Aquaculture Pen / Cage Maintenance SWMS
SWMS template for aquaculture pen / cage maintenance. Covers Net cleaning, mooring, feed delivery.. 8-state AU coverage, CIH-reviewed editable DOCX delivered within 24 hours of payment.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Aquaculture pen and cage maintenance involves net cleaning, mooring inspections, and feed delivery on offshore or estuarine sea farms. Work over water, commercial diving, and handling heavy mooring gear trigger High Risk Construction Work duties under WHS Regulation 2011 and require a documented SWMS before commencement.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Fatality from immersion or entrapment under nets
Decompression illness, drowning, or barotrauma
Severe limb injury or fatal crushing
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Mandatory PFDs, lifelines, and rescue craft on standby for all over-water work tasks.
- 2Commercial divers certified to AS/NZS 2299.1 with surface-supplied air and standby diver.
- 3Mechanical lifting aids and exclusion zones for mooring tensioning; never stand in bight.
Applicable Codes of Practice
HRCW SWMS mandatory before work commences
Commercial diving competency and equipment standards
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Maintenance conducted on floating pens with continuous fall-into-water and entrapment risk.
Underwater net inspection, cleaning, and mortality removal require commercial diving operations.
No SWMS = on-the-spot fines and stop-work notice from regulator.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template tailored to aquaculture pen maintenance
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule covering all 8 Australian jurisdictions
- ✓Pre-populated hazard register aligned to HRCW categories 16 and 17
- ✓Worker sign-on register for SWMS consultation and acknowledgement
Related legislation
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)
- WHS Regulation 2011 Part 4.8 — Diving Work
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012