Cable Pulling SWMS

SWMS Cable Pulling

Safe work method statement SWMS for electrical cable pulling: 

• Provides critical WHS information and safety instructions for workers to pull electrical cable without risk to health and safety

• Ensures workers can identify hazards and manage risks involved with pulling cables

• Provides workers with information, instruction, and training for pulling electrical cables

Safe Work Method Statement Cable Pulling

SWMS document for electrical cable pulling focuses on hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedures per best practice guidelines for how to write a SWMS. 

• Health and safety in electrical work for how to pull cable through conduit per a risk assessment for electrical work

Cable Pulling SWMS Content 

SWMS are specific to a process with the SWMS content of the cable tray SWMS addressing the health and safety issues relating to: 

• WHS Consultation 

• Risk assessment of workplace

• Health and safety planning

• Environmental hazards in workplace

• Implementation of controls for electrical cable pulling

• Health and safety information for employees

• Pre start inspection for equipment used to pull electrical cable

• Electrical cable pulling equipment to pull electrical cable

• Set up electrical cable pulling winch

• Asbestos containing materials associated with an electrical pit

• Inspect and cut conduit electrical pipe for pulling cables through conduit

• Secure and fasten cable pulling sock to pull electrical wire through conduit

• Pull electrical cable using electrical cable pulling machine

• Electrical spotter to warn persons working in the vicinity of energised electrical equipment, e.g. electrical hazards

• Exclusion zone safety when operating power cable pulling equipment

• Work zone traffic management when pulling electrical cable through conduit

• Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace 

• Hazardous manual handling tasks 

• PPE requirements for pulling cables through conduit 

• 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 cable pulling SWMS, which 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 Cable Pulling SWMS

Save time and money with the SWMS template for pulling electrical cables. 

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 cable pulling safe work method statement makes for an excellent toolbox talk topic at an electrical safety toolbox talk