Hazardous Substances SWMS

Storing, handling and using hazardous substances on site: fuels, adhesives, chemicals, dusts and treatments.

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There are 104 versions of this SWMS

The hazards, controls and task steps in each one are written around the work that trade actually does. Pick the closest match to your work, then your state.

What this version covers

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals, fuels, herbicides and pesticides used on site, and responding to spills and exposure.

Objective

Prevent exposure, fire and environmental harm through SDS-based risk assessment, correct labelling and storage, controlled mixing and application, and effective spill and emergency response.

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General (non-trade-specific)

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals, fuels, herbicides and pesticides used on site, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Abrasive Blasting and Coatings

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of primers, protective coatings, hardeners, thinners, solvents, fuels and cleaning chemicals.

$49.99
Acoustic and Vibration Control

Storing, handling and using acoustic sealants, adhesives, mineral wool, mass-loaded vinyl, solvents and cleaning chemicals on acoustic and vibration control works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Electrical Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC)

Handling, use & storage of hazardous substances used in AC & refrigeration work including refrigerants, brazing flux & fume, solvents & oils.

$49.99
Arborist and Tree Work

Storing, handling & using two-stroke fuel, bar & chain oil & herbicides on arborist sites, controlling fire, chemical exposure & spills, with asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Asbestos

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals used in asbestos work - encapsulants, sealants, decontamination detergents and solvents - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Automotive and Mobile Mechanical

Storing, decanting, using and disposing of fuels, oils, coolants, brake fluid, solvents, refrigerants and battery products in the workshop and the service vehicle, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Battery Storage and Off-Grid Power

Handling and storing lithium and lead-acid battery modules, electrolyte, thermal paste, cable lubricant and generator fuel on battery and off-grid works, and responding to spills, leaks and exposure.

$49.99
Blinds, Awnings and Window Furnishings

Storing, handling, applying and disposing of adhesives, sealants, lubricants and cleaning agents used in blinds, awnings and window furnishings work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Bricklaying

Safe handling of the hazardous substances used in bricklaying including cement, lime, hydrochloric acid wash and sealers, with asbestos awareness and do-not-disturb controls.

$49.99
Carpentry

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of hazardous substances used in carpentry - adhesives, solvents, sealants, timber coatings and stains, and expanding foam - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Carpet, Vinyl and Resilient Flooring

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of the adhesives, primers, seam sealers, levelling compounds, removers and solvents this trade uses.

$49.99
Caulking and Sealant Contractor

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of sealants, primers, solvents and cleaning chemicals, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Ceilings and Partitions

Storing, handling and using stopping compounds, adhesives and sheet materials, and managing dust, silica and legacy asbestos during ceilings and partitions work.

$49.99
Civil Works

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

$49.99
Cleaning

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying & disposing of cleaning chemicals including acids, alkalis, bleach, solvents & disinfectants, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Commercial and Office Cleaning

Managing hazardous cleaning chemicals across a commercial or office cleaning operation - identification, SDS and register, PPE selection, spill response and disposal.

$49.99
Commercial Refrigeration and Cold Rooms

Storing, handling and using refrigerants, compressor oil, brazing flux and rods, leak solutions, cleaning and coil chemicals and panel adhesives on refrigeration works, and responding to leaks, spills and exposure.

$49.99
Concrete Cutting and Core Drilling

Handling and storing the hazardous substances used in concrete cutting work, including alkaline cutting slurry, petrol and diesel fuels, exhaust carbon monoxide and cutting dust and silica, with asbestos awareness for in-situ materials.

$49.99
Concrete Grinding and Polishing

Storing, handling and using densifiers, sealers, stains and dyes, grout, coating removers, solvents and slurry solidifier on grinding and polishing works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Concrete Pumping

Storing, handling and using concrete, primer slurry, hydraulic oil, fuel and cleaning chemicals on concrete pumping works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Concreting

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of concreting chemicals - cement, admixtures, form release oils, curing compounds, sealers, solvents and epoxy/isocyanate products - with spill and exposure response.

$49.99
Confined Space Entry

Managing exposure to hazardous substances encountered in confined space and drainage work, including drain and tank residues, gases such as H2S, cleaning chemicals and asbestos-containing materials.

