Electrical Rough-In, Cabling and Conduit Installation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, isolation, access, routing, conduit and cable installation, terminations, testing and handover. It supports work planning and risk management for electrical contact, elevated work, concealed and underground services, material handling and site conditions.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and set up the area
• Isolate existing electrical services
• Position plant and materials
• Mark routes and scan surfaces
• Access ceilings and elevated areas
• Install tray ladder and supports
• Install cast-in conduits
• Install in-ground conduits
• Install wall and ceiling conduit
• Pull cables and looms
• Install Pyrotenax and SELV cable
• Terminate, test, inspect and hand over

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out electrical rough-in, cabling and conduit installation 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, including duties to eliminate or minimise risks so far as reasonably practicable, consult workers, provide information, training, instruction and supervision, and manage high risk construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction). It identifies electricity, machinery, manual tasks, falls, hazardous chemicals and extreme temperatures as workplace hazards requiring risk management.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction). It supports SWMS use for construction work on or near energised electrical installations, safe isolation, suitable tools and avoidance of conductive ladders near electrical hazards.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica from Engineered Stone in the Workplace and applicable silica guidance (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace and How to Safely Remove Asbestos (guidance only unless adopted in the relevant jurisdiction).
• AS/NZS 3000 Electrical installations (Wiring Rules); AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3017 Electrical installations—Verification guidelines; AS/NZS 4836 Safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment.
• AS/NZS 3008.1.1 Electrical installations—Selection of cables; AS/NZS 2053 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations; AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems; AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding; AS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection; AS/NZS 2161 Protective gloves; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear; AS/NZS 4602.1 High-visibility safety garments; AS 1319 Safety signs.

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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