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SWMS Templates ACT — 2025
The Australian Capital Territory operates under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT), enforced by WorkSafe ACT. SWMS are mandatory for all 19 categories of High Risk Construction Work under the WHS Regulation 2011 (ACT). Our ACT templates are pre-filled with ACT-specific regulation references, WorkSafe ACT codes of practice, and updated WHS Regulation 2025 provisions.
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General Construction SWMS
Core trades for every Australian construction site.
Electrical SWMS
LV and HV electrical work — installation, maintenance, switching, and high-risk energised tasks.
Working at Heights SWMS
Scaffold, roof, ladder, and elevated-platform SWMS.
Specialised Trades SWMS
Finishing, metalwork, and trade-specific disciplines.
Earthworks & Demolition SWMS
Ground disturbance, site clearance, and heavy earthmoving.
Plant & Equipment SWMS
Mobile plant, lifting equipment, and powered tools.
Hazardous Work SWMS
HRCW categories, hazardous-substance handling, and cross-trade compliance SWMS.
Fit-out & Finishing SWMS
Commercial fit-out, joinery, and specialist installation.
General Services SWMS
Maintenance, landscaping, HVAC, and site support trades.
Garden & Grounds Maintenance SWMS
Lawn mowing, tree pruning, irrigation, and chemical application SWMS for residential and commercial grounds maintenance.
Arborist & Tree Services SWMS
Professional arborist SWMS for tree climbing, felling, stump grinding, and aerial rescue.
Window Cleaning SWMS
Window cleaning SWMS for internal, low-rise, and high-rise work using poles, ladders, and rope descent systems.
Mining SWMS
Surface and underground mining SWMS — drilling, blasting, tailings, ventilation, and ground support under state mining regulations and the WHS (Mines) framework.
Warehousing & Logistics SWMS
Pallet handling, racking inspection, cold storage, and loading-dock operations under AS 4084:2023, AS 2359 and the Model WHS Regulation plant + traffic management duties.
Timber & Woodwork SWMS
Timber machining, saw operation, and spray finishing SWMS — AS/NZS 4024 machinery safety, wood-dust exposure, and solvent-based finishing.
Automotive & Body Shop SWMS
Panel beating, spray booth, and isocyanate (2K) paint SWMS — WHS Reg r368 health monitoring and AS/NZS 4114:2020 booth compliance.
Printing & Press SWMS
Offset, flexographic, and digital press operation SWMS — nip-point guarding, wash-up LOTO, and solvent exposure under Plant Part 4.5 and Hazardous Chemicals Part 7.1.
Healthcare & Clinical SWMS
Clinical radiation safety and healthcare SWMS — ARPANSA RPS 14.1 and state Radiation Safety Acts for diagnostic imaging and occupational dose management.
Food Processing & Bakery SWMS
Flour-dust, baker-asthma, and food-manufacturing SWMS — new 0.5 mg/m³ flour-dust WEL (1 December 2026), combustible-dust controls, and dough-mixer plant safety.
Hazardous Chemicals & WEL SWMS
WEL-compliant SWMS for carcinogens and substances with tightened 2026 Workplace Exposure Limits — cadmium, hexavalent chromium, ethylene oxide sterilisation, and formaldehyde work.
Pipelines & Pressurised Systems SWMS
Gas, oil, water, and chemical pipeline SWMS — AS/NZS 2885 framework, hot-tap, pigging, hydrotest, and cathodic protection across all Australian Pipeline Acts.
Telecommunications & Towers SWMS
Tower erection, antenna installation, feeder cabling, and decommissioning SWMS — carrier accreditation, ARPANSA RPS S-1, and Radiocommunications Act compliance.
Diving & Marine Operations SWMS
Commercial diving, underwater welding, marine construction, and dredging SWMS — AS/NZS 2299 series and AMSA Maritime Orders.
Tunnelling & Underground SWMS
TBM, drill-and-blast, NATM, ground support, microtunnelling, and shaft-sinking SWMS for Australian infrastructure projects.
