Pest Control Spraying Fumigation and Chemical Application SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers pest control spraying, fumigation and chemical application activities, from treatment planning through to decontamination and handover. It supports planning for chemical, public exposure, equipment, ventilation and emergency-response hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the treatment scope, occupants, chemical selection and emergency arrangements
• Set up exclusion controls to manage public access, vehicle movement and chemical drift
• Inspect spraying equipment and personal protective equipment before work
• Assess infestation areas for biological contamination, bites, sharps, animals and access hazards
• Prepare and mix chemicals while managing splashes, vapours, compatibility and spills
• Apply residual sprays and undertake bedbug or vector-control treatments
• Fumigate soils, burrows and enclosed areas, then ventilate and release treated areas
• Respond to spills or exposure, decontaminate equipment and manage waste
• Complete treatment records, re-entry information and handover

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out pest control spraying, fumigation or chemical application 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, hazardous chemicals, workplace facilities, PPE, plant, emergency arrangements and consultation.
• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory agricultural and veterinary chemical, poisons, environmental protection, public-health, dangerous-goods transport and waste requirements; check product-specific control-of-use, licence and notification obligations before work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, as guidance only and subject to adoption in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals, as guidance only; SDS exposure controls must identify controls and applicable exposure standards.
• Safe use and storage of agricultural and veterinary chemicals Code of Practice, as guidance only; restrict access during application and observe product-label re-entry directions.
• Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces, as guidance only, where fumigation creates or is undertaken in a confined space.
• Australian Dangerous Goods Code, current edition, where dangerous goods are transported by road or rail.
• AS/NZS 1715 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection; AS/NZS 2161 Occupational protective gloves; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear.
• Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP), current edition; Schedule 7 products require authorised supply, handling and application arrangements.
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 (Cth), where applicable to registered agricultural and veterinary chemical products.

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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