Civil Works SWMS Pack

Establishing the civil site before construction - access, amenities and laydown, fencing and hoarding, traffic and pedestrian management, locating services, temporary power and water, setting out and plant mobilisation.

Manual handling across civil works - lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, digging, shovelling and holding loads such as pipes, pit components, formwork, mesh, pavers, bagged product and tools.

Loading, unloading and handling of civil materials and plant from trucks, trailers and floats - pipes, pit components, aggregate, rock, kerb units and equipment using plant and manual methods.

Operating trucks, tipper and dog combinations, water carts and floats for civil deliveries - journey and fatigue management, reversing, loading and unloading via rated ramps, load restraint, tipping and dust suppression.

Locating and marking underground services with electromagnetic and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) methods before excavation, while working safely among traffic and site hazards.

Bulk earthworks and excavation using mobile plant to cut and fill large volumes of soil, including set-up, excavation, haulage and reinstatement.

Excavation of trenches for services, drainage and foundations near existing assets, including service location, ground support, entry and reinstatement.

Non-destructive digging, potholing and service location using trailer or truck-mounted hydro excavation units, including set-up, water lancing, vacuum recovery and tank discharge.

Operation of excavators in earthmoving and civil works - pre-start, plant and people separation, digging near services and edges, lifting, attachment changes and shutdown.

Operation of skid steer and posi-track (compact track) loaders - pre-start, loading and site travel, attachment changes, and work by people around the operating machine.

Rotary, impact and vibratory drilling and piling for foundations, anchors and investigation, including rig set-up, pile handling, driving, in-hole tooling and grouting.

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for trenchless conduit and pipe installation, including pilot bore, reaming, pullback and drilling fluid management.

Trenchless pipe installation by guided boring and pipe jacking between shafts, including shaft work, jacking operations, lubrication and breakthrough.

Installation and removal of bored and driven concrete piles, including rig set-up, boring, reinforcement, concrete placement, and breaking out and extracting existing piles.

Construction of stormwater and sewer pits and below-ground drainage, including trenching, ground support, pipe laying and jointing, precast and in-situ pit construction, connections, pit entry, backfill and reinstatement.

Raising pit covers, valve boxes and access frames to new pavement levels, including breaking out, frame setting, bedding and reinstatement, often in live road environments.

Construction of retaining walls (block, sleeper, concrete or panel, masonry, gabion and mass/crib) including engineered design, excavation of the cut, footings, unit placement, drainage and backfill.

Placement of stone pitching and rock protection on batters, channels and outlets, including rock delivery, plant and hand placement, and grouting.

Construction of granular road base and bituminous spray seal, including base placement, trimming, priming, binder spraying, aggregate spreading and rolling, often around live traffic.

Spreading, levelling and compacting crushed rock sub-base and basecourse using trucks, graders, loaders, rollers and plate compactors to form a stable pavement base, including traffic and plant interfaces.

In-situ stabilisation of road pavement using lime, cement or polymer binders, including spreading, hoeing/mixing, watering and compaction.

Spray sealing and bituminous surfacing, including prime coat and hot binder application, aggregate spreading and rolling, with live traffic interfaces.

Asphalt works including cold planing/profiling of pavements, laying and compacting hot mix with paver and rollers, and repair and reinstatement of trafficked surfaces.

Delivery of hot asphalt by truck to paving operations, including loading at the plant, transport, reversing and docking with the paver, and tipping.

Construction of concrete kerb and channel by extrusion machine or hand forming, including set-out, concrete supply, finishing, joint sawing and curing.

Application of wet-mix sprayed concrete to excavated faces, walls and slopes, including pump operation, high-pressure line set-up, nozzle work, rebound management and curing.

Application of road and pavement line marking in paint and thermoplastic, and removal of existing markings by grinding or high-pressure water blasting, including set-out, hot material handling, waste capture and traffic protection.

Installation of bollards, wheel stops, speed humps and tactile ground surface indicators (TGSIs) in pavements, car parks and walkways.

Installation of geotextiles, geogrids, erosion matting and sediment fences in civil works, including handling rolls, placement on batters and in excavations, and driving pickets.

Mixing and application of hydro-mulch and seed slurry for erosion control and revegetation, including tanker operation, batters and roadside work.

Operation of mobile/volumetric concrete batching units, including loading materials, batching, delivery of fresh concrete and clean-down.

Operation of rollers, graders, dozers, scrapers, soil compactors, remote trench rollers and mobile screening plant for earthworks and compaction.

Removal, installation and temporary support of power and utility poles using boring plant and cranes, including network coordination, excavation, standing, propping and handover.

Work with plant, equipment or materials near overhead electric lines, including planning, exclusion zones, spotters and emergency response to line contact.

Entry into and work within confined spaces such as pits, tanks, chambers, pipes and vaults, including identification, permits, atmospheric control, entry, the task and rescue.

Construction works carried out during night hours, including site set-up, plant operation, traffic management and pack-down under artificial lighting.

Survey and setout works on construction and civil sites, including control establishment, setout among plant, road and rail interfaces and lone work.

Working adjacent to or within an operational traffic corridor, setting up traffic control, signage and buffers to protect workers, plant, pedestrians and the public from live traffic.

Civil works on, within or adjacent to operational rail corridors, including access under track protection, work near live track and overhead traction lines, and worksite protection during possessions or track occupancies.

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals and fuels used in civil works, and responding to spills and exposure.

Clearing and maintenance of stormwater and sewer drains, pits, culverts and open channels, including high-pressure jetting, vacuum and grab removal, pit access and disinfection.

Cutting, grinding, drilling or polishing concrete, stone, brick, pavers or tiles containing crystalline silica, using water suppression or on-tool dust extraction to control RCS dust at the source.

Working outdoors or in hot environments where temperature, humidity, radiant heat or physical exertion can cause heat illness, ranging from heat rash and cramps to heat stroke.

Operating a telescopic handler to lift, move and place loads and to work with attachments (forks, jib, work platform) on construction and civil sites.

Operating a water cart or truck for dust suppression and compaction on civil and earthworks sites, including filling, spraying and travelling haul roads.

Recovering bogged or immobilised vehicles and plant using snatch straps, winches or tow recovery on civil, rural and earthworks sites.

Installation of stone kerbs, gutters, channels and pavements in bluestone, granite and sandstone - set-out, base preparation, cutting and dressing, mechanical and manual placement, mortar bedding and jointing.

Construction of concrete pavements, footpaths and vehicle crossovers - set-out and subgrade preparation, formwork, mesh and dowels, concrete placement, screeding and finishing, joint sawing, curing, and reinstatement around pit lids and service covers.