Carpet Laying SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers carpet laying from reviewing site conditions and preparing the substrate through cutting, fixing, laying, trimming and handover. It supports planning for dust, sharp tools, manual handling, electrical leads, adhesives and trip hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the scope and site conditions
• Set up the work area
• Unload and move carpet materials
• Inspect tools and electrical leads
• Remove existing floor coverings
• Prepare and clean the substrate
• Measure and plan the carpet layout
• Cut carpet and underlay
• Fix carpet gripper rods
• Install underlay and seams
• Lay, stretch and trim carpet
• Clean up and complete handover

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out carpet laying work.

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 provide and maintain a safe work environment, manage risks, consult workers, provide information/training/supervision, manage plant, hazardous manual tasks, hazardous chemicals and construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace; guidance identifies drilling, grinding and cleanup of silica-containing construction materials as activities that can generate respirable crystalline silica.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work. Where construction work involves a risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica, prepare and use a SWMS as required by the applicable WHS regulations.
• AS/NZS 1715 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• Model WHS laws and model Codes are guidance only and do not automatically have legal effect in every jurisdiction; confirm the legislation, codes and regulator requirements applying at the work location. Approved codes provide practical guidance and may be used as evidence of what is reasonably practicable.

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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