Floor Grinder SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers floor grinding work, including preparation, dust control, grinding, waste management and close-out. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing substrate conditions, electrical supply, silica dust, moving parts, noise and residual contamination.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Confirm the work scope and substrate, including possible contaminants, services and stability issues
• Conduct a pre-start briefing to manage access, communication and conflicting work
• Establish the work area and manage dust exposure, egress, trips, plant interaction and falling objects
• Manage electrical supply, leads and wet electrical equipment
• Inspect the grinder and extractor for moving-part, disc, dust-control, start-up and handling hazards
• Set and maintain silica dust controls, including migration and contaminated-clothing risks
• Position and start the grinder while managing runaway plant, crush, noise, debris and slip hazards
• Grind main areas, edges and details while managing rotating tooling, kickback, dust, noise and posture hazards
• Change tooling and clear blockages while managing start-up, stored energy, cuts and dust exposure
• Manage slurry and waste to address slips, contamination, drains, chemical exposure and handling strain
• Clean, decontaminate, demobilise and close out residual hazards and defects

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out floor grinding 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, including duties to manage risks, provide safe plant and electrical equipment, consult workers, provide training and supervision, and control exposure to airborne contaminants.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Airborne Crystalline Silica (Silica Dust) in the Workplace; apply only where adopted or otherwise relevant in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, where the activity is construction work; model codes require jurisdictional adoption and are not automatically law in every jurisdiction.
• AS/NZS 1715:2009 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1716:2012 Respiratory protective devices.
• AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection; AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.

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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