Plasterboard Safe Work Method Statement

Plasterboard Safe Work Method Statement

This Plasterboard Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) covers hazards and controls associated with the fixing and setting of plasterboard sheets to walls and ceilings in buildings.

This SWMS also covers the application of cornice.

This SWMS covers High-Risk Construction Work (HRCW) controls related to:

• Mobile plant movement
• Work in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere

Additional controls are included for Electrical Equipment, Elevated Levels, Slips, Trips & Falls, Hazardous Substances, Hazardous Manual Tasks, Silica Dust & Environmental Considerations.

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Job Steps Covered in Plasterboard SWMS:

(includes potential hazards & control measures)

1. Provide Training & Information to Workers on Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust
2. Arrival On-site & Assess On-site Conditions
3. Work Area Set-up
4. Environment
5. Housekeeping
6. Manual Tasks
7. Materials Delivery
8. Working with Powered & Non-powered Tools
9. Hazardous Materials/Chemical Use
10. Working at Height on Ladders, Trestles, Mobile Scaffold & Openings
11. Cutting Linings
12. Fixing Linings
13. Sanding
14. Setting & Stilt Use
15. On Completion
16. Emergency Response

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