Antenna and satellite dish installation SWMS, drafted for your job
Antenna masts and satellite dishes catch wind during lifting and can reach electrical lines beyond the installer’s immediate work position. Tell us the mounting point, equipment and site: your SWMS is drafted around access, cable routes and fixing, and you check it on site before starting.
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
Antenna and satellite dish 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 | Inspect mounting point and cable route | Weak supports and hidden electrical services | High | Check the structure and locate services before drilling |
| 2 | Protect roof access and lifting route | Falls and overhead electrical lines | Extreme | Install protected access and keep the lifting route clear of lines |
| 3 | Lift and secure communications equipment | Wind caught dishes and loose brackets | High | Control the lift and secure equipment before removing support |
| 4 | Run cables and align the dish | Drilling hazards and roof edge exposure | High | Use checked entry routes and maintain protected working positions |
| 5 | Test and clear installation area | Loose roof components and open entries | Medium | Check fixings weatherproof entries and lower all loose materials |
Illustrative first page. Yours carries your business name only.
What you get
What your antenna and satellite dish 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 antenna and satellite dish 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 at roof edges while aligning antennas and satellite dishes
Extreme- Use protected access and edge protection around the mounting and alignment positions
- Plan fall equipment and rescue where the selected access method needs them
- 2
Antenna masts or access ladders contacting overhead electrical lines
Extreme- Choose a lifting and access route away from overhead lines
- Arrange service controls when separation is uncertain and keep masts inside the planned route
- 3
Satellite dishes swinging in wind while being lifted onto roof brackets
High- Assemble at ground level where practical and use a controlled lifting method
- Stop lifting when wind prevents control and secure the dish before releasing support
- 4
Antenna bracket fixings pulling out of weak roof or wall material
High- Check the supporting structure and select mounting details for the equipment and wind exposure
- Keep the mast supported until fixings and stays have been checked
- 5
Drill penetration into hidden wiring along antenna cable entry routes
Extreme- Locate services before drilling cable entries or mounting brackets
- Arrange isolation where drilling could reach wiring and stop at unidentified services
- 6
Tools or dish components falling into occupied areas below the roof
High- Separate the area beneath installation and secure tools and loose components
- Lower packaging and offcuts in contained loads rather than leaving them on the roof
- 7
Exposure near active transmitting antennas on shared roof installations
High- Identify transmitting equipment and arrange shutdown or controlled access with its operator before approaching
- Keep the work outside restricted equipment areas until the arrangements are confirmed
How the job usually runs
- 1Inspect mounting point and cable routeWeak supports and hidden electrical services → Check the structure and locate services before drilling
- 2Protect roof access and lifting routeFalls and overhead electrical lines → Install protected access and keep the lifting route clear of lines
- 3Lift and secure communications equipmentWind caught dishes and loose brackets → Control the lift and secure equipment before removing support
- 4Run cables and align the dishDrilling hazards and roof edge exposure → Use checked entry routes and maintain protected working positions
- 5Test and clear installation areaLoose roof components and open entries → Check fixings weatherproof entries and lower all loose materials
PPE for this job
- Non-slip safety footwear
- Safety helmet with chin strap
- Safety glasses
- Handling gloves
- Sun protective clothing
- Fall protection equipment selected for roof access
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
Antenna and satellite dish 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 mounting a satellite dish on an existing roof?
Yes. Describe the roof, dish size and bracket arrangement. The draft covers supporting structure checks, wind during lifting, protected access and keeping people clear beneath the installation.
What if there are transmitting antennas on the same roof?
Arrange access with the equipment operator before approaching them. The draft covers identifying transmitting equipment and keeping installation work outside restricted areas until shutdown or other access controls have been confirmed.
How much does a antenna and satellite dish 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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