Type B Gas Appliance & Train Install (AS 3814) SWMS
A Safe Work Method Statement for type b gas appliance & train install covering all key hazards, controls and regulatory requirements. This is classified as high-risk construction work under WHS Regulation 2025.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Installation and commissioning of Type B gas appliances and gas trains exceeding 10MJ/s, including pipework, regulators, safety shut-off valves and burner management systems to AS 3814. Classified as high-risk construction work under WHS Regulation 2025 Schedule 1, requiring a documented SWMS before work commences.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Explosion, severe burns, fatality
Asphyxiation, acute poisoning
Projectile injury, blast overpressure
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Licensed Type B gas fitter with AS 3814 commissioning competency; isolate, lock-out and purge with inert gas before work.
- 2Continuous CO and LEL atmospheric monitoring; mechanical ventilation and exclusion zone during purging and pressure testing operations.
- 3Pneumatic strength and tightness testing per AS 3814 Section 6 with calibrated gauges and certified isolation barriers.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandatory design, install, commissioning standard for Type B
Pipework, ventilation and consumer piping requirements
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Gas train assembly, pressure testing and live commissioning involve pressurised fuel gas piping.
Plant rooms and commissioning sites involve forklifts, EWPs and contractor traffic.
SWMS mandatory before work starts; PCBU penalties up to $14,375 per breach.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule
- ✓Project hazard register
- ✓Worker sign-on register
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011
- WHS Regulation 2025 Part 6.3
- Gas Safety Act (state-specific)