Surveying And Marking Locations SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers surveying and marking locations, from planning and site setup through measurement, marking, validation and pack-down. It supports work planning and risk management for access, traffic, plant, services, equipment, ground conditions and records.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review survey scope and available survey data
• Complete site induction and pre-start communication
• Set up safe access and a defined work zone
• Implement traffic controls around the work area
• Manage interaction with mobile plant
• Check underground services and overhead hazards
• Inspect and set up survey equipment and optical instruments
• Measure distances, levels, boundaries and profiles
• Carry out topographic and tall-structure survey work
• Validate set-out information and survey records
• Pack down equipment and complete sign-off

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out surveying and location-marking 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.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace. The code identifies hazard identification, hierarchy of controls, maintenance and review obligations as core risk-management measures.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks. Guidance includes suitable equipment, staffing, work pacing, task rotation and rest breaks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities. Guidance addresses safe access, lighting, heat, essential services and separation of pedestrians from mobile equipment.
• Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work.
• Traffic management for construction or maintenance work Code of Practice, as adopted or recognised in the relevant jurisdiction; use an approved traffic management plan or traffic guidance scheme.
• AS 1742.3 Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 3: Traffic control for works on roads.
• AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye and face protection.
• AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics—Hearing protectors.
• AS/NZS IEC 60825.1 Safety of laser products.
• AS 5488 Classification of subsurface utility information.
• AS 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders.
• Model WHS laws and model Codes of Practice are guidance unless adopted in the jurisdiction where the work is performed; confirm current local duties, regulator requirements and road-authority conditions before work starts.

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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