SWMS Working in Ceiling Space
SWMS document for working in roof spaces focuses on hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedures per best practice guidelines for how to write a SWMS.
Safe Work Method Statement
Working in Ceiling Space SWMS
Safe work method statement SWMS for safe working in roof spaces:
- Provides critical WHS information and safety instructions for workers to work in a ceiling space without risk to health and safety
- Ensures workers can identify hazards and manage risks involved with working in a ceiling space
- Provides workers with information, instruction, and training for working in ceiling spaces
Working in Ceiling Spaces SWMS
SWMS document for working in roof spaces 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 work in a ceiling per a risk assessment for ceiling work
SWMS Working in Ceiling Space Content
SWMS are specific to a process with the SWMS content of the working in ceiling spaces SWMS addressing the health and safety issues relating to:
- WHS Consultation
- Risk assessment of workplace
- Health and safety planning
- Environmental hazards in the workplace
- Implementation of controls for working in ceiling spaces
- Health and safety information for employees
- Pre start inspection for equipment used to work in ceiling space
- Electrical testing equipment, e.g. portable appliance tester PAT for testing circuits
- Insulated tools for testing of electrical installation
- Isolation procedure for electrical equipment and circuits in roof space
- Working near live electrical equipment requires electrical safety isolation procedures
- Contact with energised electrical equipment resulting in electrocution and electrical shock
- Electrical spotter to warn persons working in the vicinity of energised electrical equipment, e.g. electrical hazards
- Asbestos exposure from disturbing asbestos if no asbestos register exists
- SMS exposure if synthetic mineral fibres are disturbed
- Rodent infestation control should a vermin infestation be in the ceiling space
- Personal decontamination procedures following exposure to ACM asbestos, synthetic mineral fibres or vermin infestations
- Confined space electrical safety when working in a confined space
- Control measures for working in confined spaces, e.g. ceiling space ventilation
- Restore power to electrical installation per electrical safe work practices and safety procedures for working on electrical equipment
- Restore power to electrical installation per electrical safe work practices and safety procedures for working on electrical equipment
- Restore power to electrical installations per electrical safe work practices
- Work at heights to access a roof space
- Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
- Hazardous manual handling tasks
- PPE requirements for working in ceiling spaces
- 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 working in ceiling space 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 SWMS Working in Ceiling Space
Save time and money with the SWMS template for safe working in roof spaces.
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 ceiling space safe work method statement makes for an excellent toolbox talk topic at a toolbox talk on electrical safety