$49.99
Contaminated Land and Remediation

Storing, handling and using fuel, water treatment chemicals and decontamination agents on a remediation site, handling the contaminants the site assessment identifies, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Crane and Lifting

Storing, decanting, handling, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in crane and plant operations - diesel and fuels, hydraulic oils, greases, degreasers and battery acid - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Data and Communications

Storage, handling and use of cable lubricants, solvents, fibre cleaning chemicals and UPS battery electrolyte during data & communications work.

$49.99
Decks, Pergolas and Outdoor Structures

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of the adhesives, timber treatments, fuels and coatings used in deck, pergola and outdoor structure construction, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Demolition

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.

$49.99
Drainage, Drain Cleaning and Pipe Relining

Storing, handling and using relining resins and styrene, solvent cement and priming fluid, drain-cleaning chemicals, disinfectants and fuel on drainage works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Earthmoving and Mobile Plant

Storing, decanting, mixing, handling, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used on plant and in earthworks, including diesel and fuels, oils and hydraulic fluid, coolants, battery acid and degreasers, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Electrical EV Stations

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in electrical, HVAC and solar work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Electrical Combined HVAC and Solar

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in electrical, HVAC and solar work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Electrical Solar

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in electrical, HVAC and solar work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Electrical Work General

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances used in electrical, HVAC and solar work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Epoxy and Resin Flooring

Storing, handling and using epoxy and polyurethane resins, hardeners, primers, solvents, densifiers and methyl methacrylate systems on resin flooring works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Events and Entertainment

Storing, handling & using hazardous substances at events including LPG, fuels, cleaning chemicals & haze/fog fluid, with awareness of possible asbestos in older structures.

$49.99
Facade and Remedial Building

Storage, handling, use and disposal of hazardous substances used in facade and remedial works including epoxies, repair mortars, solvents, sealants and coatings.

$49.99
Fencing

Safe handling of fencing-related hazardous substances - concrete and cement, CCA treated-timber dust, galvanising and zinc fume, and paints and primers - including asbestos-cement fence sheet awareness.

$49.99
Fire Services

Handling and use of hazardous substances in fire services work including thread compounds, solvents and primers, sealants, mineral fibre and pipe-freezing gases, with asbestos awareness on a do-not-disturb basis.

$49.99
Firestop and Penetration Sealing

Storing, mixing, applying and disposing of fire-rated sealants, mortars, intumescent coatings, primers and solvents on firestop works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Flooring

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

$49.99
Formwork

Handling and using hazardous substances on formwork including form oil & release agents, curing compounds and solvents.

$49.99
Garage Doors and Automatic Gates

Storing, handling and using lubricants, solvent cleaners, cement, adhesives and welding consumables on garage door and gate works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Garden and Building Supplies Yard

Storing, decanting, handling, transporting and disposing of substances used on plant - fuels, oils, hydraulic fluid, coolants, battery acid and degreasers - and responding to spills.

$49.99
Gas Fitting and LPG Installation

Handling and storing LPG, natural gas, brazing flux and rods, thread sealants, leak detection fluid and fuel on gasfitting works, and responding to leaks, spills and exposure.

$49.99
Glazing

Use, storage and handling of glazing sealants, primers and solvents, and control of glass and grinding dust, including asbestos awareness where suspect materials may be present.

$49.99
Handyman and Property Maintenance

Storing, handling and using cleaning chemicals, fuels, herbicides and paints during property maintenance.

$49.99
Hoarding, Site Fencing and Temporary Works

Storing, handling and using fuel, adhesives and coatings associated with hoarding, temporary fencing and temporary works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
House Raising, Restumping and Underpinning

Storing, handling and using cement, primers, fuel, hydraulic oil, timber treatment and cleaning chemicals on house raising and restumping works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Hydro Excavation and Vacuum Truck Services

Handling fuel, hydraulic oil and degreasers on the truck, and the liquid waste, hydrocarbons, sewage and contaminated spoil the truck loads - identification, PPE, compatibility, spills and exposure.

$49.99
Insulation

Safe handling of insulation-related hazardous substances including SPF isocyanate components, glass and mineral fibre, adhesives and sealants.

$49.99
Irrigation and Water Systems

Storing, handling and using solvent cement and priming fluid, thread sealants, chlorine and disinfectants, fertigation and acid-injection chemicals and fuel on irrigation works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Joinery and Cabinet Making

Management of hazardous substances in joinery and cabinet making - adhesives, lacquers, stains, solvents, two-pack finishes, cleaning agents and the dusts generated by machining.

