Cleaning

Carpet and upholstery cleaning SWMS, drafted for your job

Extraction cleaning leaves hot hoses, damp floor transitions and powered equipment around occupied rooms, while stain treatments can build up vapours near the cleaner’s face. Tell us the job and the site: your SWMS is drafted around them, and you check it with the crew 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.

The draft is a starting point. You check every step against the site, your crew and the builder's rules, then finalise.

Your Business

Safe Work Method Statement

Version 1
Draft

Carpet and upholstery cleaning

Site Your site address

Law Your state

High-risk construction work

Job steps, hazards and controls

1	Inspect rooms and plan access	Occupants and damaged electrical outlets	High	Agree closed areas and check suitable power and ventilation
2	Set equipment and hose routes	Trailing hoses and wet connections	High	Keep plugs dry and route hoses away from exits
3	Pre-treat stains and upholstery	Chemical splash and vapours	High	Use controlled dispensing and ventilate the application area
4	Extract carpets and fabric surfaces	Hot solution and awkward handling	High	Check couplings and use supported working positions
5	Dry, pack up and reopen rooms	Damp floor transitions	Medium	Release hose pressure and check walking routes before reopening

Illustrative example

Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.

What you get

What your carpet and upholstery cleaning 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

High-risk work on this job

This task is not usually high-risk construction work. If your job involves any category, tick it when you start and the SWMS covers it.

All high-risk construction work categories

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 carpet and upholstery cleaning job, and how the SWMS controls it

These rows are written for this task. Your draft adds the ones your site and method need.

A cleaner stands beside a parked trolley and unplugged vacuum on a dry floor.

1
Shock from carpet extractor leads and plugs beside wet cleaning areas
High
- Position electrical connections outside wet areas and use suitable protected power supplies
- Inspect leads before use and isolate damaged equipment
2
Scalds from hot extraction solution released at carpet hose couplings
High
- Use compatible hoses and check couplings before heating and pressurising
- Shut down and release pressure before disconnecting or clearing hoses
3
Skin and eye exposure mixing carpet stain removers and protectants
High
- Choose suitable lower hazard products and use controlled dispensing
- Wear product-matched gloves and eye protection and keep containers labelled
4
Cleaning vapours collecting around upholstery in poorly ventilated rooms
High
- Ventilate the room and separate occupants from product application
- Avoid misting products near the face and use respiratory protection where the product assessment identifies it
5
Slips stepping from damp carpet onto polished hallways
Medium
- Barrier damp areas and provide a dry route around the cleaning zone
- Use suitable transition mats and keep hoses out of doorways
6
Back strain lifting carpet extractors and wet upholstery cushions
Medium
- Use ramps or trolleys for extraction equipment and stage solution near the machine
- Share awkward furniture moves and avoid carrying full tanks up stairs

How the job usually runs

1Inspect rooms and plan accessOccupants and damaged electrical outlets → Agree closed areas and check suitable power and ventilation
2Set equipment and hose routesTrailing hoses and wet connections → Keep plugs dry and route hoses away from exits
3Pre-treat stains and upholsteryChemical splash and vapours → Use controlled dispensing and ventilate the application area
4Extract carpets and fabric surfacesHot solution and awkward handling → Check couplings and use supported working positions
5Dry, pack up and reopen roomsDamp floor transitions → Release hose pressure and check walking routes before reopening

PPE for this job

Slip resistant safety footwear
Product-matched chemical gloves
Safety glasses
Knee protection
Protective clothing

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

Pass your phone around or print the A4 sign-on sheet. Workers read and sign on their own phones, no account.

Send to my builder

One tap emails the PDF and the version to your builder, or upload it to their inbox link.

PDF and register

A clean A4 PDF with your business name, and a register of who signed which version.

Builder sent it back?

Make their changes and re-issue the same job free. Workers re-sign the new version.

What builders check

Questions

Carpet and upholstery cleaning 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 it include portable and truck-mounted carpet extractors?

Yes. Describe the machine, hose run and access. The draft includes protected electrical connections for portable units and keeping truck-mounted equipment exhaust away from building air intakes and occupied spaces.

Can people stay in the room during upholstery cleaning?

Separate occupants from the application and wet cleaning area. The draft includes ventilation, product handling and a dry access route, with the room checked before normal use resumes.

How much does a carpet and upholstery cleaning 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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