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Fencing

SWMS · SWMS-10531

  • 16 job steps
  • Version 2
  • Fencing
  • Reads on any phone

This Fencing SWMS covers the hazards and controls for wire, timber, steel panel, pool and glass panel fences. It helps employers meet health and safety laws and look after the workers and others involved.

It takes your crew through 16 job steps, from planning and arrival on site to post holes, setting posts, installing infill and gates, hand and power tools, chemicals, refuelling, completion and emergency response.

It suits residential and commercial fencing contractors, construction companies, landscaping businesses, and councils and government departments responsible for public works.

Written by SafetyDocs safety experts, who have been writing safety documents since 2004.

Preview of the Fencing SWMS

Fencing

SWMSVersion 2
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact and phone
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Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
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Responsible person's phone
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Responsible person's signature
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Date signed
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Principal Contractor (PC)
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PC Address
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PC phone
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Date SWMS provided to PC
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Job Site Address
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Part of a construction project
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Site Management Plan

If the work is part of a construction project, this SWMS must align with requirements of the Site Management Plan in place for the Construction Project.

High-Risk Construction Work

This work activity involves the following “High-Risk Construction Work” (HRCW - identified in the Job Task column)

  • Mobile Plant
  • Hazardous Atmosphere

Planning and preparation

Planning

  • Liaise with Principal Contractor to identify on-site safety systems and procedures

  • Establish supervisory and communication arrangements

  • Principal contractor to confirm emergency response procedures are in place.

Hold points

Hold points identified and signed off before continuing work. (specify the hold points)

Training and licences

  • All workers to have a General Construction Induction Card

  • Relevant workers have relevant certificates of competency, licenses, and training. Specify on the SWMS Sign-off for each worker.

  • Trained First Aider on site

  • All workers trained in site-specific emergency and evacuation procedures, SWMS, safe work procedures, and safety data sheets.

Worker duties and responsibilities

  • Fit condition for work, i.e., no signs of fatigue, alcohol or drugs

  • Attend all site inductions/briefings

  • Comply with all site requirements, e.g. PPE, Traffic Management Plans (TMP)

  • Only carry out work related to the contract

  • Inspect completed work and report possible safety, environmental and quality matters to the supervisor.

Monitoring and review

  • All people involved in the task must have this SWMS communicated to them before work commences

  • SWMS to be reviewed and amended if necessary, in consultation with relevant people after any near miss or incident

  • If additional site hazards identified, review this SWMS and amend control measures to suit

  • People, including workers, contractors and sub-contractors, affected by the revisions to this SWMS, must be informed ASAP

  • Give the principal contractor a copy of the revised SWMS

  • The site supervisor to monitor works against the controls stated in this SWMS

  • SWMS must be kept on-site and made available for inspection or review

  • Keep a record of this SWMS until the job is complete or for two years if involved in a notifiable incident

  • Regardless of any other factor, the person in control of the workplace must review this SWMS at least annually.

Site-specific notes

Legislation and codes of practice

None listed.

Personal protective equipment

  • Foot Protection
  • Hearing Protection
  • High Visibility
  • Eye Protection
  • Hand Protection
  • Sun Protection

Do not wear rings, watches or jewellery that may become entangled. Long and loose hair must be tied back.

Job steps, hazards and controls

  • Work activity

    Planning & preparation

    • Hazard

      Property encroachment / legislative breach

      Before controls3 High
      Controls

      • If on the property boundary, ensure neighbours are informed before commencing work

      • Approvals/permits are in place if required, e.g. accessing adjoining properties, vegetation-clearing permits etc.

      • Ensure fence design specifications are written in a clear manner that installers can understand

        • Specifications should include drawings and measurements to clearly show this information

      • Ensure the fence location is correctly determined.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisorto check boundaries & set-up Buddy System
    • Hazard

      Emergency

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • A ‘Buddy’ system must be utilised at all times when working alone or in remote areas. Ensure:

        • GPS locator on relevant worker’s vehicles

        • Mobile phone (with service in the work area, pre-programmed with emergency numbers)

        • Mobile & satellite phones and EPIRB are fit for purpose, tested before departure & phones have spare, fully charged batteries and facilities for continuous charging.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisorto check boundaries & set-up Buddy System

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

15 more job steps, from Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditions to Emergency response

Each with its hazards, risk ratings and controls, plus your crew's sign-on.

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What it covers

16 job steps

  1. Planning & preparationLiaise with the principal contractor and set up safety systems
  2. Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditionsCheck the site on arrival and report to the supervisor
  3. Work area set-upSet up an exclusion zone to keep people out of the work area
  4. Check weather conditions & prepareCheck the weather before work and prepare for it
  5. EnvironmentLimit the effect of the work on the environment
  6. HousekeepingKeep the work area clean and tidy
  7. Manual tasksLift and move materials and equipment safely
  8. Materials deliveryDeliver and unload materials safely
  9. Clearing, marking fence line & post hole diggingClear the site, mark the fence line and dig the post holes
  10. Setting postsSet the posts and brace them
  11. Installing infill & gatesInstall the infill panels and gates
  12. Working with hand & power tool useUse hand and power tools safely
  13. Hazardous chemical use, e.g. silicone, cleaning solutions etc.Use chemicals such as silicone and cleaning solutions safely
  14. Fuelling equipment on-siteRefuel equipment safely on site
  15. On completionSecure the site when the work is finished
  16. Emergency responseRespond to an emergency

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