Explosive Power Tools Gas Pneumatic and Powder Actuated SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers work with gas, pneumatic and powder-actuated power tools, from planning through to records and sign-off. It supports risk management for tool operation, fastening work, cartridges, fuel cells, pneumatic supplies, jams and work-area clean-up.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan work and brief the crew
• Inspect substrates and identify services
• Establish an exclusion area
• Store cartridges and fuel cells
• Complete tool pre-start inspections
• Set up pneumatic supply equipment
• Load powder-actuated tools
• Operate powder-actuated tools
• Operate gas-powered fastening tools
• Operate pneumatic fastening tools
• Manage tool misfires and jams
• Clean, demobilise and complete records

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses using gas, pneumatic or powder-actuated power tools.

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 provide and maintain safe plant, manage workplace risks, provide information, training, instruction, supervision, consultation and suitable PPE.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (November 2024) — identify hazards, apply the hierarchy of controls and review controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (2021) — plant selection, inspection, maintenance, guarding, isolation and review of controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work (November 2024) — construction-site PPE, falling-object and exclusion-zone controls; explosive-powered tools are identified as a hearing-risk source.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace — do not disturb suspected asbestos with power or pneumatic tools unless lawful controlled methods are confirmed.
• AS/NZS 1873 series, Power-actuated (PA) hand-held fastening tools.
• AS/NZS 1337.1, Personal eye-protection equipment; AS/NZS 1270, Hearing protectors; AS/NZS 2210.3, Safety protective footwear; AS/NZS 2161.1, Occupational protective gloves.
• AS ISO 5349.1:2013, Mechanical vibration — measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration, as relevant to pneumatic-tool 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