Termite Management and Pre-Construction Barriers SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers termite management and pre-construction barrier activities, including site inspection, treatment preparation, barrier installation and clean-up. It supports planning work sequences and managing hazards related to chemicals, services, access, plant, drilling, spills and manual handling.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and inspect the site or infestation
• Set up exclusion zones and control access
• Locate services and building penetrations
• Position plant, equipment and hoses
• Prepare treatment chemicals and equipment
• Apply pre-construction soil treatment
• Install physical termite barriers
• Treat penetrations and reticulation points
• Carry out post-construction treatment
• Install bait and monitoring stations
• Manage spills, waste and contaminated materials
• Clean up, demobilise and complete handover

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out termite management and pre-construction barrier activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Applicable State or Territory Work Health and Safety Act: primary duty of care, consultation, information, training and supervision.
• Applicable State or Territory WHS Regulations, rr 34-39 and 44: hazard identification, hierarchy of controls, maintenance and review of controls, and PPE.
• Applicable State or Territory WHS Regulations, Ch 6 Pt 3, rr 297-305: construction-work risk management, SWMS for high-risk construction work, underground-service information and excavation controls.
• Applicable State or Territory WHS Regulations, Ch 7, rr 341-346: hazardous-chemical labelling, current SDS access and hazardous-chemical register.
• Model Code of Practice: Excavation Work—consult, provide task-specific training, identify underground services and manage excavation risks.
• Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice and Safe Use and Storage of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code of Practice—apply the hierarchy of controls, follow labels and SDS, maintain controls and use suitable PPE.
• Applicable State or Territory pesticide, agricultural and veterinary chemical, environmental protection and dangerous-goods legislation: technician licensing, product use, storage, transport, disposal and environmental protection.

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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