Plumbing SWMS
Plumbing installation, drainage, pipe relining, and specialist services. 124 SWMS templates across 12 sub-disciplines from gas plumbing to medical pipework — explore by sub-trade below.
Vertical Transport SWMS
Lifts, escalators, stairlifts, and dumbwaiters — installation, maintenance, and servicing.
Inspection & Testing Services SWMS
Non-destructive testing, structural engineering inspection, and building pre-purchase inspection.
Cladding & Fire Safety SWMS
Combustible cladding rectification and fire safety SWMS — ACP removal, risk assessment for existing buildings, and fire door inspection under NSW and VIC cladding legislation and NCC 2022.
Agriculture & Rural SWMS
Agricultural operations, tractor and machinery safety, and rural fencing SWMS — Safe Work Australia Hazardous Work in Agriculture CoP and state agricultural WHS regulations.
Power Generation & Utilities SWMS
Thermal power plant maintenance, gas turbine inspection, boiler tube replacement, waste-to-energy plant work, and water treatment plant maintenance SWMS — AS 2865 confined spaces, AS/NZS 3788 pressure equipment, and state-utility operator requirements.
Pharmaceutical & Biotech SWMS
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing SWMS — bioreactor cleaning under PIC/S, ISO Class 5/7 cleanroom sterile compounding, and parenteral fill-finish operations. AS 1386, AS 2865, and PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products.
Concreting & Formwork SWMS
Slab pours, formwork erection and stripping, post-tensioning, shotcrete, polished concrete, decorative finishes, and precast tilt-up panel SWMS. AS 3600 concrete structures, AS 3610 formwork, and WHS Regulation 2025 HRCW where falls or structural collapse risks apply.
Landscaping & Grounds SWMS
Residential and commercial landscaping SWMS — turf laying, hardscape paving, tree planting, irrigation, deck install, water features, and synthetic-grass systems. Covers brushcutter, mower, mulch blower and chainsaw plant operation under the Plant CoP.
Shop Fitting & Commercial Fit-Out SWMS
Commercial shop-fitting SWMS for retail, medical practice, dental, pharmacy, laboratory, childcare, and anti-ligature mental-health fit-outs. Multi-trade scope covering joinery, partition, ceiling grid, services rough-in, and out-of-hours work in occupied premises.
Carpentry & Joinery SWMS
Carpentry SWMS — structural framing, stair fabrication, balustrading, weatherboard cladding, suspended-slab floor framing, structural underpinning, and finish-carpentry. Construction Work CoP, Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces CoP, and AS 1684 timber framing.
HVAC & Refrigeration SWMS
HVAC installation and refrigeration servicing SWMS — air conditioning, hydronic heating, kitchen canopy, VRV/VRF multi-head systems, cool-room construction and repair, plus compressed-air and nitrogen-purging operations. AS/NZS 5149 refrigerant safety, AS 1668 mechanical ventilation, ARC licensing.
Transport & Warehousing SWMS
Truck driver, dispatch, forklift, reach truck, order picker, loading dock and cold-chain logistics SWMS. Heavy-vehicle fatigue management (HVNL), Plant CoP for powered mobile equipment, and AS 2359 industrial trucks.
Commercial Cleaning SWMS
Day-to-day and specialist commercial cleaning SWMS — carpet and upholstery, mould remediation IICRC S520, water-damage restoration IICRC S500, kitchen-exhaust canopy, high-level dust, public-area and end-of-lease cleaning. Hazardous Chemicals CoP and AS/NZS 4801 management systems.
Construction Cleaning SWMS
Site cleanup and post-construction builders-clean SWMS — final handover cleaning, soda blasting, hydroblasting, dry-ice CO2 blasting, industrial vacuum and sludge removal, and construction-site cleanup. Hazardous Chemicals CoP plus the Construction Work CoP.
