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Fibreglass Pool Installation

SWMS · SWMS-10204

  • 17 job steps
  • Version 5

This SWMS covers the steps and safety measures for installing inground fibreglass swimming pools. It identifies the hazards and sets out the controls for a safe and efficient installation.

It takes your crew through each job step, from training, planning and site set-up to excavation, lifting the pool into position, attaching pipework, the pool surround, completion and emergency response. It also covers measures to limit environmental impact.

It suits pool installation companies, construction companies, property management firms, and the site supervisors and safety officers who oversee the work.

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Fibreglass Pool Installation

SWMSVersion 5
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 PlantMobile plant movement
  • Shafts & TrenchesWorking at depths greater than 1.5 metres, including tunnels or mines
  • Gas MainsWork on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or piping
  • Hazardous LinesWork on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines
  • Energised ElectricalWork on or near energised electrical installations or services
  • Traffic CorridorsWork carried out adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor

Planning and preparation

Planning/Preparation

  • 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/Licence

  • 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.

Monitor/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 (PPE)

  • Foot Protection
  • High Visibility
  • Head Protection
  • Hand Protection
  • Protective Clothing
  • 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

    Training

    • Hazard

      Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) – dust inhalation

      Before controls3 High
      Controls

      • Training and information provided to workers on RCS should include:

        • Identification of RCS dust through Safety Datasheet (SDS) or labels

        • Dust exposure prevention strategies

        • Checking controls are working and using them

        • When and how to use any respiratory protective equipment provided and what to do if something goes wrong (Including worker respirator fit and check processes).

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisor
    • Hazard

      Powered mobile plant movement

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • Ensure an effective system of communication between the machine operator and pedestrian workers established before work commences

      • Workers are instructed:

        • Not to approach the machine until the operator has agreed to their request to approach

        • On set distances to maintain from the machine while in operation

        • With the blind spots of the machine.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisor

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

16 more job steps, from Planning to Emergency response

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

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What it covers

17 job steps

  1. TrainingTrain workers in silica dust controls and working around mobile plant
  2. PlanningPlan for trench emergencies, contractors and excavation near structures
  3. Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditionsCheck the site and its conditions on arrival
  4. Work area set-upSet up barricades, exclusion zones and pedestrian access
  5. EnvironmentManage noise, vibration, cultural heritage, water, air quality, waste and fauna
  6. HousekeepingKeep the work area clean to prevent slips, trips and falls
  7. Check weather conditions & prepareWork safely in extreme weather and recognise hyperthermia and hypothermia
  8. Manual tasksPrevent musculoskeletal injuries during manual tasks
  9. Materials deliveryPrevent truck rollover and unload materials safely
  10. ExcavationExcavate safely, locate underground services and manage removed soil
  11. Working in the excavationPrevent ground collapse and work safely inside excavations
  12. Lifting the pool into positionLift and position the pool with licensed operators and rated lifting gear
  13. Attaching pipeworkCut, bend and glue pipework safely
  14. The pool surround - setting formwork and steel reinforcingSet formwork and steel reinforcing, preventing falls and trips
  15. Pool surround - pouring concretePrevent strain injuries when placing concrete
  16. On completionSecure the site and control dust on completion
  17. Emergency responseRespond to injuries, fatalities and environmental damage

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