General Construction SWMS Templates
Core trades for every Australian construction site.
48 SWMS in this category
48 ready-to-buy editable DOCXs · 8 state variants per product · delivered within 24 hours of payment.
🔧Backflow Prevention Device Installation SWMS
Backflow prevention device installation involves fitting, testing and maintaining devices that prevent contaminated water from flowing back …
🔧Bathroom Rough-In & Fit-Off SWMS
Bathroom rough-in and fit-off covers the installation of all plumbing pipework, fixtures and fittings in bathroom, laundry and ensuite areas…
🧱Brick & Block Cutting SWMS
This SWMS covers brick & block cutting activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required under WH…
🧱Brick & Block Laying SWMS
This SWMS covers brick & block laying activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required under WHS…
🧱Bricklaying SWMS
Brick and block laying for walls, retaining structures, and feature work including mortar mixing and tuck-pointing.
🔨Carpentry SWMS
Framing, formwork, second-fix, and finishing carpentry on residential and commercial sites.
🔧CCTV Drain Inspection SWMS
CCTV drain inspection involves inserting a camera into sewer and stormwater pipelines to assess condition, locate blockages, identify root i…
🔨Circular Saw Use SWMS
Circular saw use covers hand-held circular saws, drop saws (mitre saws) and table saws used in carpentry for cutting timber, plywood, MDF an…
🔨Cladding Installation SWMS
Cladding installation involves fixing external wall cladding materials including weatherboard, fibre cement sheet, metal cladding, composite…
🧱Concrete Cutting & Sawing SWMS
Concrete cutting and sawing involves using diamond blades on hand-held saws, floor saws and wall saws to cut concrete, masonry and stone. Th…
🧱Concrete Finishing — Float & Trowel SWMS
Concrete finishing involves floating, trowelling, edging, brooming and curing of freshly placed concrete to achieve the specified surface fi…
🧱Concrete Grinding & Polishing SWMS
Concrete grinding and polishing involves using diamond-cup grinders, planetary grinders and polishing machines to smooth, level or finish co…
🧱Concrete Pouring — Slab on Ground & Suspended SWMS
Concrete pouring covers placement of ready-mix concrete for slabs on ground, suspended slabs, footings, columns and walls. The work involves…
🧱Concrete Pumping Operations SWMS
Concrete pumping involves using boom pumps or line pumps to place concrete at locations not accessible by direct truck discharge. Boom pump …
🧱Concrete Saw Use — Hand-Held & Floor Saw SWMS
Concrete saw use covers the operation of hand-held demolition saws (cut-off saws), walk-behind floor saws and wall saws for cutting concrete…
🧱Concreting SWMS
Formwork, reinforcement placement, concrete pour, finishing, and curing for slabs, footings, and walls.
🔧Confined Space Entry — Sewer Pits & Tanks SWMS
Confined space entry in plumbing involves entering sewer pits, pump stations, manholes, water tanks and underground chambers for inspection,…
🔨Decking — Timber & Composite SWMS
Decking construction involves building subframes and laying deck boards for outdoor platforms, balconies and verandahs. The work is high-ris…
🔨Door & Window Installation SWMS
Door and window installation involves fitting external and internal door frames, doors, window frames and glazing units into prepared openin…
🔧Drainage — Stormwater & Sewer SWMS
A Safe Work Method Statement for drainage work covers the installation, repair and maintenance of stormwater and sewer pipe systems. Drainag…
🔧Excavator Use — Plumbing Trenches SWMS
Excavator use for plumbing involves operating mini-excavators and excavators to dig trenches for water supply, sewer, stormwater and gas pip…
🔧Fire Services — Hydrant & Sprinkler SWMS
Fire services plumbing involves the installation, testing and maintenance of fire hydrant systems, fire sprinkler systems, fire hose reels a…
🔨Formwork — Carpentry SWMS
Formwork carpentry involves constructing, erecting and stripping timber formwork systems for concrete pours. Formwork for suspended slabs, w…
🧱Formwork Stripping SWMS
Formwork stripping (striking) involves removing formwork and temporary propping after concrete has achieved adequate strength. Premature str…
🔧Gas Fitting & Gas Pipe Installation SWMS
Gas fitting work involves the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of gas piping systems, gas appliances and gas meters. This is…
🏗️General Construction SWMS
General construction site activities including site setup, material handling, and trade coordination.
