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Flat Pack Delivery - Assembly

SWMS · SWMS-10594

  • 8 job steps
  • Version 5
  • Miscellaneous
  • Reads on any phone

This SWMS covers the hazards and controls for delivering and assembling flat pack furnishings. It identifies the hazards and sets out the controls for a safe and efficient job, particularly in high-risk environments.

It takes your crew through eight job steps: planning, travel to, from and between sites, pick-up and delivery, environment, housekeeping, manual tasks, building flat pack furnishings, and emergency response.

It suits logistics companies, furniture retailers and construction contractors that deliver and assemble flat pack furniture, and the safety managers and supervisors who oversee the work.

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

Preview of the Flat Pack Delivery - Assembly SWMS

Flat Pack Delivery - Assembly

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

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 (PPE)

  • Foot 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

    • Hazard

      Emergency

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • Avoid people working alone, use a buddy system to provide immediate support

      • Have a reliable communication system in place and test regularly.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisor

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

7 more job steps, from Travel to, from & between sites to Emergency response

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

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What it covers

8 job steps

  1. PlanningEstablishes on-site safety systems and emergency responses.
  2. Travel to, from & between sitesVehicle safety, including collision and breakdown prevention.
  3. Pick-up & deliverySafe movement around mobile plant equipment and road safety.
  4. EnvironmentConsiders the environmental impact of activities and outlines measures to minimise harm.
  5. House keepingPrevents slips, trips, and falls through tidy work practices.
  6. Manual tasksReduces the risk of musculoskeletal disorders from manual handling tasks.
  7. Building flat pack furnishingsSafe assembly practices, including avoiding contact with mobile-powered plant and electrical safety.
  8. Emergency responsePrepares workers for efficient response to injuries, fatalities, and environmental damage.

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