Steel Stud and Track Installation SWMS

For fit-out contractors, partition installers and builders who frame light steel stud and track walls. It follows the work in order, from service and asbestos checks and fixing track to cutting, standing studs, framing openings and handing over, and points to separate SWMS for plasterboard fixing and ceiling grids.

Steel stud framing is not high risk construction work by itself. A SWMS is legally required under WHS Regulation s 299 only for high risk construction work, so tick any item that applies, such as falls of more than 2 m or energised electrical services near the work; otherwise it works as a written safe work procedure and task risk assessment.

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What Is Covered In Our Steel Stud and Track Installation SWMS?

The job steps run in the order the work is done, from pre-start checks to finishing up. The hazards and controls include:

• Cuts from sharp steel edges and burrs
• Flying sparks and metal from cutting
• Noise from drop saws and drills
• Silica dust from drilling concrete
• Powder-actuated tool misfire and ricochet
• Falls from ladders, steps and trestles
• Contact with energised cables in walls and ceilings
• Disturbing asbestos in existing linings
• Studs tipping before they are fixed
• Manual handling of long stud bundles
• Hand injuries from screw guns
• Dropped tools and fixings

High Risk Construction Work

No high risk construction work items (WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) s 291) are pre-ticked, because this work is not high risk construction work by itself. Tick the items that apply to your job, such as a fall risk of more than 2 metres or work where powered mobile plant is moving.

Licences, Training and Competency

• General construction induction training card (white card) for construction work
• Site induction
• Training in the safe use of the platform, ladder, powder-actuated tool or saw used
• Licensed electrician for any isolation or electrical work
• Training in the identification and safe handling of asbestos (asbestos awareness) for workers who may disturb existing linings
• Respirator fit test and training for workers who wear P2 respirators

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)
• Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021
• Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021
• Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022
• How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021
• First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
• How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
• Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) and Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): only licensed electrical workers do electrical work

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word document (13 pages), laid out on A4 landscape pages
• Business, client, job and document details typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
• The high risk construction work checklist, worded as WHS Regulation s 291, and the construction project question (s 292)
• A worker and health and safety representative consultation record
• Qualifications, plant, PPE, hazardous chemicals, safety equipment, permits, references and emergency arrangements filled in for this work
• A 5 x 5 risk matrix, and job steps with initial and residual risk scores and the people responsible
• Implementing, monitoring and review requirements, an additional controls log, revision history and a worker sign-on sheet

Review and adjust it for your site, your plant and the way your crew does the job, and talk it through with your workers before work starts. If you have any trouble downloading this SWMS, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading this SWMS.