Internal Strip-Out Soft Demolition and Refurbishment SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, access control, service isolation, internal strip-out, removal, waste handling and final inspection activities. It supports work planning and risk management for hidden services and materials, structural instability, dust, falling debris, sharp objects, access hazards and mobile plant.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Complete pre-start planning and survey the work area
• Establish site, access and exclusion controls
• Isolate services and cold-room components
• Install temporary access protection
• Remove doors, frames, fixtures and units
• Demolish walls and ceilings
• Remove floor tiles and prepare for re-flooring
• Dismantle cold-room structures
• Handle plasterboard and control dust
• Use rubble chutes and bins
• Load, remove and segregate waste
• Clean, inspect and sign off the work area

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out internal strip-out, soft demolition and refurbishment 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 identify hazards, consult, provide safe systems of work, manage construction-work and high-risk construction-work risks, and provide information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Model Code of Practice: Demolition Work, noting that Safe Work Australia model material is guidance for adoption by jurisdictions and does not automatically have legal effect in every jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, including SWMS and principal-contractor guidance.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace and How to Safely Remove Asbestos.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work.
• Model Code of Practice: Work Health and Safety Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination.
• AS 2601 Demolition of structures; AS 4576 Guidelines for scaffolding; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye and face protection; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS/NZS 5532 single-point anchor devices; and relevant manufacturer instructions.
• Confirm current jurisdiction-specific licensing, notification, asbestos, electrical, environmental and waste-disposal requirements before work starts. The asbestos register must be obtained and reviewed before demolition or refurbishment, and asbestos waste must not enter general waste.

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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