Blockwork Mortar SWMS
Safe work practices and procedures for mixing masonry mortar focus on hazards, risks and control measures when mixing mortar used in construction for laying concrete blocks when building a block wall.
Safe Work Method Statement
SWMS Blockwork Mortar
SWMS Safe work method statement for mixing mortar:
- Provides critical WHS information and safety instructions for workers to mix mortar without risk to health and safety
- Ensures workers can identify hazards and manage risks involved with mixing masonry mortar
- Provides workers with information, instruction, and training for mixing mortar for block
SWMS Mortar Blockwork
SWMS document for the mixing of mortar focuses on hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedures per best practice guidelines for how to write a SWMS.
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Blocklaying safety for how to mix mortar per a block laying risk assessment
Blockwork Mortar SWMS Content
SWMS are specific to a process with the SWMS content of the mortar safe work method statement addressing the health and safety issues relating to:
- WHS Consultation
- Risk assessment of workplace
- Health and safety planning
- Environmental workplace hazards
- Implementation of controls for the mixing of mortar
- Health and safety information for employees
- Pre start inspection for equipment used to mix mortar mix
- Operation of cement mixer to mix mortar
- Transfer mortar to wheelbarrow and mortar boards
- Silica dust exposure
- Working at height
- Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
- Hazardous manual handling tasks
- PPE requirements for mixing mortar
- Health and safety training for workers
- Workplace housekeeping
- Legislative and regulatory requirements
- Monitoring compliance in the workplace
- Includes risk matrix table
WHS Reporting Requirements
WHS Record keeping and reporting obligations for compliance with WHS legislative requirements for a SWMS require a person conducting a business or undertaking PCBU to maintain WHS records.
A PCBU must retain health and safety records for a mixing mortar SWMS would include:
- Risk assessment form template to record unidentified hazards, potential risks and specific control measures
- Change control management form for the communication of controls to be implemented for identified hazards
- SWMS Sign off sheet for high risk construction work activity to which the safe work method statement relates
Ready to Use Blockwork Mortar SWMS
Save time and money with the SWMS template for mixing mortar.
SWMS Compliance with Legislative and Regulatory Requirements is simple
- We embed the business details and logo you supply in the safe work method statement for ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
- We email you the ready to use safe work method statement SWMS
All you have to do is
- Complete the principal contractor details or PCBU details
- Specify the workplace address to which the SWMS relates
- Nominate your contact person
- Complete WHS/OHS forms used in the workplace, e.g. risk assessment form
Safety Toolbox Talks
- A mixing mortar SWMS makes for an excellent toolbox talk topic at a blockwork toolbox talk