Fencing (Sheet Metal) SWMS 10375-4

Fencing - Sheet Metal Safe Work Method Statement

This SWMS deals with general hazards associated with the installation of sheet metal fencing at construction sites and properties. Covered in this SWMS is the delivery of materials, line clearing (earthworks), installation posts, attach panels, construct and hang gates. 

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Fencing - Sheet Metal SWMS Content: 

• High Risk Construction Work
• Mobile Plant   
• Works carried our adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor
• Risk Assessment Matrix
• Hierarchy of Controls
• PPE
• Job Steps (includes potential hazards and control measures)
1. Planning & Preparation
2. Training and Capabilities
3. Transporting & Loading Materials
4. Assess Onsite Conditions
5. General Work Area Set Up
6. Delivery of Materials and Mobile Plant
7. Clear the Fence Line
8. Mark out the Fence 
9. Digging Post Holes
10. Setting the Posts
11. Attaching Panels & Gates
12. On Completion
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Legislative References
• Employee sign off section
• Review & Monitoring 

For works carried out on a regular basis a generic SWMS may be prepared and used for those work activities.

Remember: The content of the SWMS should be refined over time and include consultation with workers and other persons conducting a business or undertaking. Prior to each new activity, the SWMS must be reviewed and revised to ensure it applies to the high risk construction work and the actual site you are working at.