Roof Installation and Tiling SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, roof access, material handling, roofing installation, hot work, coatings and close-out activities. It supports work planning by identifying roof, fall, material, weather, chemical and fire-related hazards for risk management.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work, coordinate workers and review roof and weather hazards
• Set up the site, access arrangements and exclusion zones
• Inspect the roof, openings, sheeting and nearby services
• Install access systems and fall protection
• Deliver, lift and position roofing materials
• Remove existing roofing materials and manage debris
• Install underlay, battens, edges, metal sheets and roofing
• Lay tiles, ridge caps, membrane and roll roofing
• Carry out torch welding and hot-mop work
• Apply coatings and foam products
• Inspect the completed work, clean up and demobilise

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out roof installation and tiling 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 systems of work, consult workers, manage falls, plant, hazardous chemicals, asbestos, electrical risks and high risk construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, including SWMS requirements for high risk construction work. Model Codes should be used as guidance unless adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces, including the preference for higher-order fall controls and requirements for fall-arrest system selection, use and inspection.
• Code of Practice: Work on Roofs – Commercial and Industrial Buildings, as relevant guidance for roof planning, access, fragile roofs, material placement, weather and falling-object controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace and guidance for work near overhead and underground electric lines.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks.
• Model Codes of Practice: How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace and How to Safely Remove Asbestos.
• AS/NZS 1576 series Scaffolding; AS 4576 Guidelines for Scaffolding; AS 1657 Fixed Platforms, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders.
• AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems and Devices; AS/NZS 5532 Single Point Anchor Device for Use with Harness-Based Work Positioning and Fall-Arrest Systems.
• AS/NZS 3012 Electrical Installations – Construction and Demolition Sites; AS/NZS 3760 In-service Safety Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.
• AS 3959 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas, where applicable; manufacturer installation instructions and engineered roof design documentation.

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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