$49.99
Kitchen Bathroom and Renovation

Safe storage, handling and use of adhesives, sealants, waterproofing membranes, solvents, cement and grout, with asbestos awareness and a do-not-disturb response to suspected ACM.

$49.99
Landscaping

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals, fuels, herbicides and pesticides used in landscaping, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Lifts, Escalators and Vertical Transport

Storing, handling and using hydraulic oil, gear oil, rope lubricant, cleaning solvents, adhesives and batteries in machine rooms, pits and on site, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Line Marking

Storing, handling, mixing and disposing of paint, thermoplastic, cold-applied plastic, two-part resin, catalyst, primer, solvent, adhesive and cleaning chemicals.

$49.99
Locksmithing and Access Control

Storing, handling and using lubricants, penetrating oils, solvent cleaners, adhesives and batteries in the service vehicle and on site, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Metal Roofing and Roof Plumbing

Storing, handling and using roofing sealants, primers, solvents, expanding foam, touch-up paint and fuel on roofing works, and responding to spills and exposure on the roof.

$49.99
Miscellaneous and Specialist

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances such as fuels, solvents, sealants and adhesives, and control of hazardous dusts, with asbestos awareness on older buildings.

$49.99
Mobile Crushing and Screening

Storing, decanting, handling, transporting and disposing of substances used on plant - fuels, oils, hydraulic fluid, coolants, battery acid and degreasers - and responding to spills.

$49.99
Modular and Prefabricated Construction

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of modular construction chemicals - structural and panel adhesives, joint sealants, spray foam insulation and fire-rated sealants - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Painting

Handling, mixing, applying, storing and disposing of paints, solvents, thinners, primers, 2-pack isocyanate coatings and epoxies, and managing incidental asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Pallet Racking and Shelving

Storing, handling, mixing and disposing of chemical anchor adhesives, aerosols, solvents, degreasers, lubricants and fuels used in racking and shelving work.

$49.99
Paving

Storing, decanting, mixing and disposing of cement, bedding and jointing products, adhesives, primers, sealers, cleaners, solvents and fuels used in paving.

$49.99
Pest Control

Storage, mixing, decanting, application and disposal of pesticides, rodenticides and termiticides used in commercial pest control, with asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Piling and Foundations

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

$49.99
Plastering

Safe handling of cement, jointing compounds, adhesives, bonding agents and plaster and silica dust used in plastering, including asbestos awareness on older buildings.

$49.99
Playground Contractor

Storing, handling and using hazardous substances on playground works including polyurethane binder, seam adhesives, timber treatments, concrete and fuels.

$49.99
Plumbing

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.

$49.99
Power Tools and Equipment

Safe storage, handling and use of fuels, solvents and welding gases, and awareness of asbestos in older structures during power tool and equipment work.

$49.99
Powerline and Distribution Construction

Storing, handling and using cable oil, transformer oil, treated timber, fuel, jointing resins and cleaning solvents on powerline works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Precast Concrete and Tilt-Up

Storing, handling and using bond breakers, grouts, patching and curing compounds, epoxies, fuel and cleaning chemicals on precast and tilt-up works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Pressure Cleaning and Sealing

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of pressure-cleaning and sealing chemicals, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Rendering and Texture Coating

Storing, handling, mixing and disposing of cement render, lime, additives, acrylic and texture coatings, primers, sealers, solvents and cleaning chemicals.

$49.99
Residential Builder

Safe handling, storage and use of hazardous substances on residential sites including cement, adhesives, solvents, fuels, paints and dusts, with asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Restoration and Make Safe

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of restoration chemicals - antimicrobials, disinfectants, deodorisers, encapsulants and fogging agents - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Retaining Wall Construction

Storing, handling and using cement and mortar, block adhesive, treated timber, sealers, concrete curing compounds and fuel on retaining wall works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Road Works and Asphalting

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances for road works including bitumen, cutback solvents, tack coat emulsions, fuels, LPG, release agents and line marking paints.

$49.99
Roof Tiling and Roof Restoration

Storing, handling, mixing and disposing of bedding and pointing compounds, roof cleaners, moss treatments, primers, sealers, coatings, solvents and fuel.

