Concrete Boom Pump SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, positioning, operating, cleaning and packing down concrete boom pump and delivery line work. It supports work planning and risk management for traffic, overhead hazards, stability, pressurised lines, hose movement, concrete placement and washout.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the pour and site conditions
• Establish exclusion zones and traffic controls
• Position pumps and delivery trucks
• Deploy outriggers and stabilise the pump
• Inspect pumps, pipelines and couplings
• Set the boom and delivery line
• Prime the system and start pumping
• Place concrete by boom
• Operate line pump delivery
• Manage blockages and interruptions
• Clean pipelines and wash out equipment
• Pack down, demobilise and complete records

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out concrete pumping and associated concrete placement activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

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

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties to manage risks, consult, provide safe plant, manage construction work, powered mobile plant, hazardous manual tasks, hazardous chemicals, noise and workplace facilities.
• Model Code of Practice: Concrete Pumping (2019) — guidance for planning, boom operation, line pumping, hose whip, plant stability, traffic management and cleaning.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks — apply the hierarchy of controls, review controls and consult affected workers.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work — guidance for construction planning, consultation, SWMS and high-risk construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace — guidance for inspection, maintenance, guarding, isolation and mobile plant controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Hazardous Manual Tasks; Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work; Managing the Work Environment and Facilities.
• AS 1418.15 Concrete placing equipment; AS 2550.15 Cranes—Safe use—Concrete placing equipment; AS/NZS 4024 series Safety of machinery; AS 1742.3 Traffic control devices for works on roads; AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites, as applicable.
• Model laws and model Codes are guidance only and do not automatically have legal effect in every jurisdiction; confirm the applicable local WHS/OHS requirements before work starts. The Concrete Pumping Code identifies concrete pumping as construction work that may involve high-risk construction work requiring a SWMS.

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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