Substation Construction SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers substation construction activities from site establishment and service isolation through civil works, equipment installation, testing, reinstatement and handover. It supports planning work steps and managing hazards involving excavations, electrical energy, lifting, elevated access, concrete, plant and public access.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Establish the site and complete induction activities
• Locate and isolate services
• Carry out excavation and civil works
• Complete foundations and concrete work
• Coordinate deliveries and crane setup
• Install major equipment
• Undertake steelwork and elevated-access tasks
• Install cable trenches, conduits and earthing grids
• Install electrical equipment
• Conduct testing and commissioning
• Reinstate, inspect and hand over the work area

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out substation construction 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.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work (Safe Work Australia) — guidance only unless adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace (Safe Work Australia) — guidance only unless adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Excavation Work (Safe Work Australia) — guidance only unless adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Falls at Workplaces, Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace, Hazardous Manual Tasks, Confined Spaces and Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work — guidance only unless adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction.
• AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 4836 Safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment; AS 2067 Substations and high voltage installations exceeding 1 kV a.c.; AS/NZS 7000 Overhead line design; AS 2550 series Cranes; AS 1418 series Cranes; AS 1742.3 Traffic control devices; AS 2865 Confined spaces; AS/NZS 1891 series Industrial fall-arrest systems; AS/NZS 3017 Electrical installations—verification guidelines.

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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