Floor Sander SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers floor sanding work from floor assessment and equipment setup through surface preparation, finishing and handover. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing dust, electrical, abrasive, noise, fire, chemical and access hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the floor condition, scope and potential contaminants or hidden fixings
• Set up the work area and manage access, dust migration, egress and trip hazards
• Move plant and materials while managing strain, crush, roll-away and dropped-equipment hazards
• Inspect electrical plant and dust extraction for damage, fire, entanglement and abrasive risks
• Fit abrasives and accessories while managing sharp edges, ejection and stored-energy hazards
• Sand main floor areas while managing kickback, abrasive contact, dust, noise and hot-dust hazards
• Sand edges, corners and details while managing control, posture, dust, vibration and eye hazards
• Remove metal obstructions and sand subfloor patches while managing sparks, fragments and contaminants
• Vacuum and prepare the surface while managing residual and combustible dust
• Apply floor finish while managing vapours, contact, fire, explosion and wet-coating hazards
• Demobilise and hand over while managing residual dust, waste, access and curing-floor risks

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out floor sanding and floor finishing 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 so far as is reasonably practicable, consult workers, manage plant, electrical risks, airborne contaminants, hazardous chemicals, asbestos and hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace — use competent persons, follow manufacturer instructions, position plant for safe access, maintain plant and prevent unauthorised interference.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — maintain SDS access, eliminate ignition sources, maintain electrical equipment and minimise combustible-dust accumulation.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace and How to safely remove asbestos — arrange competent sampling and NATA-accredited analysis where suspect material may be disturbed.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace — sanding, grinding and cleanup of silica-containing materials can generate respirable crystalline silica.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work; Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks; Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
• Guidance standards: AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye protectors; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS 1940 storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids; AS/NZS 60335.2.69 wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush, for industrial and commercial use.

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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