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Pre-cast Tilt-up Panels

SWMS · SWMS-10399

  • 19 job steps
  • Version 8
  • Concreting
  • Reads on any phone

This SWMS covers the hazards and controls for the general safety of casting tilt-up and pre-cast concrete panels. It does not cover lifting the panels into place.

It takes your crew through nineteen job steps: silica dust training, temporary casting bed and panel design, weather, arrival and set-up, the environment, housekeeping, manual tasks, materials delivery, tools, formwork, bond breakers, steel reinforcement, placing and finishing concrete, stripping formwork, completion and emergency response.

It suits construction businesses and workers involved in pre-cast and tilt-up concrete panels, including site supervisors, construction workers, safety officers and anyone responsible for workplace safety on construction projects.

Preview of the Pre-cast Tilt-up Panels SWMS

Pre-cast Tilt-up Panels

SWMSVersion 8
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact
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Phone #
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Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
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Signature
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Date
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Contact phone #
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Principal contractor (PC)
[Principal contractor]
PC address
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PC phone #
[PC phone]
Date SWMS provided to PC
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Job site address
[Site address]
Is the work associated with 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

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

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

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

    Provide training on the health effects associated with RCS

    • Hazard

      Exposure to silica dust

      Before controls4 Acute
      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

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

18 more job steps, from Temporary casting bed-design to Emergency response

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

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What it covers

19 job steps

  1. Provide training on the health effects associated with RCSTrain workers to identify RCS dust, prevent exposure and use respirators
  2. Temporary casting bed-designHave an engineer verify the casting bed and plan its location
  3. Concrete panel designHave approved panel and formwork designs before starting
  4. Check weather conditions & prepareCheck the weather and plan for heat and cold
  5. Arrival on-site & assess onsite conditionsCheck the site, report to the supervisor and complete a JSA
  6. Work area set-upBarricade the work area and keep unauthorised people out
  7. EnvironmentManage noise, waste, spills, waterways, vegetation, vehicles and animals
  8. House keepingKeep the work area clean and clear of trip hazards
  9. Manual tasksPlan and share manual tasks to avoid strain injuries
  10. Materials deliveryDeliver and unload materials away from plant, traffic and power lines
  11. Working with powered & non-powered toolsInspect and use power, fuel and powder-actuated tools safely
  12. Erecting formworkErect formwork on a clean casting bed and cut timber safely
  13. Applying bond breakers/release agentsApply bond breakers following the SDS and avoid slips on forms
  14. Setting steel reinforcement / liftingCarry, place and cut steel reinforcement safely and cap exposed ends
  15. Tying steel reinforcementTie steel reinforcement with safe wire handling and tying tools
  16. Placing and finishing concretePlace, vibrate and trowel concrete safely
  17. Removing/ stripping formworkStrip formwork in order and stack materials as you go
  18. On completionClear, clean and secure the site on completion
  19. Emergency responseRespond to emergencies and report incidents

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