🔨Handrail & Balustrade Installation SWMS
Handrail and balustrade installation involves fitting guardrails, handrails and balustrade systems to stairs, landings, balconies and elevat…
🔧Hot Water System Installation SWMS
Hot water system installation involves the removal and replacement or new installation of electric, gas, solar and heat pump hot water syste…
🧱Lintel Installation SWMS
This SWMS covers lintel installation activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required under WHS …
🧱Mortar Mixing SWMS
This SWMS covers mortar mixing activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required under WHS Regula…
🔨Nail Gun Use — Framing & Finishing SWMS
Nail gun use covers pneumatic and gas-powered nail guns used for framing, cladding, roofing and finishing work. Nail guns are responsible fo…
🔨Non-Structural Demolition — Carpentry SWMS
Non-structural demolition for carpentry involves removing internal walls, flooring, ceiling linings, joinery and fixtures that are not load-…
🔧Pipe Laying & Trenching SWMS
Pipe laying and trenching involves the excavation of trenches for the installation of water supply, sewer, stormwater and gas pipe systems. …
🔧Plumbing SWMS
Hot and cold water, drainage, gas, and stormwater plumbing including roof penetrations and trench work.
🧱Post-Tensioning Operations SWMS
Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons within concrete slabs, beams and walls after the concrete has reached specified strength. T…
🔧PVC Solvent Cement Joining SWMS
PVC solvent cement joining involves using chemical solvents (primer and cement) to weld PVC pressure and drainage pipe. The solvents contain…
🧱Rebar Installation & Tying SWMS
Rebar (reinforcing steel) installation involves cutting, bending, placing and tying steel reinforcement bars in formwork prior to concrete p…
🧱Retaining Wall — Brick & Block SWMS
This SWMS covers retaining wall — brick & block activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required…
🔨Roof Framing & Truss Installation SWMS
Roof framing and truss installation involves lifting, positioning and fixing prefabricated roof trusses or cutting and assembling traditiona…
🔧Roof Plumbing — Gutters, Downpipes SWMS
Roof plumbing involves the installation, repair and replacement of gutters, downpipes, flashings, roof sheeting, box gutters and rainwater s…
🧱Scaffold Use — Bricklaying SWMS
This SWMS covers scaffold use — bricklaying activities, addressing the specific hazards, risk controls and safe work procedures required und…
🔨Scaffold Use — Carpentry SWMS
Scaffold use in carpentry covers the safe use of fixed scaffolds, mobile scaffolds and trestle scaffolds for framing, cladding, roofing and …
🔧Soldering & Brazing Copper Pipe SWMS
Soldering and brazing copper pipe involves using a gas torch to heat copper pipe and fittings to allow solder or brazing alloy to flow into …
🔨Stair Installation SWMS
Stair installation involves building and fitting timber, steel or prefabricated staircase assemblies including stringers, treads, risers, la…
🧱Tilt-Up Panel Erection SWMS
Tilt-up panel erection involves casting concrete wall panels on the ground slab and then lifting (tilting) them into position using cranes. …
🔨Wall Framing — Timber & Steel SWMS
Wall framing involves the erection of structural wall frames from timber or light-gauge steel. The work includes cutting, assembling and sta…
🔧Water Meter Installation SWMS
Water meter installation and replacement requires excavation around existing water mains connections, isolation of water supply, and connect…
🔧Working with Asbestos Cement Pipe SWMS
Asbestos cement (AC) pipe was widely used in water supply and sewer systems until the mid-1980s and remains in service in many areas across …
General Construction SWMS
Editable DOCX templates, 8 state variants per product, CIH-reviewed.
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