Trade & High-Risk SWMS Categories
Select your trade or high-risk activity to access full 2026 compliance guidelines, hazard control hierarchies, downloadable templates, and certified online training.
Working at Heights SWMS
Comprehensive 2026 Safe Work Method Statement for working at heights > 2 metres, edge protection, harnesses, scaffolding, and mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs).
Confined Space Entry SWMS
Complete SWMS and atmospheric testing procedure for entering pits, tanks, manholes, shafts, and ducts with standby observer protocols.
Demolition & Structural Removal SWMS
High-risk SWMS for mechanical, manual, and structural demolition work, hazardous materials abatement, and load sequence planning.
Asbestos Handling & Removal SWMS
Licensed Class A and Class B non-friable asbestos removal SWMS, decontamination chamber setup, air monitoring, and EPA waste disposal.
Excavation & Trenching SWMS
SWMS for digging trenches > 1.5m deep, shoring, benching, battering, underground service locating (Dial-Before-You-Dig), and cave-in prevention.
Electrical Contracting & Live Testing SWMS
Comprehensive electrical SWMS covering Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), test-before-touch procedures, switchboard upgrades, fault finding, and arc flash safety.
Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage SWMS
SWMS for rooftop solar panel installation, high-voltage DC string isolation, lithium battery storage commissioning, and roof fall arrest.
Plumbing, Drainage & Gasfitting SWMS
Complete SWMS for hot works oxy-acetylene brazing, trench drainage, gas pipe pressure testing, sewer biological hazards, and confined spaces.
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVAC) SWMS
SWMS for flammable A2L refrigerants (R32, R454B), pressurised nitrogen leak testing, roof-mounted condenser craning, and electrical connections.
Carpentry & Framing SWMS
SWMS for framing, roof truss erection, pneumatic nail guns, circular saws, drop saws, and scaffolding work.
Concreting & Formwork SWMS
SWMS for concrete pumping booms, formwork erection and stripping, rebar impalement protection, and wet concrete chemical burns.
Bricklaying & Blocklaying SWMS
SWMS covering crystalline silica wet cutting controls, mortar mixing, external heavy-duty scaffold loading limits, and wall prop bracing.
Roofing & Cladding SWMS
SWMS for corrugated metal roofing, tile roofing, guttering, roof mesh installation, brittle roof penetration hazards, and static lines.
Painting & Spray Coating SWMS
SWMS for airless spray painting, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mobile scaffold towers, lead paint abatement, and ladder work.
Tiling & Waterproofing SWMS
SWMS for porcelain/stone wet tile cutting (silica safe), polyurethane liquid membranes, torch-on bitumen waterproofing, and ergonomic knee protection.
Civil & Road Works SWMS
SWMS for traffic management, road paving, asphalt laying, compaction rollers, bitumen spraying, and night work high-visibility protocols.
Earthmoving & Heavy Plant Operations SWMS
SWMS for excavators, bulldozers, skid steers, articulated dump trucks, quick-hitch attachments, and rollover protective structures (ROPS).
Landscaping & Tree Lopping SWMS
SWMS for commercial chainsaws, wood chippers, tree felling, elevated work platforms (cherry pickers), retaining walls, and earth augers.
Steel Fabrication & Welding SWMS
SWMS for MIG/TIG/Stick welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, structural steel erection, hexavalent chromium fume extraction, and arc eye protection.
Commercial Cleaning & High-Pressure Washing SWMS
SWMS for 5,000 PSI industrial water jetting, hazardous chemicals (SDS compliance), window cleaning at heights, and slip/trip prevention.
Warehousing & Forklift Operations SWMS
SWMS for high-reach forklifts, order pickers, pallet racking loading limits, battery charging ventilation, and pedestrian segregation.
Pest Control & Chemical Spraying SWMS
SWMS for pesticide spraying, termite chemical barriers, confined roof cavities, subfloor crawlspaces, and acute poisoning prevention.