Timber Flooring Hardwood and Parquetry SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers hardwood flooring and parquetry work, from material delivery and substrate checks through installation, sanding, finishing and handover. It supports work planning and risk management by addressing manual handling, dust, cutting tools, adhesives, damaged substrates, noise and fire-related hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan flooring and parquetry work
• Deliver and store timber and other materials
• Inspect the substrate, moisture and floor levels
• Set up tools and extraction
• Repair weak floorboards and prepare underlay
• Align starter rows and prepare the layout
• Install hardwood or floating flooring
• Cut and craft parquetry pieces
• Lay parquetry, inlays and adhesive-applied materials
• Sand and finish flooring
• Install trims and transitions
• Clean, inspect and hand over the completed area

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out hardwood flooring or parquetry activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

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

• Model Work Health and Safety Act 2011, ss 19, 27, 28, 46-49: primary duty of care, officer due diligence, worker duties and consultation.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 34-38: management of risks to health and safety.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 39-44: provision of information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 147-165: plant and structures; manage plant risks and maintain guarding.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 299-302: safe work method statements for applicable high-risk construction work.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 328-388: hazardous chemicals, including SDS, labelling, exposure control and health monitoring.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, rr 49-50 and 356-357: workplace exposure standards and atmospheric monitoring where required.
• Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks.
• Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace; machinery guarding guidance includes AS 4024 series.
• Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace; isolation requires effective locking-off, with tags as warnings only.
• Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace; obtain current SDS, maintain access to chemical information and control exposure.
• Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace; verify silica content from SDS or manufacturer information before processing suspect substrates.
• Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces; protect floor openings and edges with barriers.
• Code of Practice: Sawmilling industry; control wood dust using local exhaust ventilation, housekeeping and HEPA-filtered industrial vacuuming.

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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