Demolition SWMS Pack

Establishing the work site before demolition - access, amenities and laydown, perimeter fencing and hoarding, traffic and pedestrian management, locating services, temporary power and water, and setting out the works.

Manual handling across demolition works - lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, prying and holding loads such as fixtures, linings, timber, sheeting, debris, tools and salvaged materials.

Loading, unloading and handling of demolition materials and plant from trucks, trailers and floats - debris, salvaged materials, steel, masonry and equipment using plant and manual methods.

Operating trucks, tipper and dog combinations and trailers/floats for demolition cartage - journey and fatigue management, reversing, loading and unloading plant via rated ramps, load restraint, tipping, dust suppression and on-site delivery and removal of debris.

Internal non-structural strip-out of fit-out, linings, ceilings, services and fixtures without disturbing structural elements.

Structural demolition: removing load-bearing elements with sequencing and exclusion zones.

Disconnection, make-safe and removal of electrical installations during demolition and strip-out works.

Removal of carpet, vinyl, tiles and adhesive beds, including ACM vinyl identification, mechanical scraping and surface preparation.

Removal of existing roof cladding (sheet or tile) and battens, including fragile and ACM roof identification, work at height and debris handling.

Removing cladding by rope access: anchors, descent and material lowering.

Removing cladding from a swing stage: rigging, access and material handling.

Concrete demolition by ultra-high-pressure water: hydrodemolition setup and operation.

Operation of a mobile crushing plant to crush demolition concrete and rubble, including feeding, blockage clearing, magnet and conveyor operation and stockpiling.

Installation, loading and removal of Acrow props and temporary propping for structural support during demolition, renovation and construction.

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

Working at height on structures, roofs and platforms during demolition where a person could fall more than 2 metres, using passive controls, fall arrest and rescue planning.

Demolition and plant operations carried out in proximity to overhead electric lines, controlling the risk of contact, flashover and electrocution through exclusion zones, spotters and emergency response.

Identifying, handling, storing and disposing of hazardous substances encountered in demolition - fuels, lead paint, PCBs, synthetic mineral fibre and contaminated dust - and managing asbestos so it is never disturbed in place.

Residential demolition and strip-out work in and around occupied or recently vacated homes, protecting occupants, neighbours and pets, managing dust and services, and leaving the property safe.

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.