Art Installation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, access control, delivery, movement, mounting and installation of artwork. It supports the identification and management of risks associated with lifting, elevated work, electrical connections and site close-out.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the artwork scope, design and installation approach
• Set up site access controls and clear emergency access
• Position delivery vehicles and inspect lifting equipment
• Unload and move sculpture components through the site
• Prepare mounting locations and install anchors or supports
• Carry out work from elevated access equipment
• Lift, align and position the sculpture
• Connect electrical artwork components
• Inspect and commission the installed artwork
• Clean up, remove controls and demobilise the site

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out art installation activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

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

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction; model codes require jurisdictional adoption and do not automatically have legal effect everywhere.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Safe Work Australia model Codes of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks; Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination; Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces; Managing the Work Environment and Facilities; Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work; and Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• AS 2550 series Cranes, Hoists and Winches—Safe Use; lift plans are to address load mass, lifting gear, radius, load path, wind and exclusion zones.
• AS 1418 series Cranes, Hoists and Winches; AS 4991 Lifting Devices; AS 3775 Chain Slings; AS 4497 Roundslings; AS 1353 Flat Synthetic-Webbing Slings; AS/NZS 1891 Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems; AS/NZS 5532 Manufacturing Requirements for Single-Point Anchor Devices.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal Protective Equipment—Safety Footwear; AS/NZS 1801 Occupational Protective Helmets; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and Face Protection; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing Protectors; AS/NZS 4602.1 High-Visibility Safety Garments.

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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