Strip And Seal Floor Cleaning SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers strip and seal floor cleaning from site review and exclusion controls through chemical preparation, stripping, rinsing, sealing, curing and clean-up. It supports planning work steps and managing hazards involving wet surfaces, chemicals, electrical equipment, cleaning machinery, access and manual handling.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the site and work area
• Establish exclusion and access controls
• Deliver equipment and chemicals
• Inspect electrical equipment and leads
• Prepare cleaning chemicals
• Remove loose soil and debris
• Apply floor stripper
• Agitate the stripped floor finish
• Recover slurry and rinse the floor
• Inspect and prepare the dry surface
• Apply floor sealer, cure the surface and reopen the area
• Clean equipment and demobilise

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out strip and seal floor cleaning 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, consult workers, provide training and supervision, manage hazardous chemicals, hazardous manual tasks, plant, electrical risks and workplace facilities.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces.
• AS/NZS 3760: In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 3012: Electrical installations - Construction and demolition sites, where work is undertaken on a construction site.
• AS/NZS 2210.3: Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear.
• AS/NZS 1337.1: Personal eye-protection - Eye and face protectors for occupational applications.
• AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716: Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment.

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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