Description
The Pipe Laying Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) outlines the main hazards and risks associated with the laying of pipes and conduits, etc., that can be handled and placed manually in trenches and excavations, including risks of falls and falling objects, the collapse or cave-in of excavations, and from the use of plant and vehicles in the vicinity of the trench or excavation.
The SWMS provides details of the qualifications and competencies required where plant is used to excavate trenches and excavations and the safety precautions (including personal protective equipment requirements) to be observed when working in or near trenches and excavations where pipe laying is being carried out.
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