Plaster Board (fix set) SWMS 10195-6

Plasterboard Installation Safe Work Method Statement

This Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is a comprehensive document outlining the safety steps, general hazards and controls associated with the fixing and setting of plasterboard sheets to walls and ceilings in buildings. It also covers the application of cornice.

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Save time with our pre-filled, fully customisable templates. Simply add your company details, ABN, and include any site specific details or risks ensuring it is specific to the task at hand. It is then ready for printing and inclusion in your overall WHS System.  

Plasterboard Installation SWMS Content: 

• High Risk Construction Work
• Mobile Plant   
• Pressurised gas distribution mains or piping chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines energised electrical installations or services 
• Involves a risk of a person falling more than 2m
• Risk Assessment Matrix
• Hierarchy of Controls
• PPE
• Job Steps (includes potential hazards and control measures)
1. Planning & Preparation
2. Training and Capabilities
3. Arrival & assess onsite conditions
4. Materials delivery
5. Work area set up
6. Cutting plasterboard / cornice
7. Fixing plasterboard
8. Applying compounds and fillers to fixed plasterboard and applying cornices
• Covers potential hazard of 'Falls from stilts' plus more
9. Sanding
10. 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.