Plumbing SWMS Pack

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

Manual handling across plumbing works - lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and holding loads such as pipe, fittings, hot water units, pumps, valves, sheet lead and tools.

Loading, unloading and handling of plumbing materials and plant from trucks, trailers and utes - pipe, fittings, hot water units, pumps, valves and equipment using plant and manual methods.

Operating trucks, utes and trailers for plumbing deliveries - journey and fatigue management, reversing, loading and unloading materials and plant, load restraint and on-site delivery to crews.

Locating underground services and detecting gas and water leaks before and during plumbing work: non-invasive location and detection equipment.

Excavation of trenches for plumbing services and drainage, including service location, potholing near assets, ground support, entry, backfill and reinstatement.

Trenchless pipe installation: directional boring and pipe jacking, including launch/receive pits and spoil management.

Installing underground drainage and sewer/stormwater pipework in trenches: laying, jointing, bedding and backfill.

Plumbing rough-in and final fit-out: pipework in walls and floors, fixtures, fittings and connections.

Installing mechanical and suspended pipework: brackets, supports and pipe runs at height in plant rooms and ceilings.

Installing and commissioning pumps and valves: positioning, connecting and testing.

Gas fitting works: installing and connecting gas pipework and appliances, testing and purging.

Joining poly pipe by electrofusion and butt fusion: preparation, alignment, fusion and cooling.

Inspecting and cleaning drains: CCTV inspection, high-pressure jetting, re-lining and pipeline disinfection.

Cutting chases in concrete and masonry for services using wall chasers, saws and breakers.

Entry into and work within confined spaces such as tanks, pits, chambers and sewers under a documented entry permit.

Plumbing work within vertical building risers and service shafts spanning multiple levels.

Operation of elevated work platforms (boom lifts, cherry pickers and scissor lifts) for plumbing work at height, including set-up, elevated work, stowing and emergency retrieval.

Connecting temporary water and services on site: standpipes, hoses and temporary supply.

Installation and servicing of on-site wastewater treatment and reclamation units - tanks, pumps, blowers, disinfection and controls.

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in plumbing - solvent cements and primers, fluxes, disinfectants, fuel gases - and responding to spills and exposure.

Reactive plumbing call-outs at varied premises - diagnosis and repair of leaks, blockages, hot water and gas faults.

Plumbing work in occupied homes - maintenance, renovations and installations around occupants, children, pets and the elderly.

Structural relining of sewer and stormwater pipes with cured-in-place (CIPP) liners - resin preparation, liner inversion or winching, and hot water, steam or UV curing.