Fire door installation SWMS, drafted for your job
Fire door installation involves heavy leaves, exposed stairwell openings and work on closers or powered hold-open devices while building occupants still need an exit. 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
Fire door 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 | Plan access and isolation | Blocked exits and powered devices | High | Agree an alternate route and isolate door interfaces |
| 2 | Prepare the opening | Stairwell edge and drilling dust | High | Protect the edge and use extraction for drilling |
| 3 | Brace and fix the frame | Unsupported frame movement | High | Support the frame and check substrate before fixing |
| 4 | Hang the leaf and hardware | Door weight and closing force | High | Use a lifter and restrain the leaf during adjustments |
| 5 | Test and hand over | Unexpected release and occupied doorway | Medium | Clear the doorway, test interfaces and restore access |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your fire door 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 fire door 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
Heavy fire door leaves toppling while hinges are fitted
High- Use a door lifter and restrain the leaf while positioning hinges
- Store leaves in a stable rack and keep fingers clear of the closing edge
- 2
Falls through a fire door opening beside a stairwell
High- Fit edge protection or a protected working platform before removing the old assembly
- Keep stair access separated from the installation area with a clear alternate route
- 3
Frame movement while drilling and fixing the fire doorset
High- Brace and support the frame before drilling or removing temporary fixings
- Check the substrate and fixing arrangement before hanging the leaf
- 4
Dust from drilling masonry around the fire door opening
Medium- Use on-tool extraction and isolate the drilling area from occupants
- Collect debris with a suitable vacuum and use respiratory protection selected for the dust
- 5
Finger trapping when the fire door closer pulls the leaf shut
Medium- Restrain the door during hardware fitting and release closer tension as the maker describes
- Keep hands away from hinge and latch gaps during adjustment and testing
- 6
Unexpected release of powered fire door hold-open devices
High- Coordinate isolation of hold-open and access control devices before fitting hardware
- Test with the doorway clear and restore the building’s door arrangements before handover
How the job usually runs
- 1Plan access and isolationBlocked exits and powered devices → Agree an alternate route and isolate door interfaces
- 2Prepare the openingStairwell edge and drilling dust → Protect the edge and use extraction for drilling
- 3Brace and fix the frameUnsupported frame movement → Support the frame and check substrate before fixing
- 4Hang the leaf and hardwareDoor weight and closing force → Use a lifter and restrain the leaf during adjustments
- 5Test and hand overUnexpected release and occupied doorway → Clear the doorway, test interfaces and restore access
PPE for this job
- Safety boots
- Handling gloves
- Safety glasses
- Hearing protection for drilling
- Respiratory protection for drilling dust
- Hard hat near overhead work
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
Fire door 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 it cover replacing doors in an occupied stairwell?
Yes. Tell us which stairwell and how people will get past. The draft covers staged access, opening protection, door handling and restoring the exit route after testing.
Are closers and powered hold-open devices included?
Yes. Describe the hardware and building interfaces. The draft covers restraining the leaf, managing closer force, coordinating electrical isolation and clearing the doorway during release tests.
How much does a fire door 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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