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Air Powered Riveter SWMS

Air Powered Riveter SWMS

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Product Overview

This SWMS covers preparing, operating and packing down an air powered riveter. It supports risk management for compressed air, hoses, sharp components, noise, vibration, rivet installation and fault response.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Review the task, work area and adjacent activities
  • Check the riveter and accessories
  • Inspect the compressor and air supply
  • Connect hoses and fittings
  • Prepare components for riveting
  • Set up a safe work posture
  • Fit the rivet to the tool
  • Install and inspect rivets
  • Manage noise and vibration
  • Respond to faults and incidents
  • Depressurise, disconnect, clean the area and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out air powered riveting tasks.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Review task and work area
  • Unplanned work activity
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Poor lighting
  • Slips and trips
  • Adjacent work activities
Check riveter and accessories
  • Tool malfunction
  • Ejected mandrel
  • Hand injury
  • Flying metal fragments
  • Unexpected tool operation
Inspect compressor and air supply
  • Compressed-air release
  • Hose whip
  • Receiver failure
  • Noise exposure
  • Exhaust fume exposure
  • Electrical shock
Connect hoses and fittings
  • Hose whip
  • Coupling separation
  • Compressed-air injection
  • Trip hazards
  • Unexpected pressurisation
Prepare components for riveting
  • Sharp metal edges
  • Manual handling strain
  • Component movement
  • Drilling swarf
  • Incorrect rivet selection
Set up safe work posture
  • Awkward posture
  • Hand-arm vibration
  • Repetitive strain
  • Loss of balance
  • Dropped tool
Fit rivet to tool
  • Eye injury
  • Finger puncture
  • Unexpected trigger operation
  • Wrong rivet installation
Install rivets
  • Ejected mandrel
  • Flying fragments
  • Hand injury
  • Noise exposure
  • Hand-arm vibration
  • Component movement
  • Hose snagging
Inspect completed rivets
  • Sharp rivet stems
  • Defective fastening
  • Component failure
  • Eye injury from fragments
Manage noise and vibration
  • Hearing loss
  • Tinnitus
  • Hand-arm vibration injury
  • Communication failure
Respond to faults and incidents
  • Hose whip
  • Compressed-air release
  • Eye injury
  • Tool jam
  • Uncontrolled plant operation
Depressurise and disconnect equipment
  • Stored pressure release
  • Hose whip
  • Unexpected tool operation
  • Manual handling strain
  • Trip hazards
Clean area and sign off
  • Sharp metal waste
  • Slip and trip hazards
  • Environmental contamination
  • Unfinished work hazards

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Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

  • Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations.
  • Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace.
  • Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work. This provides practical guidance on noise risk assessment, hierarchy of controls and hearing protection.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
  • AS/NZS 1269.1:2005 Occupational noise management—Measurement and assessment of noise immission and exposure.
  • AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors.
  • AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection—Eye and face protectors for occupational applications.
  • AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices, where respiratory protection is identified by risk assessment.
  • AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
  • AS ISO 5349.1:2013 Mechanical vibration—Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration. Pneumatic tools can expose workers to hand-arm vibration.
Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)
  • Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each job step
  • Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
  • Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
  • Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections

Suitable for Industries

Manufacturing and ProductionMetal Fabrication and Welding

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