Tagging and Isolation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers tagging and isolation activities from planning and identifying energy sources through shutdown, isolation, verification and restoration. It supports managing work around equipment by addressing hazards from electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, gravity, thermal and process energy.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the work scope and plan the isolation
• Obtain required permits and notify affected people
• Prepare the work area and control access
• Inspect isolation, tagging and test equipment
• Identify all energy sources
• Shut down equipment
• Apply physical isolations
• Release stored energy
• Lock, tag and record isolation status
• Prove zero energy before work begins
• Perform authorised work under isolation
• Inspect tags and records, then restore and review

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out tagging and isolation 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 provide safe systems of work, manage plant and electrical risks, consult workers, provide information, training, instruction and supervision, and prevent inadvertent re-energisation.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — use as guidance where adopted or approved in the relevant jurisdiction; includes isolation, locking, tagging, testing and re-testing principles.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace — use as guidance where adopted or approved; identifies all energy sources, controls stored energy, locks out isolation points, tags for information and tests the isolation.
• Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — use as guidance where applicable; requires hazardous plant and services to be isolated and isolation points checked before entry.
• AS/NZS 4836 Safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment.
• AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
• AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites.
• AS 1319 Safety signs for the occupational environment.
• AS 2865 Confined spaces, where confined-space isolation is required.

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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