Heat Gun SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, setting up and carrying out heating work with a heat gun or blowtorch, followed by shutdown and clean-up. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing heat, flames, electrical supply, fumes, combustibles and residual heat.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the heating activity and identify combustible materials
• Inspect the work area for fire, vapour and access hazards
• Set up an exclusion zone around hot work
• Check the heat gun before use
• Check the blowtorch assembly
• Control electrical supply and leads
• Manage fumes, heat and hot airflow
• Operate the heat gun
• Operate the blowtorch
• Maintain a fire watch
• Shut down and store equipment safely
• Clean up hot waste, debris and trip hazards

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out heat gun or blowtorch 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: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction. It identifies hot parts, electricity, fire, explosion, maintenance and manufacturer instructions as plant-risk considerations.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace, as adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction. It supports elimination of ignition sources, ventilation, maintenance and hot-work permit controls where flammable or combustible materials are present.
• AS 1674.1 Safety in welding and allied processes—Fire precautions; use as hot-work fire-control guidance.
• AS 1940 The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids; use as guidance where flammable liquids are present.
• AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 1715 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices.
• AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye-protection—Eye and face protectors for occupational applications; AS/NZS 2161.4 Occupational protective gloves; AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear; AS 2444 Selection and location of portable fire equipment.
• Model WHS laws and model Codes of Practice are guidance and do not automatically have legal effect in every jurisdiction; verify locally applicable instruments before issue.

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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