Explosives Safety SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, preparing, carrying out and closing out blasting work involving explosives. It supports hazard management for blast areas, explosives handling, drilling, firing, post-blast inspection and misfires.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan and authorise blasting work
• Inspect the site and blast area
• Receive and transport explosives
• Store explosives securely
• Establish blast exclusion zones
• Drill blast holes
• Prepare, load, stem and secure blast holes
• Clear people and plant before firing
• Initiate the controlled blast
• Inspect the area after blasting
• Manage misfires and anomalies
• Remove blasted material and reconcile stock

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out explosives and blasting 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.
• Applicable dangerous goods and explosives legislation in the state or territory where possession, storage, handling, transport, use and disposal occur.
• Model Code of Practice: Excavation Work — explosives use in construction is high risk construction work; a SWMS, licensed competent explosives user, authorised blast management plan and jurisdictional regulator notification may be required.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces.
• Model Code of Practice: Demolition Work, where explosives are proposed for demolition or structural collapse; obtain regulator approval where required.
• AS 2187.2, Explosives — Storage and use — Use of explosives.
• AS 2187.1, Explosives — Storage, transport and use — Storage.
• Australian Code for the Transport of Explosives by Road and Rail.
• Australian Dangerous Goods Code, where applicable to transport activities.
• AS 1742.3, Manual of uniform traffic control devices — Traffic control for works on roads.

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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