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Laminating Veneering and Surface Finishing SWMS

This SWMS covers setup, material preparation, laminating, veneering, surface finishing, packing and clean-down activities.

Activities covered include

  • Review the job and set up the work area
  • Prepare adhesives and finishes
  • Cure, inspect, pack, clean down and sign off

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Laminating Veneering and Surface Finishing SWMS
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Product Overview

This SWMS covers setup, material preparation, laminating, veneering, surface finishing, packing and clean-down activities. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing panels, cutting, presses, adhesives, dust, vapours, moving parts and finished surfaces.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

  • Review the job and set up the work area
  • Receive and store materials
  • Inspect plant and extraction
  • Measure and prepare panels
  • Cut laminate and core panels
  • Fabricate acrylic and inlays
  • Prepare adhesives and finishes
  • Apply glue and edge banding
  • Load panels into presses
  • Press veneers and laminates
  • Trim, sand and apply surface finishes
  • Cure, inspect, pack, clean down and sign off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out laminating, veneering and surface finishing activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity Potential Hazards
Review job and set up
  • Incorrect materials selection
  • Uncontrolled work area
  • Chemical incompatibility
  • Unauthorised machine use
  • Slips and trips
  • Unplanned production changes
Receive and store materials
  • Crush from sheet materials
  • Forklift interaction
  • Manual handling strain
  • Falling stored panels
  • Chemical leaks
  • Flammable liquid ignition
Inspect plant and extraction
  • Contact with moving parts
  • Ejected tool or workpiece
  • Electric shock
  • Dust exposure
  • Noise exposure
  • Unexpected start-up
Measure and prepare panels
  • Cuts from knives
  • Repetitive reaching
  • Sharp laminate edges
  • Dust from hand sanding
  • Incorrect layout
  • Panel instability
Cut laminate and core panels
  • Saw blade contact
  • Kickback of panel
  • Flying fragments
  • Respirable wood dust
  • Noise exposure
  • Manual handling strain
  • Electrical shock
Fabricate acrylic and inlays
  • Router cutter contact
  • Flying chips
  • Acrylic dust
  • Heat from tooling
  • Sharp inlay pieces
  • Noise exposure
  • Repetitive hand movements
Prepare adhesives and finishes
  • Solvent vapours
  • Chemical skin contact
  • Chemical splash
  • Fire and explosion
  • Incorrect chemical mix
  • Reactive hardeners
  • Spills
Apply glue and edge banding
  • Contact adhesive vapours
  • Hot-melt burns
  • Pinch points
  • Entanglement in rollers
  • Sharp laminate edges
  • Repetitive handling
  • Adhesive skin contact
Load panels into presses
  • Crush at press platen
  • Trapped fingers
  • Falling veneer packs
  • Manual handling strain
  • Hydraulic hose failure
  • Unexpected press movement
  • Hot surface contact
Press veneers and laminates
  • Crushing by closing platen
  • Panel ejection
  • Steam and hot vapours
  • Glue squeeze-out
  • Press failure
  • Fire from heated materials
  • Exposure to formaldehyde or solvent vapours
Trim and sand surfaces
  • Router cutter contact
  • Sanding belt entanglement
  • Respirable wood dust
  • Fine plastic dust
  • Noise exposure
  • Flying particles
  • Hand-arm vibration
  • Fire from dust accumulation
Apply surface finishes
  • Flammable vapours
  • Solvent inhalation
  • Spray mist exposure
  • Static ignition
  • Chemical splash
  • Dermatitis
  • Fire and explosion
Cure, inspect and pack
  • Burns from hot panels
  • Sharp finished edges
  • Manual handling strain
  • Falling packed products
  • Solvent vapours from curing
  • Damage from premature handling
Clean down and sign off
  • Dust re-suspension
  • Chemical waste exposure
  • Fire from oily rags
  • Cuts from waste
  • Unexpected machine start-up
  • Slips and trips

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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, manage hazardous chemicals, hazardous manual tasks, noise, airborne contaminants, workplace facilities, electrical risks, consultation, training, instruction and supervision.
  • Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work.
  • Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of hazardous manual tasks.
  • Model Code of Practice: Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals.
  • Model Code of Practice: Spray painting and powder coating, where spray-applied finishes are used.
  • AS 4024.1 series Safety of machinery; AS/NZS 3000 Electrical installations; AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS 1940 Storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids; 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 Protective footwear. Model Codes and standards are guidance unless adopted or otherwise given legal effect in the relevant 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

Suitable for Industries

Manufacturing and ProductionCarpentry and JoineryShopfitting and Cabinet Making

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