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Hoarding Installation Removal

SWMS · SWMS-10502

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

This Hoarding Installation Removal Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) covers the hazards and controls of installing and removing hoarding and barricades, including vehicle and pedestrian traffic, material storage, work on scaffolding and harness use.

It covers 10 job steps, from planning and arriving on site to parking and material storage, work area set-up, environment, weather, installation and removal, working on scaffolding, post-removal inspections and emergency response.

It includes controls for high-risk construction work around mobile plant, falls and traffic corridors, and for contact with power lines, suspension trauma, manual tasks and dropped objects.

It suits builders, principal contractors and trades that put up and take down hoarding and barricades, and the site supervisors and workers who oversee that work.

Preview of the Hoarding Installation Removal SWMS

Hoarding Installation Removal

SWMSVersion 5
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact and phone
—
Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
—
Responsible person's phone
—
Responsible person's signature
—
Date signed
—
Principal contractor (PC)
[Principal contractor]
PC address
—
PC phone
[PC phone]
Date SWMS provided to PC
—
Job site address
[Site address]
Part of a construction project
—

Site Management Plan

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

High-Risk Construction Work (HRCW)

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

  • Mobile Plant
  • FallsInvolves a risk of a person falling from 2m or more, including work on telecommunications towers
  • Traffic CorridorsWork carried out adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor

Working with a risk of a fall over 2 metres

The fall from height hierarchy of control level considered when establishing controls:

  • L1Work on the ground or solid construction, not chosen
  • L2Use a passive fall restraint system, e.g. guard rails, scaffolding, EWP, not chosen
  • L3Use a work positioning system, e.g. travel restraint, rope access, not chosen
  • L4Use a fall arrest system, e.g. safety harness, catch platforms, not chosen
  • L5Implement administrative controls, e.g. signage or instruction, not chosen

No level has been chosen yet.

Planning and preparation

Planning

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

  • Establish supervisory and communication arrangements

  • The principal contractor will confirm that emergency response procedures are in place.

Hold points

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

(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 are 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, toolbox talks

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

  • If additional site hazards are 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
  • Safety Harness

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

      Structural collapse

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • Ensure structural designs are reviewed and approved by qualified engineers.

      • Conduct load capacity assessments before installation.

      • Regularly monitor and inspect structural stability during and after erection.

      • Train staff on emergency procedures in case of a collapse.

      • Restrict access to only necessary personnel within potential collapse zones.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisorto ensure the plan is in place

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

9 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

10 job steps

  1. PlanningCheck the structural design and stability, and restrict access to collapse zones
  2. Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditionsPark safely and assess site-specific hazards
  3. Parking and material storage safetyManage traffic, pedestrians, deliveries, storage and parked vehicles
  4. Work area set-upCoordinate with other trades, confirm hoarding locations and stay clear of power lines
  5. EnvironmentManage waste and noise
  6. Weather conditionsMonitor the weather and protect workers from sun, heat and cold
  7. General installation & removal of hoarding/ barricadesCommunicate and control the hazards of installing and removing hoarding
  8. Working on scaffoldingControl scaffold stability, falls, dropped objects and limited space
  9. Post-removal safety inspectionsInspect the site and confirm the work is complete
  10. Emergency responseRespond to emergencies, including suspension trauma

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