Site Establishment & Setout SWMS

Setting up the work site: access, amenities, fencing and hoarding, services check, signage and setout before work begins.

There are 50 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

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

Objective

Separate the public and workers from the works, identify and avoid underground and overhead services, and put traffic, access, environmental and emergency controls in place before work starts.

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All 50 versions

General (non-trade-specific)

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

$49.99
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Setting up the work area on a host or construction site - access, laydown, amenities, signage and marking out before HVAC&R work begins.

$49.99
Arborist and Tree Work

Establishing an arborist work site - access, exclusion zones, laydown, amenities and setout of the work area before tree work begins.

$49.99
Asbestos

Establishing the asbestos work site before removal - confirming the asbestos register, access and amenities, exclusion zones and signage, decontamination unit set-up, perimeter security, traffic and pedestrian management and temporary services.

$49.99
Bricklaying

Establishing the bricklaying work area including site inspection, amenities and access, locating services and setting out walls and levels.

$49.99
Carpentry

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

$49.99
Ceilings and Partitions

Establishing the ceilings and partitions work area including induction, exclusion zones, laydown, occupant separation and services identification.

$49.99
Civil Works

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

$49.99
Cleaning

Establishing a cleaning operation at a new site or contract - access and induction, staging equipment and chemicals, signage and barriers, and setting up amenities, leads and exclusion zones before cleaning starts.

$49.99
Concrete Cutting and Core Drilling

Setting up the cutting work area on the host site - access, exclusion, services check, amenities and unloading of plant and equipment.

$49.99
Concreting

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

$49.99
Confined Space Entry

Mobilising to site and setting up the work area for confined space operations, including access, amenities, exclusion zones, signage and services check.

$49.99
Crane and Lifting

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

$49.99
Data and Communications

Establishing the data & communications work area including induction, exclusion zones, amenities, lead & material staging, and setting out the work before cabling and civil tasks begin.

$49.99
Demolition

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.

$49.99
Earthmoving and Mobile Plant

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

$49.99
Electrical HVAC Solar

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

$49.99
Events and Entertainment

Establishing the event site including access, amenities, exclusion zones, signage and survey setout of structures and services before bump-in.

$49.99
Facade and Remedial Building

Establishing the facade and remedial building work area including induction, public protection, exclusion zones, laydown and services identification on an occupied building.

$49.99
Fencing

Establishing the fencing work area including site inspection, induction, laydown, exclusion zones, locating services and setting out the fence line.

$49.99
Fire Services

Establishing the work area for fire protection works including access, amenities, exclusion zones, signage and marking out before work begins.

$49.99
Flooring

Establishing the flooring work area on a host site - access, laydown of materials and machines, area isolation, induction, temporary power, and setting out the works.

$49.99
Formwork

Establishing the formwork work area including induction, laydown set-up, services check and setting out the structure before formwork begins.

$49.99
Glazing

Establishing the glazing work area on site - access, amenities, exclusion zones, services location and setout before glazing begins.

$49.99
Handyman and Property Maintenance

Establishing the work area on a client or commercial site including access, parking, amenities, signage, exclusion zones and setting out the scope before maintenance work begins.

$49.99
Insulation

Establishing the insulation work area on site including induction, access, amenities, exclusion zones and setting out the work before installation begins.

$49.99
Kitchen Bathroom and Renovation

Establishing the work area in an occupied dwelling - setting up access, amenities, containment barriers and marking out the renovation scope before work begins.

$49.99
Landscaping

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

$49.99
Mobile Crushing and Screening

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

$49.99
Painting

Establishing the painting work area including site inspection, sign-in, amenities, access, exclusion zones and signage before painting works begin.

$49.99
Pest Control

Arriving at a client site, inducting, assessing access and hazards, setting up the work area and signage, and staging tools and chemicals before pest management work begins.

$49.99
Piling and Foundations

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

$49.99
Plastering

Establishing the plastering work area including site induction, amenities, material staging, exclusion zones and setting out the works.

$49.99
Plumbing

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.

$49.99
Power Tools and Equipment

Establishing the work area for power tool and equipment work - site inspection, induction, amenities, exclusion and signage, and setting out the work before tools are used.

$49.99
Residential Builder

Establishment of site facilities - fencing, hoarding, amenities, service connections, signage and setout - before works commence.

$49.99
Road Works and Asphalting

Establishing the road works site including induction, implementation of the Traffic Guidance Scheme, exclusion zones, laydown areas and identification of underground and overhead services.

$49.99
Roofing

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

$49.99
Rubber Softfall and Synthetic Turf

Setting up the work area, establishing access, laydown and exclusion zones, and setting out levels and lines for rubber softfall and synthetic turf works.

$49.99
Scaffolding

Mobilising to site and setting up the scaffolding work area including delivery, laydown, amenities, exclusion fencing & marking out scaffold lines.

$49.99
Steel Construction

Establishing the steel construction work area - access, laydown, amenities, exclusion fencing and setout of footings and grid lines.

$49.99
Steel Fixing and Reinforcement

Establishing the steel fixing work area including induction, services identification, laydown, amenities, exclusion fencing and dimensional setout.

$49.99
Stonemasonry and Stone Benchtops

Establishing the stonemasonry work area including induction, exclusion zones, laydown and A-frame storage areas, delivery routes and services identification.

$49.99
Swimming Pool

Establishing the pool site before construction - access, amenities and laydown, perimeter fencing, locating services, temporary power and water, and setting out the pool shell footprint.

$49.99
Tiling and Waterproofing

Establishing the work area, amenities and access, and setting out tiling and waterproofing works before the job begins.

$49.99
Traffic Management

Mobilising plant, vehicles and materials to a traffic management site, establishing laydown and amenities, and setting out the works against the approved scheme.

$49.99
Transport and Warehousing

Establishing the depot, yard or delivery work site before operations - access, amenities and laydown, perimeter fencing and traffic and pedestrian management, locating services, temporary power and water, and setting out the works.

$49.99
Waterproofing

Establishing the waterproofing work area including induction, exclusion zones, laydown, chemical storage and services identification.

$49.99
Welding and Fabrication

Establishing the work area including site inspection, induction, amenities, access, exclusion zones and marking out before fabrication or installation work begins.

$49.99
Working at Height

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

$49.99
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