Swimming Pool Construction SWMS
Swimming-pool construction SWMS — excavation, formwork, steel reinforcement, shotcrete, tiling, plumbing, electrical bonding, and fence install. AS 1926 pool safety, AS 3500 plumbing, and trench-collapse / silica controls under WHS Reg 2025.
Fire Services Installation SWMS
Fire-services installation and routine maintenance SWMS — sprinkler, hydrant, suppression, fire detection and alarm, EWIS, smoke alarm testing, fire door, and damper install. AS 1851 routine service, AS 2118 sprinkler systems, and AS 1670 detection.
Bricklaying & Blockwork SWMS
Bricklaying SWMS — brick veneer to frame, blockwork with corefill, masonry walling, repointing, and structural blockwork. Hazardous Manual Tasks CoP, Crystalline Silica CoP, and AS 3700 masonry structures.
Cranes, Rigging & Dogging SWMS
Crane operation, dogging, and rigging SWMS — tower crane, crawler crane, HIAB truck-loader, vehicle-mounted loading (VMLC), gantry/overhead, mini spider, man-cage, hoist personnel & materials, and materials duct lifter. AS 2550 cranes, AS 1418 series, and HRCW Cat 7 high-risk work licensing.
Fencing SWMS
Residential, rural and commercial fencing SWMS — Colorbond, chain-wire, rural boundary, heavy stock, glass pool fencing, and post-driving with mechanical plant. AS 1725 chain-link fence fabric and AS 1926 pool safety fences.
Handyman & Property Maintenance SWMS
Handyman and property maintenance SWMS — small repairs, painting touch-up, minor electrical and plumbing within scope of licence, gutter cleaning, deck repair, and pressure cleaning. Cross-discipline scope; licensed-work boundary clearly defined.
Agriculture & Rural Operations SWMS
Australian agricultural SWMS — tractor, header-harvester, ATV/quad-bike, livestock yard, shearing shed, apiary, poultry shed, piggery, feedlot, grain silo entry, crop-spray boom, and rural fire-trail hazard reduction. Managing Risks of Plant in Rural Workplaces CoP and AS 2789 quad bikes.
Telecommunications & Towers SWMS
Carrier and tower-contractor SWMS — tower erection and decommissioning, rooftop antenna install, microwave-link, fibre installation, cable pit, NBN install, RF safety exposure management, and TV antenna / satellite. ACMA telecoms cabling rules and AS/NZS 4799.
Pest Control SWMS
Pest-control SWMS — structural fumigation, termite soil-injection, termite inspection and treatment, rodent management, spider, bird-netting, and pre-construction termite work. APVMA-registered product label requirements and Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals CoP.
Signage Installation SWMS
Commercial, road, illuminated, and pylon signage SWMS — install with EWP, post-driving, concrete footings, vinyl-wrap vehicle and building, and pole-mounted signs. AS 1742 traffic-control devices, plus working-at-heights and electrical-isolation controls.
Confined Space SWMS SWMS
Confined-space entry SWMS for tanks, silos, sewers, vessels, riser cupboards, and underground utilities. AS 2865 confined spaces, WHS Regulation 2025 Part 4.3, and HRCW Category 11. Atmospheric testing, gas-monitor calibration, stand-by attendant duties, and emergency rescue plans covered.
Asbestos Management & Removal SWMS
Asbestos identification, management plans, drilling, controlled removal, roof-sheet replacement, and licensed bulk removal SWMS. How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace CoP, How to Safely Remove Asbestos CoP, and licensed-removalist requirements (Class A / Class B).
Silica & Engineered Stone SWMS
Crystalline silica and engineered-stone SWMS following the 2024 Australia-wide engineered-stone ban transition. Wet cutting, on-tool dust extraction, P3 RPE program, air monitoring, and health surveillance under the Silica CoP plus state DGSO orders.
Hot Works (Cutting, Welding, Brazing) SWMS
Hot-works SWMS — cutting, grinding, brazing, oxy-acetylene, plasma cutting, and welding that requires a hot-works permit. AS 1674 safety in welding and Welding Fume CoP. Fire watch, atmospheric assessment, and isolation of combustibles covered.