$49.99
Roofing

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals used in roofing - sealants, silicones, primers, solvents, bitumen and torch-on membrane with LPG, roof coatings and turps - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Rubber Softfall and Synthetic Turf

Storing, handling and using hazardous substances on rubber softfall and synthetic turf works including polyurethane binder, seam adhesives, solvents, concrete and fuels.

$49.99
Rubber Softfall Contractor

Storing, handling and using hazardous substances on rubber softfall works including polyurethane binder, primers, solvents, concrete and fuels.

$49.99
Scaffolding

Handling, storing and using the hazardous substances associated with scaffolding work, including galvanised components, rust, solvents and lubricants.

$49.99
Security, CCTV and Alarms

Storing, using and disposing of adhesives, sealants, thread-lockers, cleaning solvents and back-up batteries used in security, CCTV and alarm installation work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Shade Sail Contractor

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of concrete, sealants, primers and cleaning chemicals on shade sail works, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Sheds and Rural Buildings

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of the sealants, adhesives, fuels and coatings used in shed and rural building erection, and responding to spills and exposure on remote sites.

$49.99
Shop Fitting

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of hazardous substances used in shop fitting - adhesives, solvents, silicones, paints and coatings, two-pack systems, expanding foam and cleaning chemicals - in occupied premises.

$49.99
Signwriting and Vehicle Graphics

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of solvent inks, cleaning solvents, adhesive removers, primers and lacquers in the sign shop and on site, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Steel Construction

Handling and use of hazardous substances in steel construction including welding fume and gases, solvents, paints and primers, and galvanising, covering storage, ventilation and respiratory protection to AS/NZS 1715.

$49.99
Steel Fixing and Reinforcement

Handling and working around rust, galvanising and zinc fume, cutting fume, form release agents and solvents used in steel-fixing work.

$49.99
Stonemasonry and Stone Benchtops

Managing hazardous substances in stonemasonry including crystalline silica, engineered stone legacy materials, sealers, adhesives, acids and lime and cement products.

$49.99
Surveying and Site Setout

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances in survey work - marking paints and aerosols, solvents and cleaners, vehicle and generator fuel, and lithium batteries for instruments and drones.

$49.99
Swimming Pool

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals used in pool work - chlorine, acids, oxidisers, pool salts, solvents, glues and fibreglass resins - and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
Synthetic Turf Contractor

Storing, handling and using hazardous substances on synthetic turf works including seam adhesives, solvents, line-marking paint, concrete and fuels.

$49.99
Tiling and Waterproofing

Safe storage, handling, use and disposal of tiling and waterproofing chemicals including cement and screed, epoxy grouts, solvent and polyurethane membranes, primers and catalysts, with asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Timber Flooring, Sanding and Finishing

Storing, handling, mixing, applying and disposing of adhesives, primers, levelling compounds, stains, sealers, finishes, thinners and cleaning solvents.

$49.99
Traffic Management

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances in traffic and line-marking works - paints, hot thermoplastic, solvents and fuels - including safety data sheet (SDS) controls, ventilation, burns control and asbestos awareness.

$49.99
Transport and Warehousing

Storing, decanting, handling, transporting and disposing of hazardous substances and dangerous goods in transport operations - diesel and fuels, AdBlue, oils and coolants and battery acid - and responding to spills.

$49.99
Waste and Skip Bins

Storage, handling and use of hazardous substances in waste operations - bin wash chemicals, degreasers and disinfectants, workshop products and fuels, and unknown chemicals arriving in a load.

$49.99
Waterproofing

Storing, handling, mixing and disposing of solvents, primers, membranes and two-pack chemical products used in waterproofing works.

$49.99
Welding and Fabrication

Use, handling and storage of hazardous substances on welding and fabrication work, including welding fume and gases, solvents and degreasers, paints and primers, and fuel gases.

$49.99
Window Tinting and Architectural Film

Storing, decanting, using and disposing of application solution concentrate, glass and solvent cleaners, adhesive removers, primers and mounting adhesives.

$49.99
Working at Height

Storing, decanting, mixing, applying and disposing of the sealants, solvents, coatings and cleaning chemicals used in height-access and facade work, and responding to spills and exposure.

$49.99
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