Aluminium Welding Fume SWMS
Aluminium MIG and TIG welding — aluminium oxide and ozone fume controls, ventilation, RPE selection for aluminium-specific hazards.
This SWMS is uniform across all Australian jurisdictions.
Aluminium MIG and TIG welding generates aluminium oxide fume and ozone, both hazardous chemicals under WHS Regulation 2025 Part 4.1. This SWMS addresses ventilation, RPE selection and atmospheric monitoring required when welding aluminium in workshops or onsite, where ozone exposure is acute and aluminium oxide WES is 10 mg/m³ inhalable.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Acute lung irritation, pulmonary oedema
Respiratory irritation, long-term lung effects
WES exceedance and worker overexposure
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Install on-torch or fixed LEV capturing fume at source before entering breathing zone.
- 2Issue PAPR or P2/P3 supplied-air respirators where LEV cannot achieve WES compliance.
- 3Conduct atmospheric monitoring against aluminium oxide 10 mg/m³ and ozone 0.1 ppm WES limits.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Hazardous chemical airborne contaminant exposure standards
Aluminium welding fume and ozone control guidance
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS customisable to your worksite and PCBU details
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT)
- ✓Aluminium fume and ozone hazard register with risk ratings
- ✓Worker sign-on register for SWMS consultation evidence
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s19 primary duty of care
- WHS Regulation 2025 r49 airborne contaminant exposure
- AS/NZS 1715:2009 RPE selection and use