Bird Proofing Netting and Physical Pest Barriers SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, access, inspection, installation and handover for bird-proofing netting and physical pest barriers. It supports risk management for building access, pest activity, contaminated materials, tools, plant and work-area control.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work sequence, worker readiness and site hazards
• Establish and control the work area around people, vehicles, pests and falling items
• Inspect the site, building condition and pest activity
• Select and position access systems, including ladders, EWPs or scaffolds where used
• Inspect equipment and materials before use
• Clean gutters, debris and pest habitat
• Install bird-proof netting while managing access, entanglement and dropped-object risks
• Install physical barriers and seal pest entry points
• Inspect completed barriers and address residual wildlife or projections
• Clean up, manage waste, demobilise and communicate residual risks at handover

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out bird-proofing netting or physical pest-barrier 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: apply the relevant duty-holder, risk-management, consultation, workplace, plant, electrical, hazardous-chemical and construction-work requirements in the jurisdiction where the work is performed.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — guidance for identifying hazards, applying the hierarchy of controls and reviewing controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work — guidance for planning, implementing and reviewing SWMS, training, supervision and site controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — guidance to use fall-prevention devices such as secured platforms, edge protection and scaffolds before relying on ladders or fall arrest; single or extension ladders are only appropriate where safer systems are not reasonably practicable.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of biological hazards at work — guidance for managing exposure to animal droppings, urine, nests, carcasses, bites and bat-related biological hazards.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — guidance for identifying electrical hazards, isolation and use of electrical equipment.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — guidance for managing lifting, forceful movements, awkward postures and repetitive tasks.
• AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices; AS/NZS 5532 Single point anchor devices; AS/NZS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding; AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding; AS 2550.10 Cranes, hoists and winches—Safe use—Mobile elevating work platforms; AS 1892.1 Portable ladders; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment.
• Model Codes are guidance and may be approved, varied, replaced or not adopted in a particular jurisdiction; confirm current local legal requirements before issue.

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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