Doors Windows and Internal Fix-Out SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers the installation and adjustment of doors, windows and internal fix-out items. It supports risk management by addressing site conditions, material handling, openings, tools, glazing, fixtures and final inspection.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the scope, site conditions and work area
• Receive, stage and handle materials
• Inspect tools and establish a safe work area
• Set out frames and openings
• Create structural openings and manage dust
• Install door frames, jambs, doors and hardware
• Install windows and glazing
• Install stairs, handrails, architraves and skirtings
• Install millwork and fixtures
• Clean, inspect and hand over the work area

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out doors, windows and internal fix-out 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.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work — guidance on SWMS, consultation and construction-risk management; model Codes require adoption or approval in the relevant jurisdiction before having legal effect there.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces.
• 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 — isolate, lock and tag electrical sources; a tag alone does not provide isolation.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities — maintain clear, lit access routes and separate pedestrians from mobile plant where practicable.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work.
• Technical guidance: AS 1288 Glass in buildings; 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 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders; AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding; AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems; AS/NZS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding; AS/NZS 5532 Manufacturing requirements for single-point anchor devices; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• Construction Work Code guidance recognises that codes are practical guidance and that equivalent or higher standards may be achieved by another method; confirm jurisdictional adoption and project-specific requirements before 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