Skylight - Whirlybird Installation SWMS 10437-1

Skylight - Whirlybird 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 installing skylights and whirlybirds. Included is the use of safety harness, ladders and power tools.

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Save time with our pre-filled, fully customisable templates. Simply add your company details 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. 

Skylight - Whirlybird Installation SWMS Content: 

• High Risk Construction Work
• Mobile Plant 
• Asbestos
• Involves a risk of a person falling more than 2m, including work on telecommunications towers
• Risk Assessment Matrix
• Hierarchy of Controls
• PPE
• Job Steps (includes potential hazards and control measures)
• Planning & Preparation
• Training and Capabilities
• Implement a Falls Emergency Rescue Plan (if using Harness)
• Arrival at Site
• Work Area Set Up
• Mark & Install Internal Skylight (this step is not required for whirlybird install)
• Installing Skylight or Whirlybird on the Roof
• On Completion
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Legislative References
• Employee sign off section
• Review & Monitoring  
• Falls Emergency Response Plan
  
   

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.