Soft Fall Installation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers soft fall installation work from site planning and material delivery through removal, preparation, installation, curing, inspection and handover. It supports planning for public access, materials handling, dust, plant, chemical and surface-condition risks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and review site conditions
• Establish and protect the work zone
• Deliver and unload materials
• Inspect and remove existing soft fall
• Segregate and dispose of waste
• Prepare the base and drainage
• Set out surface levels
• Mix binder and granules
• Install wet pour surfaces
• Install tiles or turf
• Cure and protect the installed surface
• Inspect, clean, demobilise and hand over

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out soft fall installation 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: apply local duties for consultation, risk management, construction work, plant, hazardous manual tasks, hazardous chemicals, electrical safety, PPE, asbestos and incident management.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (2024) — guidance on identifying hazards, applying the hierarchy of controls, maintaining and reviewing controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work — guidance on managing construction work and preparing SWMS; model Codes require adoption by the relevant jurisdiction before having legal effect there.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace — guidance on plant risk management, traffic movements, inspection and maintenance.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements — guidance for cutting, drilling, grinding and clean-up of silica-containing substrates, including RPE maintenance and dust waste control.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks; Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace; Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace; and applicable local traffic-management guidance.
• Technical guidance: AS 4422:2016 Playground surfacing — specifications, requirements and test methods; AS 4685.1 Playground equipment and surfacing; AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 respiratory protective equipment; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations — construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760 in-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment; AS/NZS 1337.1 eye protection; AS/NZS 1270 hearing protectors; AS/NZS 2210.3 safety footwear; AS/NZS 2161 protective gloves; AS/NZS 1801 occupational protective helmets; AS/NZS 4602.1 high-visibility safety garments.

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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