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CNC Lathe Machine SWMS

CNC Lathe Machine SWMS

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Product Overview

This SWMS covers CNC lathe machine work from setup and inspection through machining, adjustment, maintenance, cleaning and handover. It supports planning by addressing rotating parts, workholding, tooling, swarf, coolant, energy and material-handling risks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Review the job, setup and program selection
  • Prepare the work area for lathe operations
  • Inspect the lathe before use
  • Load material and workpieces
  • Secure workholding and tooling
  • Set the program and complete prove-out
  • Machine production components
  • Measure and adjust components
  • Manage coolant and swarf
  • Clear jams and machine faults
  • Change tools and carry out maintenance
  • Clean down, dispose of waste and hand over the machine

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out CNC lathe machine work.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Review job and setup
  • Incorrect program selection
  • Incompatible workholding
  • Unplanned machine movement
  • Inadequate operator competency
  • Production pressure
Prepare work area
  • Slips from coolant
  • Trips from leads
  • Unauthorised access
  • Contact with moving plant
  • Poor visibility
Inspect lathe before use
  • Defective guarding
  • Electrical fault
  • Hydraulic leak
  • Failed emergency stop
  • Unexpected start-up
Load material and workpiece
  • Crush from workpiece
  • Manual handling strain
  • Dropped material
  • Sharp stock edges
  • Forklift interaction
Secure workholding and tooling
  • Workpiece ejection
  • Tool ejection
  • Crush from chuck jaws
  • Entanglement with chuck key
  • Incorrect tool offset
Set program and prove-out
  • Collision from programming error
  • Tool breakage
  • Workpiece ejection
  • Unexpected axis movement
  • Flying swarf
Machine production components
  • Entanglement with rotating chuck
  • Ejected workpiece or tooling
  • Flying swarf
  • Hot surfaces
  • Noise exposure
  • Coolant mist
Measure and adjust parts
  • Contact with rotating parts
  • Sharp machined edges
  • Hot component burns
  • Incorrect adjustment
  • Hand injury from swarf
Manage coolant and swarf
  • Coolant dermatitis
  • Coolant mist inhalation
  • Swarf cuts
  • Fire from metal fines
  • Slips from fluid
Clear jams and faults
  • Unexpected start-up
  • Stored energy release
  • Crush from moving axes
  • Sharp broken tooling
  • Electrical shock
Change tools and perform maintenance
  • Stored energy release
  • Unexpected spindle rotation
  • Cuts from tooling
  • Falls from access equipment
  • Chemical exposure
  • Incorrect reassembly
Clean down and dispose waste
  • Cuts from swarf
  • Slips from coolant
  • Manual handling strain
  • Waste chemical exposure
  • Fire risk
Shutdown and handover
  • Unauthorised start-up
  • Residual energy
  • Unreported defects
  • Poor housekeeping
  • Loss of process control

Need to add specific site requirements?

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Acceptance Guaranteed: If your client or principal requests changes during document review, BlueSafe will help revise the document at no extra cost and support resubmission until it is accepted.

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: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace.
  • Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
  • AS 4024.1 series Safety of machinery.
  • AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
  • AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection.
  • AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors.
  • AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
  • AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective equipment, where respiratory protection is required.
  • Manufacturer operating, maintenance and safety instructions for the specific CNC lathe.

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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