Heavy Infrastructure Bridge and Dam Construction SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers mobilisation, access, excavation, structural work, concrete work, water management and demobilisation for bridge and dam construction. It supports planning and managing risks from plant, cranes, excavations, work at height, lifting, weather, water and changing site conditions.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and mobilise to site
• Establish access and traffic controls
• Position plant and cranes
• Excavate foundations and cofferdams
• Place earth-fill dam materials
• Install formwork and falsework
• Lift precast and structural components
• Erect bridge and vertical structures
• Place concrete and grout
• Manage work at heights, confined spaces, welding, water and weather risks
• Clean up and demobilise the work area

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out bridge and dam construction 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 construction risks, consult workers, provide safe plant and systems of work, and prepare and implement SWMS for applicable high risk construction work.
• Model WHS Regulations, Chapter 6 construction work and high risk construction work categories, used as national guidance only and subject to local jurisdictional adoption.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks, including application of the hierarchy of controls and review of controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces, including edge protection and controls for falls through openings.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace, including separation of people and mobile plant.
• Model Code of Practice: Excavation Work; Model Code of Practice: Confined Spaces; Mobile Crane Code of Practice; Concrete Pumping Code of Practice; Traffic Management for Construction or Maintenance Work; and Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace.
• Technical guidance: AS 2550 series Cranes; AS 1418 series Cranes, hoists and winches; AS 4991 Lifting devices; AS 3610 Formwork for concrete; AS 3600 Concrete structures; AS 4100 Steel structures; AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding; AS/NZS 1891 Industrial fall-arrest systems; AS 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders; AS 2865 Confined spaces; AS 4744 Work in or near excavations; AS 3798 Earthworks; AS 1742.3 Traffic control devices for works on roads; and relevant manufacturer instructions.

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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