Name: Safety Net and Mesh Installation SWMS
Brand: BlueSafe Online
SKU: prod_01KBPKWSS1E5P442HEKFGV5QPW
Price: 79.50 AUD
Availability: InStock

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, installing, inspecting, monitoring and removing safety netting and mesh. It supports managing fall exposure, lifting, access, rigging, falling-object and stored-energy risks during the work.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

Plan netting and mesh installation work
Establish exclusion zones below and around the work area
Inspect access systems, supports and work surfaces
Inspect nets, mesh and rigging equipment
Lift nets and mesh into position
Rig perimeter safety nets
Install roof safety mesh
Install containment netting
Tension and secure netting
Inspect and release the installed system
Monitor work near installed netting
Remove netting, pack down and sign off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out safety net and mesh installation activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity	Potential Hazards
Plan netting installation	Incorrect net or mesh selection Inadequate structural capacity Unplanned fall exposure Conflicting trades Falling objects below work
Establish work exclusion zones	Unauthorised entry Falling tools and materials Worker struck by lifted net Plant and pedestrian interaction Public exposure
Inspect access and supports	Fall from access system Anchor failure Scaffold collapse EWP overturn Fragile surface fall
Inspect nets and rigging	Defective safety net Damaged roof mesh Rigging gear failure Cuts from wire mesh Manual handling strain
Lift nets and mesh	Crush from swinging load Dropped mesh roll Load instability Plant collision Contact with overhead services
Rig perimeter safety nets	Fall over unprotected edge Net anchor failure Fall through opening Falling objects Entanglement in lacing
Install roof safety mesh	Fall between roof members Fall from roof edge Mesh roll movement Cuts from wire mesh Mesh fixing failure
Install containment netting	Falling debris Wind loading Scaffold instability Entanglement Fall from scaffold
Tension and secure netting	Stored-energy recoil Anchor pull-out Hand injury from rope Fall during adjustment Incomplete protection
Inspect and release system	Undetected installation defect Insufficient net clearance Damaged net from adjacent work Unauthorised use Falling object exposure
Monitor work near netting	Net damage during work Debris accumulation Unauthorised alteration Weather deterioration Secondary fall hazards
Remove protective netting	Fall after protection removal Uncontrolled net release Dropped debris Stored-energy recoil Suspended load strike
Pack down and sign off	Manual handling strain Cuts from mesh Plant strike Trips from loose materials Damaged equipment reused

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Acceptance Guaranteed: If your client or principal requests changes during document review, BlueSafe will help revise the document at no extra cost and support resubmission until it is accepted.

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 systems of work, consult workers, provide information/training/supervision, manage falls, falling objects, construction work and high risk work.
Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces — use as guidance where adopted or otherwise applicable; it requires safe net systems to be securely anchored, correctly tensioned, inspected and not used as access or work platforms.
Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls in Housing Construction — use as guidance where adopted or otherwise applicable; it identifies Basic Rigging or Basic Scaffolding licensing requirements for safety nets used with that work.
Model Code of Practice: Construction Work — use as guidance where adopted or otherwise applicable for SWMS, high risk construction work, consultation and site coordination.
AS/NZS 4389:2015 Roof safety mesh.
AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, including AS/NZS 1891.2 horizontal lifelines and AS/NZS 1891.4 selection, use and maintenance.
AS/NZS 4994 series Temporary edge protection.
AS/NZS 1576 series Scaffolding and AS/NZS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding.
AS/NZS 1418.10 and AS 2550.10 Elevating work platforms.
AS 2550 series Cranes — Safe use, and AS 4991 Lifting devices.
Model Codes and Australian Standards listed above are guidance unless adopted, called up by contract, manufacturer instructions or the applicable jurisdiction.

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

Safety Net and Mesh Installation SWMS

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