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Fire Hydrant Piping Systems SWMS

Fire Hydrant Piping Systems SWMS

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Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, installation, testing and restoration work for fire hydrant piping systems. It supports work planning and risk management for services, excavations, pipework, plant movements, pressure and close-out hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Complete pre-start planning and consultation
  • Establish and secure the work area
  • Locate and isolate existing services
  • Excavate trenches and pits
  • Position plant, pipes and materials
  • Prepare pipes and fittings
  • Install underground pipework
  • Install valves and hydrants
  • Complete elevated connections
  • Pressure test and flush the system
  • Reinstate and backfill excavations
  • Commission, restore, demobilise and close out the work

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out fire hydrant piping system work.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning and consultation
  • Unplanned system impairment
  • Incorrect design information
  • Uncoordinated trades
  • Emergency response delay
  • Worker unfamiliarity
Establish work area
  • Unauthorised entry
  • Vehicle strike
  • Slips and trips
  • Public exposure
  • Overhead service contact
Locate and isolate services
  • Underground service strike
  • Electric shock
  • Gas release
  • Water inundation
  • Fire system discharge
Excavate trenches and pits
  • Trench collapse
  • Plant strike
  • Falling into excavation
  • Spoil surcharge
  • Contaminated atmosphere
  • Water ingress
Position plant and materials
  • Plant roll-over
  • Crush from swinging load
  • Reversing collision
  • Pipe movement
  • Manual handling strain
Prepare pipes and fittings
  • Cuts from pipe ends
  • Grinding sparks
  • Noise
  • Silica dust
  • Hand-arm vibration
  • Entanglement
Install underground pipework
  • Crush during placement
  • Trench collapse
  • Pinch points
  • Incorrect joint assembly
  • Manual handling strain
  • Water ingress
Install valves and hydrants
  • Heavy component handling
  • Stored pressure release
  • Incorrect valve orientation
  • Struck-by plant
  • Trips around open pits
Complete elevated connections
  • Fall from height
  • Falling objects
  • Dropped tools
  • Scaffold failure
  • Electrical contact
Pressure test and flush
  • Pipe rupture
  • Hose whip
  • Stored energy release
  • Water discharge
  • Slips
  • System contamination
Reinstate and backfill
  • Plant strike
  • Pipe damage
  • Trench collapse
  • Compactor vibration
  • Dust exposure
  • Buried worker
Commission and restore system
  • Inadvertent system impairment
  • Unexpected pressure release
  • Unprotected building
  • Incorrect records
  • Emergency response failure
Demobilise and close out
  • Residual open excavations
  • Traffic interaction
  • Manual handling strain
  • Waste contamination
  • Unauthorised re-entry

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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 (November 2024), including SWMS requirements for high-risk construction work.
  • Model Code of Practice: Excavation work, including collapse prevention, atmospheric hazards and hazardous manual tasks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces (November 2024), where applicable, including physical isolation of pipework and stored energy.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace, including isolation, locking, tagging and testing.
  • Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
  • AS 2419 series, Fire hydrant installations; AS 2419 is identified as the relevant fire-hydrant installation standard.
  • AS 1851, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment; AS 2941, Fixed fire protection installations—Pumpset systems; AS 2865, Confined spaces; AS/NZS 3012, Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS 2550 series, Cranes, hoists and winches—Safe use; AS 4744.1, Steel shoring and trench lining; AS/NZS 1891 series, Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices.
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

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