Working at Heights (Cleaning) SWMS (Editable Word and PDF)

Description

What this SWMS covers

Cleaning at height from ladders, platform ladders, mobile scaffolds and near edges. Written for cleaning businesses working in Queensland. It covers high-level dusting and wiping, high glass, light fittings and vents, gutters reached from ladders, voids, stairwells, mezzanines and balconies. EWP work: use the EWP SWMS (CP-SWMS-07). Rope access and roof work on steep or fragile roofs are not covered.

Do you need one by law? Yes, when the job includes high risk construction work. Work with a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres is high risk construction work when it is part of construction work, such as a builders clean. Tick everything that applies to this job.

Job steps covered

1. Arrive, sign in and do the site induction
2. Plan the job and choose the access
3. Use ladders and platform ladders
4. Use mobile scaffolds
5. Work near open edges, voids, stairwells and balconies
6. Use a harness (only where there is no safer option)
7. Clean gutters, awnings and low roofs from ladders
8. Clean light fittings, vents and fixtures at height
9. Carry tools and chemicals at height
10. Heat, sun and fatigue
11. Final check, pack up and sign out

What’s inside

• How to use it, plus business and project details to fill in
• High risk construction work tick list
• Risk rating guide and the order for choosing controls
• Who does what, hold points, supervision and permits
• Job steps with hazards, controls and risk ratings before and after
• PPE with icons, plant and equipment checks, and a chemical register
• Training and licences, environment and weather, emergencies, and the laws it is written to
• Pre-start briefing record, worker sign-on and review record

Why this one

• Written for cleaning work by CleansePro, a Gold Coast commercial and builders cleaning business trading since 2015
• Names the Queensland laws, with the structure adapted from the SWMS layout in Safe Work Australia’s Construction Work Code of Practice
• Fully editable in Word: add your logo, colours, site details and steps
• Plain English your crew will actually read

What you get

• CP-SWMS-03 Working at Heights (Cleaning) SWMS in Word (.docx) and PDF, 11 pages, A4 landscape
• How to use your CleansePro SWMS guide (PDF)
• Instant download after payment

Questions

Can I edit it? Yes. It’s a Word file, so you can change the logo, colours, details, steps and risk ratings.

Can I use it as it is? It’s a starting point. Fill in your details, check every step suits your site and crew, and talk it through with your workers before the job.

Does it work outside Queensland? It’s written for Queensland and names Queensland’s laws. The layout suits any state, but check your own state’s rules.

A starting point, not legal advice. Licensed for use in the buyer’s own business. Not for resale or sharing.