Cladding installation SWMS, drafted for your job
Fixing cladding puts the crew at height on scaffold with long sheets that catch the wind and fibre cement dust at every cut. Tell us the job and the site: your SWMS is drafted around them, and you check it on site before work starts.
A$39per job
However many high-risk activities it covers.
- However many high-risk activities it covers.
- 3 for A$99
- 10 for A$249
- Yearly A$129 for 120
- Monthly A$60 for 10
You review it on site before work starts.
Your Business
Safe Work Method Statement
Version 1
Draft
Cladding installation
Site Your site address
Law Your state
High-risk construction work
- Work where someone could fall from height
Job steps, hazards and controls
| 1 | Set up access and exclusion zone | Falls; dropped material below | High | Handrails up; zone under the lifts |
| 2 | Fix wrap and flashings | Trips; working near the edge | Medium | Roll wrap flat; stay behind rails |
| 3 | Cut sheets at ground level | Silica dust | High | On-tool extraction or wet cut |
| 4 | Lift and fix the cladding | Wind on sheets; nail gun | High | Pause in gusts; sequential trigger |
| 5 | Seal joints and finish trims | Edge work; sealant fumes | Medium | Rails stay up; gloves for sealant |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your cladding installation SWMS will contain
An A4 document your crew can read on site, a PDF for the builder and a sign-on register.
- Job and site detailsYour business, the site, the principal contractor, the dates.
- High-risk construction workThe categories your job involves, ticked.
- Step-by-step methodEach step with its hazards, risk rating and controls.
- How controls are checkedWho puts each control in place, monitors and reviews it.
- PPE, plant and permitsEquipment and training the job needs.
- Emergency planAssembly point, first aid, nearest hospital to confirm on site.
- Consultation and reviewWho was consulted, when it is reviewed.
- Sign-on registerYour crew signs by QR or on paper.
High-risk construction work
Categories this task often involves
You tick the ones your job involves. Each ticked category gets its own steps and controls, in your state's wording.
- Work where someone could fall from height
State notes
Rules depend on your state
Pick your state when you start. Your state's regulator publishes the rules and guidance for this work.
Hazards and controls
What goes wrong on a cladding installation job, and how the SWMS controls it
These rows are written for this task. Your draft adds the ones your site and method need.
- 1
Falls from scaffold lifts while fixing sheets
High- Work behind scaffold handrails and keep platforms clear
- Boards and handrails checked before each shift starts
- 2
Silica dust from cutting fibre cement sheets
High- Cut fibre cement with on-tool extraction or a wet cut
- P2 respirator while cutting and sweeping up
- 3
Wind grabbing a loose sheet mid-lift
High- Hold off lifting large sheets while gusts are running
- Two people or a lifter on any sheet that can sail
- 4
Tools or offcuts dropping onto people below
Medium- Exclusion zone under the lifts and hard hats on
- Tether tools and stack offcuts flat, never loose on the platform
- 5
Long boards and sheets carried and hand-balled up
Medium- Two-person carry for long lengths; trolley where it fits
- Gloves on because sheet edges and fixings are sharp
- 6
Nail gun firing through hands or ricocheting off framing
Medium- Sequential trigger only, no bump firing on fixings
- Keep the free hand clear of the nail line
- 7
Tripping on building wrap, flashing and offcuts on the platform
Low- Keep the platform clear as you go
- Roll wrap flat and bin offcuts straight away
How the job usually runs
- 1Set up access and exclusion zoneFalls; dropped material below → Handrails up; zone under the lifts
- 2Fix wrap and flashingsTrips; working near the edge → Roll wrap flat; stay behind rails
- 3Cut sheets at ground levelSilica dust → On-tool extraction or wet cut
- 4Lift and fix the claddingWind on sheets; nail gun → Pause in gusts; sequential trigger
- 5Seal joints and finish trimsEdge work; sealant fumes → Rails stay up; gloves for sealant
- 6Clear platforms and pack downOffcuts; dropped tools → Clear as you go; tether tools
PPE for this job
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses
- P2 respirator
- Cut-resistant gloves
- High-vis shirt
- Safety boots
- Hearing protection
Your draft lists the PPE your site and method need.
After you finalise
Brief your crew and send it to your builder
Crew signs by QR
Send to my builder
PDF and register
Builder sent it back?
Make their changes and re-issue the same job free. Workers re-sign the new version.
Questions
Cladding installation SWMS questions
- Last reviewed
- 21 October 2026
- How
- Hazard rows checked against the task; no legal line is stated unless it is logged from primary text.
- Next review
- Every six months, or when the method or rules change
Does the SWMS cover weatherboards and sheet cladding?
Yes. Say which materials you are fixing when you start and the steps cover handling and cutting for each: extraction or wet cutting for fibre cement, sail control for large sheets.
What happens if the wind picks up mid-job?
The draft includes a wind control: stop lifting large sheets while gusts are running, secure loose material on the platform and pick up again once it drops.
Can one SWMS cover cladding over more than one storey?
Yes. Describe the whole elevation when you start, including the access method, and the steps cover scaffold work and fixing at each lift.
How much does a cladding installation SWMS cost?
One job uses 1 SWMS when you finalise: A$39 for one, however many high-risk activities it covers. AI drafting needs a SWMS pack or plan. Packs and Yearly cost less per SWMS.
Is this a template?
No. You describe the job and the site, and the SWMS is drafted for them. You edit anything, then finalise it.
Who checks the SWMS?
You do, with your crew, on site before work starts. The draft gives you a strong starting point; the person running the work makes sure it matches the site.
My builder sent it back. What now?
Open it, make the changes they asked for and re-issue it. Corrections to the same job are free.
How does my crew sign it?
Show the QR code on your phone or print the A4 sign-on sheet. Workers read and sign on their own phones without an account.
Does it work in my state?
Yes. You choose the state before drafting, and the document names the law that applies there. Victoria uses its OHS Regulations.
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