Product Overview

This Concrete Pump and Spraying SWMS is a fully editable Safe Work Method Statement designed to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement controls for concrete pumping and spray application on Australian worksites. It provides comprehensive coverage of set-up, operation, maintenance, and pack-up activities to support WHS compliance and effective management of High Risk Construction Work.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes specific risk controls for:

• Selection of appropriate concrete pump, hoses, lines, and nozzles for the task and site conditions
• Pre-start inspection of concrete pump, boom, pipelines, guarding, and safety devices
• Safe set-up of the pump unit, including stabilisers, outriggers, exclusion zones, and traffic management
• Management of overhead powerlines, underground services, and other site services during concrete pumping
• Positioning and securing of delivery lines, hoses, and spray heads to minimise line movement and trip hazards
• Safe concrete pumping operations, including communication between pump operator, line hands, and spotters
• Control of concrete spray rebound, overspray, dust, and flying particles during shotcreting or spraying
• Manual handling of hoses, line sections, reducers, and clamps to reduce strain and crush injuries
• Management of blockages, line bursts, hose whip, and sudden pressure release
• Working at heights from scaffolds, elevated work platforms, or formwork decks during concrete spraying
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for wet concrete exposure, cement dust, vibration, and noise
• Environmental controls for concrete washout, slurry, and waste water disposal
• Cleaning, flushing, and depressurising lines and pumps at the end of the pour or spray works
• Emergency response procedures for entrapment, contact with overhead powerlines, and exposure to wet concrete
• Traffic and mobile plant interaction around pump units, agitator trucks, and pedestrian work areas

Who is this for?

This SWMS is designed for concrete pumping contractors, shotcrete and concrete spraying crews, civil and commercial construction companies, and site supervisors coordinating concrete placement activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

This document was researched and developed to align with:

• Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice: Guidance for working at heights during concrete pumping and spraying activities
• Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice: Requirements for controlling noise from pumps, compressors, and associated plant
• Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice: Safe use, inspection, and maintenance of concrete pumps and associated equipment
• Construction Work Code of Practice: Overarching requirements for planning and managing high risk construction work involving concrete placement
• Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice: Provision of safe access, amenities, and welfare facilities for concrete pumping crews
• Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice: Control of risks from handling hoses, pipes, and equipment
• AS 2550.15 Cranes, hoists and winches – Concrete placing equipment: Safe use and maintenance requirements for concrete placing equipment
• AS 1418 Cranes, hoists and winches (relevant parts): General safety principles for lifting and supporting plant and components
• AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding (relevant parts): Requirements for scaffolds used as work platforms during concrete spraying
• AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices: Selection and use of fall protection where there is a risk of falls
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Work Health and Safety Regulations 2017