Polishing Safety SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers preparing, polishing, buffing, hand finishing and cleaning surfaces and components. It supports planning and risk management for rotating equipment, dust, compounds, slurry, electrical leads, manual handling and residual slip hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the work scope and surface material
• Set up and control the work area
• Inspect polishing plant, wheels and electrical leads
• Prepare polishing chemicals and compounds
• Position floor polishing equipment
• Polish marble and stone surfaces
• Buff and polish floors
• Buff metal components
• Polish counters and paintwork and carry out hand finishing
• Clean slurry and waste, then demobilise and sign off

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out polishing and buffing 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 risks, provide safe plant, control hazardous chemicals, airborne contaminants, noise, electrical risks, hazardous manual tasks, information, 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 noise and preventing hearing loss at work; consult and provide suitable training and supervision for hazardous-noise work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace; natural marble and granite may be crystalline silica substances, and abrasive polishing with power tools or mechanical plant can be processing.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
• Guidance standards: AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye and face protection; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS/NZS 3760 in-service electrical equipment inspection and testing; AS 1788 abrasive wheels; AS/NZS 60335.2.69 M/H-Class dust extractors.
• Model Codes of Practice are guidance material and must be checked for adoption, status and any jurisdiction-specific requirements in the state or territory where the work is performed.

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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