Piling and Foundations SWMS Pack

Establishing the piling work area including induction, exclusion zones, rig working platform, laydown areas and identification of underground and overhead services.

Manual handling of piling materials and equipment including reinforcement, pile sections, tremie pipes, tools, lifting gear and bore covers.

Loading and unloading piling materials including reinforcement cages, steel and precast pile sections, casings, tooling and site equipment using cranes, forklifts and attendant plant.

Truck movements to and from the piling site including reinforcement, casing, plant float and concrete agitator deliveries, on-site travel, reversing and load restraint.

Delivery, assembly, mast raising, on-site travel and relocation of piling rigs between pile positions including working platform checks and attendant crane support.

Drilling bored piers with auger and bucket tools including temporary casing, spoil management, bore protection and inspection of open bores.

Continuous flight auger piling including drilling, concrete injection through the hollow stem, auger extraction, spoil management and cage installation into wet concrete.

Installing precast, steel and timber piles with impact hammers and vibratory drivers including pile pitching, alignment, driving and cut-off.

Installing screw piles with excavator or rig mounted torque heads including positioning, alignment, torque monitoring and pile extension welding preparation.

Lifting, upending and installing reinforcement cages into pile bores using cranes and rig winches including rigging, tag line control and cage support at the bore.

Placing concrete into pile bores by direct discharge, hopper and tremie methods including tremie pipe handling, pour monitoring and protection of the completed pile.

Pumping concrete to pile positions using boom and line pumps including pump set-up, line laying, pumping, blockage clearing and washout.

Trimming and cropping pile heads to cut-off level using hydraulic croppers, jackhammers and saws including reinforcement exposure and disposal of trimmings.

Piling, craneage and plant movement near overhead power lines including planning clearances, spotters, permits and no-go zone management.

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances in piling works including fuels, hydraulic oils, form oils, curing compounds, grouts and wet concrete.