Chemical Handling & Hazardous Substances SWMS
Chemical-handling SWMS — hazardous chemicals, hexavalent chromium plating and spraying, cadmium work, PFAS contaminated soil and firefighting-foam decommissioning, formaldehyde work, and dangerous-goods ADG transport. Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals CoP and the ADG Code.
Biological Hazards & Infection Control SWMS
Biological-hazards SWMS — sharps and biohazard waste, infection control, mould remediation, bird-netting decontamination, Hendra-virus risk, and meth-residue screening. Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare and Sharps Management duties.
Lone Worker, Psychosocial & Fatigue SWMS
Lone-worker, psychosocial and fatigue SWMS — driver and shift-worker fatigue, lone-worker check-in, night-works, workplace bullying prevention, vicarious trauma, and domestic-violence workplace safety. Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work CoP plus Fatigue Management CoP.
Healthcare & Medical SWMS
Healthcare-sector SWMS — pathology lab, operating theatre staff safety, chemotherapy handling, mortuary post-mortem operations, clinical sterilisation (CSSD), cold-chain logistics, sharps management, infection control, and NDIS disability support. Workplace health and safety in healthcare settings.
Food & Beverage Processing SWMS
Food and beverage industrial SWMS — meat processing kill-floor and boning, dairy processing CIP and homogenisation, flour handling and combustible-dust, ammonia-refrigeration plant, commercial cooking, and hospitality food-service. Food Standards Code plus Combustible Dust CoP.
Automotive Services SWMS
Automotive workshop and service SWMS — mechanical repair, panel beating and collision repair, spray-booth operations, tyre fitting, windscreen replacement, auto-mechanical servicing, and bus / coach maintenance. AS 5601 gas, AS 1940 flammable liquids, and isocyanate / 2-pack management.
Marine & Waterfront SWMS
Commercial marine and waterfront SWMS — SSBA commercial diving, underwater welding, oyster and mussel farm, aquaculture pen-cage maintenance, commercial fishing vessel, dredging, marine pile-driving, jetty/pontoon maintenance, and boat slipway dry-dock. AS/NZS 2299 occupational diving and Maritime Safety Act.
Renewable Energy SWMS
Renewable-energy construction and maintenance SWMS — utility solar farm construction, wind turbine maintenance climb and blade repair, BESS commissioning, lithium-ion battery storage, and rooftop solar commissioning. AS/NZS 5033 PV install, AS/NZS 5139 batteries, and AS/NZS 4509 stand-alone power.
Printing Industry SWMS
Print and pre-press SWMS — offset press, web flexo, digital large-format, ink mixing, solvent handling, press wash-up LOTO, web threading, blanket / cylinder cleaning, guillotine and die-cutting. Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals CoP, AS/NZS 4024 safety of machinery.
Rail Industry SWMS
Rail-corridor SWMS — track work, aluminothermic rail welding, overhead traction electrification, rail possession working, hi-rail plant operations, and signalling power DC work. Rail Safety National Law, ONRSR safety management requirements, and track-protection rules.
Events & Entertainment SWMS
Events and entertainment-industry SWMS — stage truss load-in / touring, entertainment rigging, fireworks and pyrotechnics, marquee / temporary structure erection, inflatable amusement devices, and shade-sail install. AS 1170 structural design actions plus event-industry rigging guidelines.
Security & Emergency Services SWMS
Security-industry and emergency-services SWMS — mobile patrol, static guarding, crowd control, event setup, CCTV / alarm install B2B, safe / vault installation, emergency warden evacuation drill, and on-site first-aid medic. Security industry licensing plus AS 4421 patrol systems.
Excavation & Underground Utilities SWMS
Excavation near services, Dial-Before-You-Dig (DBYD), horizontal directional boring (HDD), trench shoring, and underground utility install SWMS. AS 5488 classification of subsurface utility information, AS/NZS 5577 location, and HRCW Cat 7 trench collapse.