Brazing SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, setting up and performing brazing work, followed by shutdown, fire watch and clean-up. It supports planning and risk management by addressing hot work, gas equipment, cylinders, fumes, flames, heat and abnormal events.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the task, work area and surrounding activities
• Issue and manage hot work permit requirements
• Prepare access, exclusion zones and the work area
• Inspect brazing equipment, hoses, regulators and torch
• Position and handle gas cylinders
• Set up ventilation and PPE for fumes and eye hazards
• Prepare joints and workpieces
• Light and adjust the torch
• Perform brazing work while managing flame, heat, filler and fume hazards
• Manage gas leaks, flashback, fires and other abnormal events
• Shut down gas equipment and allow components to cool
• Complete fire watch, clean-up and sign-off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out brazing 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, including duties to eliminate or minimise risks, consult workers, manage plant, hazardous chemicals, airborne contaminants, hazardous manual tasks, workplace facilities and emergency arrangements.
• Model Code of Practice: Welding Processes (guidance only; check whether adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction). The Code identifies brazing as an allied process and provides guidance for managing fumes, fire, heat, gases and equipment.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace (guidance only; check jurisdictional status). It identifies brazing as hot work and supports hot-work permit controls where flammable or combustible materials may be present.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities; Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks; and Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces, where applicable and subject to jurisdictional adoption.
• AS 1674.1 Safety in welding and allied processes—Fire precautions.
• AS 1674.2 Safety in welding and allied processes—Electrical.
• AS 4332 The storage and handling of gases in cylinders.
• AS/NZS 1715 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices.
• AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection; AS/NZS 2161 series Occupational protective gloves; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors.
• AS 2865 Confined spaces, where applicable.
• AS 1940 The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids, where applicable. The Welding Processes Code recommends secured cylinders, flashback arrestors, purging and isolation of fuel sources from ignition sources.

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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