall systems. The wo...

Chimney demolition involves the removal of masonry, brick or concrete chimneys from residential and industrial...

Concrete breaking involves using hydraulic breakers, pneumatic jackhammers, and electric demolition hammers to...

Trench excavation for services involves digging narrow trenches for pipes, cables and drainage. Trenches deepe...

Bulk excavation involves large-scale earthwork for site preparation, basements, and foundations.

Rock breaking using hydraulic breakers on excavators involves breaking rock formations during excavation.

Piling involves installing foundation piles by boring, driving or screwing steel, concrete or timber piles int...

Underpinning involves strengthening or deepening existing foundations by excavating beneath them and pouring n...

Dewatering involves removing groundwater from excavations to allow construction work to proceed.

Soil removal involves excavating, loading, transporting and disposing of soil from construction sites. Contami...

Retaining wall construction involves excavation, foundation preparation, and construction of walls to retain s...

This SWMS covers scaffold erection — tube & coupler activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls...

This SWMS covers scaffold alteration activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work ...

This SWMS covers scaffold dismantling activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers scaffold inspection — daily & periodic activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk cont...

This SWMS covers mobile scaffold setup & use activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers swing stage (suspended) scaffold activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls a...

This SWMS covers brush & roller painting activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe w...

This SWMS covers spray painting — 2-pack polyurethane activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contro...

This SWMS covers spray painting — water-based activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...

This SWMS covers lead paint removal & stabilisation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls...

This SWMS covers abrasive blasting (sandblasting) activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls a...

This SWMS covers painting at heights — scaffold & ewp activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contro...

This SWMS covers anti-graffiti coating application activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls ...

This SWMS covers powder coating activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work proce...

This SWMS covers mig welding (gmaw) activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work p...

This SWMS covers tig welding (gtaw) activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work p...

This SWMS covers stick welding (mmaw) activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers oxy-acetylene cutting activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wor...

This SWMS covers plasma cutting activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work proce...

This SWMS covers grinding & deburring metal activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers galvanised steel welding activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe ...

This SWMS covers stainless steel welding activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe w...

This SWMS covers pipe welding activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedu...

This SWMS covers field welding — construction site activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls ...

This SWMS covers chainsaw use activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedu...

This SWMS covers wood chipper operation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wo...

This SWMS covers excavator use — landscaping activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers retaining wall — landscaping activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...

This SWMS covers herbicide & pesticide application activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls ...

This SWMS covers tree removal & felling activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wo...

This SWMS covers turf laying & ground preparation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls a...

This SWMS covers irrigation system installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and...

This SWMS covers wall tiling activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedur...

This SWMS covers floor tiling activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedu...

This SWMS covers tile cutting — wet saw & grinder activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls a...

This SWMS covers waterproofing membrane application activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls...

This SWMS covers wet area tiling — showers & bathrooms activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contr...

This SWMS covers tile removal & demolition activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers brick & block laying activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers brick & block cutting activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wor...

This SWMS covers scaffold use — bricklaying activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers mortar mixing activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work proced...

This SWMS covers lintel installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work ...

This SWMS covers retaining wall — brick & block activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and...

This SWMS covers chemical cleaning — industrial & commercial activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk...

This SWMS covers high-pressure washing activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wor...

This SWMS covers window cleaning at heights activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers biohazard & trauma cleanup activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers floor stripping & polishing activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers confined space cleaning activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe w...

This SWMS covers post hole digging — manual & machine activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contro...

This SWMS covers chain mesh fencing installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls an...

This SWMS covers timber fencing installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers pool fencing — compliance installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk cont...

This SWMS covers temporary fencing & hoarding activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...

This SWMS covers fencing near traffic activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers split system installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers ducted system installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers refrigerant handling activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers rooftop unit installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers ductwork fabrication & installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk control...

This SWMS covers hvac electrical work activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work...

This SWMS covers chiller maintenance activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work ...

This SWMS covers cooling tower maintenance activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers glass installation — windows & doors activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contro...

This SWMS covers glass cutting & processing activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers curtain wall installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers window replacement activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work p...

This SWMS covers glass balustrade installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and ...

This SWMS covers shower screen installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers ceiling insulation installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls an...

This SWMS covers wall insulation installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...

This SWMS covers pipe & duct insulation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wo...

This SWMS covers spray foam insulation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe wor...

This SWMS covers fire-rating insulation & penetration sealing activities, addressing the specific hazards, ris...

This SWMS covers asbestos insulation removal activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers structural steel erection activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers steel decking installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers metal cladding installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and sa...

This SWMS covers steel stair fabrication & installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk cont...

This SWMS covers steel handrail fabrication & installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk c...

This SWMS covers crane lift — steel members activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and saf...

This SWMS covers bolt-up — structural steel connections activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk cont...

This SWMS covers metal roof purlin installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and...

This SWMS covers working at heights — general activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...

This SWMS covers angle grinder use activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work pr...

This SWMS covers drill use — hammer drill & core drill activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk contr...

This SWMS covers ladder use — step & extension activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and ...

This SWMS covers manual handling — general activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe...

This SWMS covers hot work — general activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work p...

This SWMS covers asbestos awareness — non-licensed work activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk cont...

This SWMS covers electrical safety — general trades activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls...

This SWMS covers confined space — general awareness activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls...

This SWMS covers traffic management — general activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and s...