Door And Window Installation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers door and window installation from site review and material staging through installation, commissioning and handover. It supports planning work stages and managing access, openings, glass, frames, tools, dust and manual-handling risks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the installation scope, site conditions and potential services
• Establish the work zone and safe access around openings
• Unload and stage doors, windows, frames and glazing
• Inspect plant, tools and access equipment
• Remove existing doors and windows
• Prepare openings and substrates
• Position frames and glazing
• Fix frames, weatherproof and manage sealant-related exposure
• Hang and adjust doors
• Install sliding, bi-fold, screen and hardware components
• Commission doors and windows
• Clean up and hand over completed work

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out door and window installation 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: apply the relevant local duties for consultation, risk management, construction work, plant, hazardous manual tasks, falls, electrical safety, hazardous chemicals, asbestos and PPE.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work — use as guidance for construction-work planning, coordination and SWMS preparation; model codes require local adoption before having legal effect in a jurisdiction.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces — use as guidance for selecting fall-prevention systems, inspecting fall-arrest equipment and competency requirements.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks — use as guidance for eliminating or minimising musculoskeletal risks from lifting, carrying, pushing and holding doors, frames and glazing.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace — use as guidance for isolation, electrical work and competency.
• Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace — use as guidance for SDS, ventilation, storage and safe use of sealants, foams, cleaners and lubricants.
• Guidance standards: AS 1288 Glass in buildings—Selection and installation; AS 2047 Windows and external glazed doors in buildings; AS 1905.1 Components for the protection of openings in fire-resistant walls; AS 1428.1 Design for access and mobility; AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices; AS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• Verify all applicable National Construction Code, building approval, manufacturer requirements, fire-engineered design documentation and jurisdictional requirements before installation or alteration.

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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